Global MBA Community

Friday LA event at UCLA with top VCs in Web3 space. If you are in LA, please join: https://lu.ma/j3sdbibr

Join us for Crypto Funds Yacht and Networking in Dubai on 10/22. Grab a ticket, while early bird lasts: https://lu.ma/3c78kn8f

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Great pitches at PwC in NYC. Judges from Polygon Ventures, Rayo Capital, Consensys, Revolut, PwC. Duke, Columbia, Harvard MBA’s. The rumor was that Revolut is pitching that night, but it was false. However Revolut US CEO was one of the judges. I trust Revolut will make it big in US. Our next stops would be: SF (11/10), LA (18/10), Dubai (22/10), Bangkok (19/10), Miami (6/12). Join us as startups, judges, investors, and spectators. Number of MBA’s in Web3.0 is growing every day.

1st of October - NYC Meet me in NYC in October. Come to listen to pitches, learn, and network. Amazing judges, great location in midtown. Would be glad to see everyone! Here is a promo code for community: https://lu.ma/oclnjty1?coupon=N60SX5

Guys, who already had a morning training in Singapore? 5AMclub;)

MBA community is everywhere - Sergey from Duke and Nuri from Insead. Small world

Join 4 founders at a fundraising bootcamp on Saturday at 11am EDT. You'll learn: how to prepare a fundraise, execute, and close. For my fellow MBA's I am giving a 20% discount: https://lu.ma/vgda3u47?coupon=MBA20 Bonus: I'll make 1 VC intro to participants who successfully complete fundraising bootcamp

Fundraising BootCamp for 10 Founders Only Do you want to maximize your fundraising and business development activities and join exclusive network of founders and VCs that support each other? Join my fundraising BootCamp on 14th of Septmber: https://lu.ma/vgda3u47

If you will be in Singapore 17-21 of September, please join us: 19/9 - For the VCs Yacht event - https://lu.ma/aib66it0 21/9 - For the pitch competition - https://lu.ma/dymojzj1 Would be great to see everyone, who is in Singapore for Milken, Token, or F1!

help received from the community:) It's good to have contacts all accross the globe

🚨HELP NEEDED🚨 This is a boat I want to rent in Singapore for the event on 19/9. But maybe you know some MBA folks that own a yacht we could use for an event?

True spirit of collaboration - Kellogg, Duke, Harvard, UCLA. It was a great networking and fun event in Chicago. Will be back again next year.

Congratulations to Alexander! Great achievement!

Congratulations to Alexander! Great achievement!

8/1 Kellog annual Event in Chicago if you are out and about, please join me in Chicago for Kellog's Alumni Boat Cruise I love that Kellog invites a lot of MBA's from other schools to their event. Cross-collaboration is the best! Link to tickets

Applying for a Schengen Visa: A Journey Through Cultural Differences The Notarization Challenge: • Requirement: A notarized copy of your green card. • Problem: Your state revoked notaries’ rights to notarize green cards since 2024. • Initial Solution: Banks offer free notarization, but they can’t notarize green cards anymore. • Unexpected Help: A clerk at the bank suggested trying a UPS store, which notarized the document without issue. It was a pleasant surprise to see people being helpful and flexible. Dealing with Embassy Bureaucracy: • Document Submission: The embassy asked for the same documents electronically after receiving the physical ones. • Response: You resubmitted without arguing, knowing it’s best to comply. Facing the Deadline: • Follow-Up: As the deadline approached, you inquired about your visa status. • Reply: The embassy assured you it was in process and asked for patience. Outcome: • Visa Received: Unfortunately, the visa arrived after the conference. • Nice Touch: The consulate sent a card with compliments, which you initially thought might include a small gift, but it was just a kind gesture.

US politics and everything around it just fascinates me. The suspense on who will win makes it binge worthy. My list of amusing facts: 1. Ads on YouTube about candidates sponsored by other candidates- who is a crook and in which way (think about SNL but no laughter) 2. All the comments of candidates to each other (on Twitter and live) 3. Memes on the internet 4. Stocks & digital assets volatility based on campaigns performance 5. They send me a lot of communication (I not able to vote in U.S. yet?)

It's raining cats and dogs in Brussels, but our ship has two decks for a nice shelter. So far people are talking: 1. about robberies 2. long lines at the airport 3. traffic jams Looking for some positive news from ETHcc[7] conference. What's the MBA connection? COO at ETHcc conference in IMD MBA lady. It's good to see business educated people running the show. More MBA's will enter the web3.0 space just like it was with the internet. Ah, yes forgot about the positive news: hosted a pitch competition. I was amazed by the quality of startups. In US the narrative - EU tech scene is dead, too much regulation kills the innovation. Maybe it's true. But maybe all the startups would soon be in US on O1 or startup visas. Our winner - Yieldbricks - good old RWA on chain with properties in EU.

🚀 Steve Ballmer’s net worth ($157.2B) just skyrocketed past Bill Gates’ ($156.7B) for the first time ever! 🚀 Ballmer joined Microsoft in 1980 as employee #30 with ZERO equity. Fast forward to the 1986 IPO, and he owned 8% of the company, becoming its largest shareholder. How did he pull this off? Ballmer’s epic journey started at Harvard in 1975, where he lived down the hall from Bill Gates. While Gates dropped out to start Microsoft, Ballmer stayed and rocked campus life, managing the football team and writing for The Crimson. After graduating, Ballmer dabbled in various careers – from Product Manager at Procter & Gamble to a brief stint in Hollywood – before heading to Stanford Business School. But Gates couldn’t resist convincing him to drop out and join Microsoft. Ballmer’s unique offer from Microsoft included: • Title of “business manager” • $50k base salary • NO equity • 10% of profit growth he could generate As Microsoft exploded in revenue, Ballmer’s profit-sharing deal became unsustainable. He spearheaded a company restructure, securing an 8% equity stake by the 1986 IPO, worth ~$56 million. Today, Ballmer’s MSFT holdings, valued at ~$140B, make up 90% of his net worth, ranking him as the 6th richest person on the planet. My take-away: - college is after all a good investment of time; - don’t drop out of Harvard - be friends with the drop outs and complement their skill set to get same or better results; - you don’t have to be a founding employee to make it big