Entrepreneurs Incorporated. !!

Funny how I start all my posts with "yet another week gone by...".Ok so here goes..Yet another week goes by and there is nothing but more pressure now!!!Highlights of the week were the class photograph taken on Monday and a visit to the James Martin Institute of Science and Civilization (they do some cutting edge work and research on combined aspects of science and sociology-nanotech, healthcare and climate change...etc.) and some of us will probably try and see if we can work with them for some of our projects next year.In Hilary term (Jan - Apr) we are also supposed to start our Entrepreneurial project, which basically involves students in groups of 5 working on creating an entire business plan for some of our entrepreneurial ideas, all of which can range from things as varied as starting a Formula 1 racing team to socially relevant aspects like fighting corruption.We will be pitching our ideas to the student and faculty bodies next week and your truly will also be pitching. I will probably put up my presentation here once I have pitched the same.The final idea is that some of the best plans will be judged by top flight venture capitalists (from JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs...etc.) and angel investors to see whether they would receive funding.Interesting side note: An impossible idea(or so it seemed when it started out) a couple of years back by Said students won the JP Morgan Prize for the best Business Plan and is currently in the process of being funded. There is no wading room in between all the lectures and ever increasing topics to study..But I have to say this, for all those of us who started out with the sciences, engineering and then went into technology, Finance is absolutely fascinating.More so when you start applying it practically to things like currency hedging, volatility of markets and risk management....
In other news this week, went to watch the hilariously disgusting movie BORAT!!! That guy is absolutely crazy,having single handedly managed to offend about half a dozen communities in a very crude manner...From a starving student's point of view,absolute value for money at 6 pounds a ticket!!:-). Also had been to a conversation between George Soros, international financier and philanthropist and Timothy Garton Ash , "The Guardian" columnist held at the University Church here. It was great hearing Soros, the man who "broke the Bank of England" in 1992 and who is today one of the world's richest men, discuss the war on terror.

Finally , presenting the MBA Class of 2007 and a sample of what class actually looks like.......Forgive Anuj conducting stretching exercises in class......