The experience of an international student

Now the Microsoft Yahoo drama is in a deadlock. A guy with $44 billion can t seal the deal, shame on Steve Ballmer. But what could he have done to make things work? Here s the plan I suggested for Microsoft.Earlier this semester when Yahoo rejected Microsoft s $44 billion offer the first time, our M&A class professor Levitin asked for our opinion. I said I have a plan for Microsoft. Since Y... ... (MORE)

I m taking couple venture capital related classes this semester and find the field amazingly interesting. It gets more interesting when I relate it to what I m doing now, because the role I m currently playing as a strategic buyer could well be competing with VCs for investment opportunities in startups, or the people VCs eventually sell their investments to.I recently had an opportunity to sit... ... (MORE)

Although the title looks like a discussion of finance, it s really about communication.One day in the venture capital class I m taking, we are going to discuss the HBS case about a company called Aspen Aerogel, a new material startup. Right at the beginning, the lecturer (he s too practical to sit down and do research to earn the professor title) asked us:" Do you feel this case is diferen... ... (MORE)

Couple weeks ago a group of students in my Legal Environment for Business class presented a lawsuit case. It s about a Russian website offering free mp3 downloads within Russia. The activity obeys Russian laws, but the American music labels think it infringes their copyrights, so they sued. In presenting the background of this case, the group showed the evolvement of Russian copyright protecti... ... (MORE)

Marshall School is very global oriented. One proof is the several intrernational trips students from all programs--undergrad, Accounting, MBA, etc., have to take. As a Chinese, I m curious to see the impressions the Americans form on China. As I was browsing through the blogs of the students went to Shanghai/Beijing last month, I found this quote from the guy called Josh Friedman(http://www.mar... ... (MORE)

With less than 40 days until graduation, I m officially bored. Class material only takes one tenth of the time it took when I first came in to absorb, the part time job will be on hold for a while. I need to find something to do other than reading WSJ and working out, so I ll restart writing stuff mostly about understanding different perspectives. Stay tuned...... ... (MORE)

Current mood: Bored