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It’s never too late to start: Alumni advise aspiring entrepreneurs

From it’s never too late to start, to understanding customer pain points, Pashadelic founder Kenji Yamamura (MFIN 2011, MBA 2012) and Globify.me founder Alex Mason (MBA 2011) offer some sound advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.

You’ve Got a Great Idea—So What?

Let’s say you are a superhero. And let’s say that your preternatural ability involves not just absorbing business models and frameworks, but creating new ones.

Semifreddi’s CEO offers fresh-baked ideas on running a family business

Tom Frainier, CEO of the Bay Area bakery Semifreddi's, brought his insights on running a successful family business - and some tasty fresh baguettes - to Hult San Francisco as part of the Corporate Relations department's "A Day in the Life" speaker series featuring local professionals.

From Student to Professional

A couple of weeks ago, I did not remind my students that an assignment was due. Until then, that was never the kind of professor I wanted to be. But I have changed.

Hult Climbs into Financial Times Top 50 for MBA Graduate Salaries

(LONDON – January 29, 2013) Hult International Business School has leapt into the top 50 business schools in the world for MBA graduates’ salaries, after a double-digit rise that has defied the economic downturn and proved the increasing worth of Hult’s international focus.

Taking an Anthropological Lens to Self-Awareness

Let’s take a step back, put on an anthropological lens, and look at why self-awareness is so important in the first place.

Self-Awareness is the New Self-Confidence

In our research, we at Hult Labs have been talking to employers about what they want to see from MBA graduates. Recently, the BBC featured an article that touches on some of the very themes we’ve uncovered – namely, the rise in self-confidence from American university students.

Ark CEO shares about his search for the perfect…search

Fresh off being featured in a New York Times article about Facebook's Graph Search unveiling, Patrick Riley stopped by Hult San Francisco to share his expertise on a very hot topic: the future of search engines.

Can You Say it in 140 Characters?

Something momentous has happened to you, or a momentous thought has struck you, and now you want to share. Let’s say Twitter is your medium for dispensing your news. As you quickly strike the keyboard one thing becomes clear: you will have to compose an abridged version because you’ve…run out of characters.

Want to Make Your Cover Letter Go Viral?

An email from an undergraduate asking for a summer internship at an investment bank may have forever changed how we go about applying for jobs. And he did it by exhibiting in his email some of the exact characteristics that CEOs have been telling us they want in MBA graduates: integrity and self-awareness.

Fast tech acquisitions can pay off, but with due diligence [ZDNet]

Securing first-mover advantage via rapid acquisitions is a high-risk move which needs a meticulous roadmap and discipline.

Playing to Win [Entrepreneur Magazine]

For Jen Barnett, winning two business-plan competitions was about more than just prize money and bragging rights—it made the difference between launching her company and not. In July 2011 the Birmingham, Ala.-based web and marketing strategist and her partner, web designer Sam Brasseale, won the incubate!

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