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Some 13 teams are competing in the semi finals of this year’s Entrepreneur Association Conference Fast Pitch Competition. The event is designed to give aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to present their business ideas in 90 seconds or less to a panel of distinguished investors and entrepreneurs. Continue to view "UCLA Anderson's Entrepreneur Association Conference Fast Pitch Competition" »

(via The Poetic Quant) Ah, it feels good to be back among the living, if only for a bit. I’ve been going at the GMAT study pretty hard, but today I’ll pick my head up above water for a to pass on some news: I’ve registered for summer courses. I’ve alluded before to the fact that I wasn’t the most prodigious student in undergrad, for many different reasons. While I’ll be sure to mention the relevant reasons in that infamous “optional” (ie. you better write it if you want the option of attending…

(via Knowledge @ Wharton) Just what exactly should we make of Bitcoin? The once-obscure digital currency has had quite a ride: Fueled by the banking collapse in Cyprus, a wave of speculation and intense media coverage, the value of a single Bitcoin soared from $13 in January to a peak of $237 by mid-April, before collapsing to $83 in a day. While the crypto-currency has recovered somewhat -- it's now around $134 -- the roller-coaster ride left plenty of questions. Is Bitcoin a legitimate…

(via Poets & Quants) Columbia Business School today (May 2) announced that Wharton alum Ronald O. Perelman has pledged $100 million to Columbia Business School.  The school said the gift will be used to develop a new facility that will strengthen the School’s innovations and programs on the university’s new Manhattanville campus. It is the fourth largest gift ever given to a business school, tying the $100 million pledge made to Columbia Business School by investor Henry Kravis in 2010…