How to Do Business School Right

What I Wish Someone Had Told Me

1. Optimism, obsession, self-belief, raw horsepower and personal connections are how things get started.


2. Cohesive teams, the right combination of calmness and urgency, and unreasonable commitment are how things get finished. Long-term orientation is in short supply; try not to worry about what people think in the short t

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If you are your sole responsibility, this is the time to step outside of your comfort zone, to start or join an exciting, risky project; to drop everything else at the chance to be part of something really great. So what if it fails? You can always go back to school, take that job at an investment bank or a consulting company, move into a nicer apa

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Should you just give up at this point? No, I’m not saying that. I am saying you should go out and get some real experience.

If you want to work in technology, you should build a product.

If you want to be in the entertainment industry, you should write a screenplay or make a short film.

If you want to be in public relations, you should start pitching... See more

learned how to get in touch with my creativity and take risks with it. I developed the confidence to utilize improvisation and find the thrill in change. I learned how to manage time, and how to find motivation and care about the quality of my work, and be inspired by the people around me. And I learned what it meant to go “all in”—that magical con

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