After Michael’s whirlwind trip from New York, he figured it was time to hit up the college town—Boston. With MIT and HBS on his radar, he was like, ‘Let the party begin!’ But then, bam—flat tire on the way to Boston. And get this, it happened to be right near New Haven, Connecticut. So, Michael thought, ‘Why not stay the night and check out Yale University while I’m here?’
When he finally got to the motel, he had this lightbulb moment: now he had to research three schools instead of just one. And, of course, instead of starting with Yale, he dove straight into Harvard Business School.
So, we’re on the phone with him, and the Wi-Fi at the motel is acting all glitchy. We told him to follow the same steps we suggested for NYU and CBS and to get back to us as soon as he could. We wanted to make sure he didn’t miss anything. We know Michael’s got this, though, so we’re pretty sure he’s on it. Let’s see how it goes!
Here’s the lowdown. Michael, being his usual meticulous self, kicked things off by checking the deadlines and setting up his own timeline. But, of course, when he got to the events page, he was like, ‘Ugh, is this it?’—super disappointed because the options were kinda limited. So, he dug into some previous webinar recordings, which actually got him pretty pumped about what Harvard’s got going on.
Then, we told him to check out the class profile to see the diversity and get a peek at what industries people are diving into. And man, he got really into the employment report. He found out that more than 100 people were starting their own businesses, which is like 13% of the class for that year. He was there for a while, totally absorbed. I mean, who wouldn’t be inspired by that?
Alright, so here’s the scoop. Michael, being the go-getter that he is, checked out Harvard’s resources for entrepreneurship. He started with the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship—now, don’t get it twisted, it’s not a rock band of entrepreneurs, though that would be pretty epic. But hey, maybe they should consider it because, you know, rocking out could actually work.
So, we dug into the numbers, and guess what? About 23% of the class, that’s like 250 people, are into private equity and VC. That’s a lot of potential connections if Michael ever needs some investment. Remember how his Nana’s Investment Club didn’t exactly pan out with Michael Scott Paper Company? Yeah, well, this could be his chance to turn things around. Rock on, Michael!
Now, here were some of the fun findings when Michael looked at Rock Center's Student resources -
First, the courses looked rather innovative that can really help Michael make a difference and he really liked the Launching Tech Ventures class as he really wanted to try out how his company might turn out. And then there was the new venture competition that just happened to, as Michael described it, "Was like a potato on steroids"- whatever that means but seems like he liked it. Looking into the Entrepreneurs in Residence program, Michael thought that he might want to invite David Wallace for his startup Suck It because the advisors reminded him of him and he made a phone call to David Wallace and talked to him while surfing through - Harvard i-lab and the loan reduction program for full time entrepreneurs. He also looked into Rock Summer fellows to see how things can be around that.
Okay, here’s the deal. Michael, our guy, he passed out while checking out the student clubs at Harvard Business School. But don’t worry! We’re confident that after he swings by Yale SOM and gets a taste of that, he’ll definitely dive into researching those HBS clubs and all the cool stuff Harvard has to offer. And let me tell you, he’s totally ready to be one of the big shots starting a company at Harvard Business School. I mean, imagine being on the list of companies started by Harvard grads? That’s like, next-level awesome. Boom! That’s what I’m talking about!
What would you like Michael to research more into? Probably, what Harvard looks for?
Let us know at- info@mbaconquerors.com and stay tuned for Michael Scott's Yale SOM post-tour reflection and part 2 of his Harvard MBA research.
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