One of the best decisions i’ve made in my life has been to start Olapic during the MBA.
Luis, Cabo and I spent all summer (from June to September) sketching and designing the first prototype of our picture and video sharing platform specially tailored for group events.
By the end of August we were already testing the product with some weddings and we enrolled in several entrepreneurship/management classes at Columbia. Suddenly, the learning experience both in the classroom and outside the classroom changed 180º. We were questioning professors with our own pet project, we were getting advice after class from top-notch mentors, we were taking advantage of the entrepreneurial scene in NYC, we were fighting to get the word out, and struggling to bootstrap a cheap but effective marketing strategy.
The downside? it takes a lot of your personal time. And you have ups and downs. And you have to prioritize, let go some MBA parties, and say no to fun group trips.
The upside? I’ll let you know in a couple of years! ;)
Bottomline: you should definitely try it out. It will definitely ramp up your learning curve!
Hoy he abandonado en una de las etapas principales de mi preparación para la maratón: una carrera de 30km en central park (3 outerloops) que empezaba a las 7 de la mañana. Esta es la crónica:
6:05am – Salgo de casa: llueve y esta fresco, todavía de noche, me dirijo con mi gatorade al punto de encuentro (110 con morningside). Llevo chubasquero y una mochila impermeable con lo indispensable (vaselina, los geles y ropa de recambio)
6:15am – Veo una figura oscura saltarina descender la 110 a mi…
3. Viral Marketing London-based do-it-yourself Web site builder Moonfruit gave away 11 Macbook Pro computers and 10 iPod Touches. Contestants had to tweet using the hashtag #moonfruit. (Hashtags…
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