Stanford Finance and Investment Club recently shared out their recommended reading list: NOTE: * indicates a highly recommended book TOP 4 FINANCE BOOKS TO READ FOR GENERAL INTEREST/FUN READS · Liar’s Poker – Michael Lewis* · Den of Thieves – James Brewer Stewart* · When Genius Failed – Roger Lowenstein* · Barbarians at the Gate ...
It’s time for Winter Quarter course evaluations at Stanford b-school. Wanted to share one of mine: Alan Jagolinzer, Global Financial Reporting (ACCT 331) An inspired course. Through his energy and heart Alan turned what could have been an mundane accounting course into an unforgettable, perspective shifting experience. Top notch speakers shared an invaluable inside view ...
Molly came back from Beijing on a health kick, after spending considerable time with a homeopathic doctor. New rules for my life include: take calcium supplements and a big glass of bean juice twice a day, have light dinners–typically without meat—and no fried food ever (AARRGGHHH!!!!). Yes, the changes made a difference. I have more ...
[friend asked for this story, so I’m posting it] After college I decided to go into movies. I’m a terrible actor, but as a young, 6’ Chinese guy, I made a good human prop—also called an movie extra or background performer. Got an agent to pimp me out and ended up on a Jeep Cherokee ...
Tuesday night had dinner with Stanford University President John Hennessy at the Buttery with some other grad students. I asked him about his view of blogs and twitter, and his preferred new media is actually podcasts, specifically iTunes U and listening in on lectures around Stanford campus. Another student asked him which field he’d personally ...
Thanks to everyone who sent feedback on my previous post on whether I should run for eClub leadership. Really appreciate the kind encouragement and thoughtful feedback to consider, e.g. doing more for entrepreneurs in non-tech endeavors, connecting with the d.school, and other excellent points I’m incorporating for a future post. Yesterday I met with teams ...
Former president of Warner Brothers, producer of Batman Returns, two-time Oscar-winning director and head of content and distribution at Hulu—what do they have in common? Each was kind enough to speak at a panel on Film, Television and Video I co-chaired at Stanford’s Future of Media Conference, which got written up in Forbes this month. ...
Last December, 4 intrepid Stanford MBA students led a global study trip across Paris and Beirut. Their theme focused on learning about the special relationship between France and Lebanon—symbolizing one of the closest ties between a Western and Middle Eastern country in the world. Luckily, I found a spot on their trip, which is now ...
A few friends missed the first lecture of ACCT 331: Global Financial Reporting and asked for my notes. I’ve had them in my bag for a week, but keep missing the opportunity to pass them along. So I thought I’d write them up here (below). Also, writing this out also helps me crystallize to myself ...
Next week, 110+ Stanford MBA students fly to Salt Lake City for the 2010 Sundance Independent Film Festival, skiing and house parties across over a dozen vacation homes rented for the weekend. Many thanks to the hard working Arts, Media and Entertainment Club for organizing the trip. Friday and Saturday, I’m seeing films with my ...