The journey from Cambridge (MA, USA) to Cambridge (UK) has been nothing short of an adventure. When I attended the in-person Cambridge MBA Open Day in March 2023, I felt the same sense of belonging that I experienced when I walked into Harvard University in April 2018. I see the world of Cambridge(s) to be […]
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Our MBA Global Consulting Project with Leave a Nest Group
For our Global Consulting Project (GCP), our team of Cambridge MBA students self-sourced a project with Leave a Nest Group and Real Tech Holdings, aimed at helping Japanese Deep Tech startups expand their business to the UK. The crucial role of deep tech start-ups in Japan’s stagnant economy Through our research and interactions with experts […]
My Cambridge MBA entrepreneurship journey
“A successful warrior is the average person with a laser-like focus” – Bruce Lee In early 2018, I launched a food related entrepreneurial project which failed miserably because of my inability to connect with the target market. This experience not only gave me a good 200 words to describe my most spectacular failure on the […]
Taking parental leave as a startup CEO – Sponsoo Founder and MBA alumnus
I just returned from the first out of four months of (part-time) parental leave. While I was spending time with my wife and my newborn son, I had lots of opportunities to think about my situation – wondering why it was still relatively uncommon for startup founders to officially take some time off. Here are […]
Oxbridge Pre-MBA Singapore Trek
Every year, pre-MBA career treks are organised globally for incoming MBAs to visit organisations and learn more about the business and economic environment of the cities and countries they are based in. These treks allow incoming MBAs to network and engage with organisations that are involved in impactful and innovative work. The Oxbridge Pre-MBA Singapore […]
Founders Factory: a visit by the Entrepreneurship SIG
We arrived at the Founders Factory in London, for an evening of presentations given by three early stage startups. They ranged from a startup that is still forming market understanding and product offering to an early-stage company that has started selling to a limited audience. The companies included a media company that pulls together daily […]