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“…I can see alllll obstacles in my way…”

I’m back in NYC and the weather is actually somewhat agreeable for once. It is still a little humid, but it’s not as unbearingly hot as it has been in the past few weekends that I’ve been back. I might actually be able to venture out this weekend without feeling like I’m about to pass out at any given moment.

Last week, I wrote about crunchtime coming up on my project and it is definitely imminent now with the final deliverable being due a week from today. I originally thought that this… Read the rest

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Well, I’ve reached the end of another week and I’m back “home” in NYC. The past week was a little more intense at work because we’re approaching crunchtime on our project. We’ve got two weeks left before our deliverable is due and it just so happens that my portion of the project is the piece that everyone else’s feeds into. Actually, I should say my “new piece” of the project because I found out last week that my work for first five weeks of the project was a misinterpretation of what was written into the statement of work. What I … Read the rest

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“Wanna be a — baller, shot caller
Twenty inch blades — on the Impala
A caller gettin laid tonight
Swisher rolled tight, gotta sprayed by Ike
I hit the HIIIGHWAY, making money the FLYYYY WAY
But there’s got to be a BETT-ER WAYY!
A better way, better way, YEAH-AHHHH”

I figured I’d start this entry with the hook from “Wanna be a baller” because that topic has been on my mind a lot this week. Making the business school move can be a tough one because you seem to go in the hole for it, but the long-term benefits are… Read the rest

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I’d planned to take it easy this weekend and chill, but that basically went out the window when one of my friends from college arranged a little reunion of sorts on Friday night. That turned into a really late night and was followed by another late night last night when I went out to go to a birthday gathering for my man Bruce (GSB’05)…not really a good way to have a relaxing weekend, huh? Today, I finally was able to get some rest and I feel great as a result. I just hung around and did not much productive at… Read the rest

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This morning, I got an email from one of the readers of this blog (shout out to Forrest G.) who has a background similar to mine (software engineer trying to move into business). He asked about the potential of moving into technology consulting and post-MBA roles in Technology, so, although I am not an expert, I gave him the best information I could think of. After writing the email, I thought that this info might be of interest to others, so here it is…

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Moving from the software industry into technology consulting is a very realistic career path and … Read the rest

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