As they make their way through their first term at Babson, the first year MBA students at Babson were tasked with creating and prototyping a viable business idea, combining their skills learned in each of their Mod 1 classes. The students gathered in Knight Auditorium to share their creations and test each other’s prototypes. See…
This is the final graduate life blog for 2016-17, and Humans of Babson has been a revelation this year. As the President of the Graduate Student Council for next year, I have a variety of responsibilities, yet I volunteered to write this one. But I may end up regretting taking this task up because writing…
I first met Jeff Carbone in Accra Ghana during an graduate business school recruiting trip, which my then company was organizing. I still remember the first time I encountered him in person. It was about 8:30am in the lobby of our hotel before a day of sight-seeing and his opening greeting was a very assuming…
Undoubtedly, one of the biggest hurdles an entrepreneur has to overcome is ambiguity. Uncertainty about the future has led many a person to calling it quits and moving on to greener pastures. But the story of Eduardo Patitucci is one of true grit and determination to succeed in the face of insurmountable adversity. From humble…
As part of my two-year MBA experience, my classmates and I went on what seems to be now, a traditional, annual India trip for the second-year students at Babson. This is the second year running that Babson students have done an India trip. Seventy people (that’s right 7-0) and seventeen days full of laughter, bellies…
“Change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.” We couldn’t agree more with Robin Sharma! Change came to me first when I, hailing from the south of India, got married to a Kashmiri (Kashmir is the northern tip of India) and then moved to the west of India. I…
Diversity is a cornerstone at Babson – whether it be in the courses offered, the faculty, the food, or even the weather. But the pinnacle of diversity at Babson lies in its student populace. Representing over 70 countries, Babson’s international student population counts for 62% of the entire student body, and very few others apart from Bandana…
The life of a Babson graduate student is a little like trying to make friends at the UN. With 46 countries represented, every day you are interacting with people who often look, act, and speak differently than yourself. As a Babson student, you are not just learning how to be a better business leader, you…
One of Babson’s core strengths lies in its impeccably wonderful faculty. Ranging from aiding Nobel prize winning documents to being advisors to Government officials, Babson professors have done it all. Academic acumen beyond measure, humility, eloquence, and possessing a global outlook are what define the Babson faculty, and perhaps very few else compare to Professor…
1. Hostel Point Hostel Point is a booking and social platform that allows users to book hostels based on mutual interests and activities, and communicate with each other before and throughout their trip. Co-Founders: Leo Robiglio MBA ’17, Ankit Newaskar MBA ’17, Peter Beaton Creech MBA ’17 Co-founder Leo Robiglio has traveled to over…
