Before I begin, let me confess that this is my third attempt at starting a blog of my own. If I am not third time lucky, this will be the last. So, I hope this blog is here to stay.
I was proud to be selected as one of the four handsome technocrats UNC selected to represent Kenan-Flagler Business School at the 2008 BU tech-strategy case competition. The competition was sponsored and supported by Ericsson.
The team of Jason Dean, Sumit Goyal, Marcus Nichol and yours truly won the second prize, that includes a beautiful glass trophy, $15000 in prize money and serious pride. The participation was diverse with teams from EGADE Mexico, HKUST, IESE Spain, IIM Calcutta, LBS and SSE Stockholm, beyond the usual list of top notch US business schools, Harvard, MIT, Kellog and Stanford to name a few.
The event was a great opportunity to apply academic learning to a real world business problem Ericsson is trying to tackle. It was a great opportunity to hone one's skill of working with a team under severe pressure. And yes, there were some 'its_time_for_a_hug" moments. Sleep and Beer were integral part of our strategy and we managed to keep our focus by making efficient decisions.
At the end of the event, we managed to spend time with Ericsson's CFO Mr. Hans Vestberg, Ericsson's President of Spanish operations Mr. Ingemar Naeve, Ericsson's Head of Strategy Mr. Tomas Ageskog and other senior members of Ericsson's management body. I really enjoyed speaking with such successful, sharp yet humble personalities.
Stanford walked away with the honors for the first place. We did not get to see them as we presented at the very end. More importantly however, I now have an invitation to watch Real Madrid (The Whites) live from the Bernabeu. Beat that!
I hope I know how to attach pictures to this post so you can see our handsome mugs in action.
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