ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
HULT NEWS
Hult Charts New Territory in NY & São Paulo
How Knowing Nothing Can Mean Everything...
This year we will be expanding Hult locations to include two new centers in two exciting global
centers: São Paulo, Brazil and New York, USA.
Read the thoughts of Alex Mason, MBA Class of 2011 and Founder of Globify.me, on
entrepreneurship; the highs, the lows, the good, the bad, and everything in between!
In São Paulo, Hult is partnering with Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) to offer students the same Hult
hands-on business education in this booming BRIC economy. The Brazilian Hult Alumni Chapter
is now up and running, and looking forward to welcoming the new rotation candidates that will be
arriving in June 2013.
Were you involved in any entrepreneurial
activities at Hult?
In New York, Hult is partnering with Cooper Union to welcome Hult students to the city that never
sleeps. This partnership will put our students right in the heart of Manhattan, with easy access to
some of the city’s most renowned destinations such as the Empire State Building, Times Square,
Wall Street, Fifth Avenue, and Central Park.
In other news, Hult Dubai has relocated to a brand-new, centrally located campus in Internet City.
The new location is a welcome change that puts Hult right in the heart of Dubai next to companies
such as Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Intel, and Cisco, among other Fortune 500 companies.
Hult’s inaugural campus in Boston will be undergoing major reconstruction, as it is expanding to
include the remainder of its current building in 2014. This offers an incredible branding opportunity
for Hult as well as increased capacity and facilities for Hult students and alumni.
Hult Climbs Once Again in the Financial Times
Global MBA Rankings
Released on January 28th, Hult jumped eight places to number 57 in
the Financial Times Global MBA 2013 rankings. This means that Hult
has leapt 37 places in the last three years alone. Reflecting Hult’s truly
international focus, the rankings also place Hult in the Top Ten for International Business, International Experience, and International Mobility.
Hult’s Average Alumni Salary three years after graduation has also grown
by around 14%, putting Hult in the Top 50 schools in this category. Hult
remains 21st best business school in the U.S. and 31st in the world in
The Economist 2012 rankings which are released annually in October.
These improvements are a fantastic reflection of the hard work of
everyone in the Hult community, which includes all our alumni. So thanks
everyone for helping the school go from strength to strength.
Financial Times Global MBA rankings
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Hult had a significant impact on my entrepreneurial activities. Although I’d worked for many
years, being back at school really influenced my
decision to chase my dreams. I always knew I
would become an entrepreneur but never made
the sacrifices to pursue it. Being in an environment where new ideas were being thought up
and within a larger entrepreneurial ecosystem
allowed me to reflect on what I was capable
of and how I wanted to invest my time moving
forward.
“ he biggest lesson I
T
learned was that I didn’t
know anything!”
you connect with people through a new idea.
It’s interesting to see how people react to your
projects depending on how much they relate to
it. The more exciting and understandable the
idea, the more willing they are to help and share
their resources.
I want to specifically thank Larry Louie, James
Forcier, and Wahyd Vannoni for their help. On
the Hult GEN side, I would not have been able
to even get started without having been to Hult.
If we couldn’t have used the Hult name, it would
have been a non-event.
What are the biggest lessons you’ve learned
since becoming an entrepreneur?
What one piece of advice would you give to
aspiring entrepreneurs?
The biggest lesson I learned was that I didn’t
know anything! I’d worked in business for years
and it didn’t really help much when building a
startup. My best tip is to not waste your time
on a business plan until you have talked to a
lot of potential customers to understand their
pain points and find out what they are willing to
pay money for.
If you are not willing to commit to your project
and make sacrifices then don’t waste your time.
Be honest with yourself, there is no such thing
as an overnight success. Starting a business is
really hard, so if you are not willing to do what
it takes then save yourself and the people that
you are working with the time and stress. If you
are willing to make the commitment then put
yourself as close to your support system as
possible, you won’t be able to do it alone.
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