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Posts published in April 2017

The Problem with Stern’s New Infrastructure Initiative

Paul Tice’s Dilemma

Stern is building a new program focused on infrastructure, but it will fail if it continues on its current path.

The nascent initiative is an exciting development for Stern. Infrastructure investment will be massive in the coming decades: McKinsey estimates that $49.1 trillion will be invested between now and 2030 as developing economies grow and infrastructure in developed economies ages. Power plants and the electric grid, the largest category, make up one-third of this investment, while highways and roads, airports, rail, and telecom and water infrastructure make up the rest.

Ensuring that the correct water infrastructure is in place is fundamental, despite the fact that this is sometimes an overlooked part of the development process.…

Looking for Meaning Inside the Trump Bubble

Where Do Assets Go From Here?

On March 1, 2017, the Dow closed at a ridiculous, wing-melting 21,115.55, an all-time high. In fact, if we go back from there to November 8, 2016, the last day when it seemed Hillary Clinton was likely to become our 45th President, the Dow was up more than 15 percent.

In the 40-some days since setting the record, the Dow is back to the merely lunar mid-20,000 range, a respectable 12 percent(ish) point-to-point gain from November 8.

Alright, let’s conduct a little thought experiment. It’s March 2009 – you’re at home watching CNBC, reading the ticker as it rolls across the bottom of the screen, wishing you bought treasuries or managed futures last summer.…

Strategy Talks Worst Case Scenarios

Strategy & Operations Club Hosts Dynamic Decision Makers

On April 4, 2017, the Strategy & Operations Club held its annual forum, titled “Decision Making in Dynamic Industries.” The event consisted of a 45-minute panel discussion with panelists from BritBox, PepsiCo, and La Colombe Coffee, moderated by Stern Strategy Professor J.P. Eggers, followed by a keynote speech from Scott Pollack (Stern BS ’03), VP of Services & Business Development at WeWork.

Professor Eggers guided the panel discussion through key strategy topics from social media engagement, five-year planning, innovation, and operational tasks, to worst-case scenario planning and understanding which business unit in the company drives “strategy.”…

Suds & Buds: Complements or Substitutes?

How Legalization has Spurred Innovation

It’s a question at least a few of us have pondered while paging through our Firms and Markets textbooks. For some Sternies working in beer, the trend toward cannabis legalization can be viewed more as an opportunity than as a threat to brewers. Many are seeing the plant with the potential medicinal properties that it could offer out front and center; many look for the best CBD oil UK to reap these benefits for its positive effects on mental and physical health. It has now been considered as one of the many ways to help people who suffer from particular physical and mental ailments like chronic pain and anxiety, as it has been known to produce results.…

Professor Nate Pettit: Bodybuilding, Ambulances and Finding Balance

Stern Chats – Episode 6

Professor Nate Pettit, one of the youngest professors at Stern who teaches in areas of management and leadership, tells us his story about digging deep to accomplish incredible physical and intellectual feats. He takes us through his bouts of severe anxiety and subsequent intense focus on finding harmony and balance in his life. Nate also describes his deep desire to connect with his students in order to understand their motivations, making the classroom as dynamic as the world outside it. Stern Chats Episode 6…

Guy Brearey: Sailing, Business, and Controlling the Controllables

Stern Chats – Episode 5

First year MBA student Guy Brearey tells us the story of working as a training partner for the UK’s women’s team, helping them towards their Olympic gold medal victory in Beijing in 2008.  He explores pushing yourself to the limit, the idea of excellence and what it means to never give up.…

Afiya Bediako: Ally Week 2017

Stern Chats – Episode 4

Ally Week (April 6-13) is meant to promote the practice of “Allyship,” as we all seek to work to better understand and stand in solidarity with all groups represented at NYU Stern and in our future professional lives. Our NYU Stern Community seeks to further develop allyship within ourselves and others by creating dialogue that fosters learning and self-improvement and is free of criticism. In a special edition, first year student Afiya Bediako tells as a story of allyship and discusses being an ally at Stern.

David Purdy: Bank Loans, Actors and the Science of Narrative

Stern Chats – Episode 3

In Episode Three of Stern Chats, Professor David Purdy tells us the story of leaving a senior finance job to become a full time actor. In an episode about blending art with business and science, Professor Purdy encourages us to engage our mind and our heart simultaneously. Listen below or download on iTunes.…

Disrupting an Underwater Market: Swimsuits

EEX Explores how a former Sternie is Making a Needed Splash

It may come as a surprise to male readers, but many women would rather get a cavity filled than go swimsuit shopping.

Why? Imagine getting nearly naked in a tiny dressing room with terrible lighting, inevitably feeling paler and less toned than you’d like, fending off pushy saleswomen, and then trying to find a swimsuit that isn’t too frumpy or too skimpy – one that fits your body perfectly… because even a half-inch too big or too small will leave you pulling and tugging for your entire vacation.

It’s no wonder that women call the experience “frustrating,” “humiliating,” and even “traumatic.”…

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