Press "Enter" to skip to content
GMAT Club

Entrepreneurship at Stanford GSB: Carlypso Drives Down the Startup Street

accepted.com 1

Carlypso-300x101Thinking of launching a disruptive start-up? Dying to attend a leading entrepreneurial MBA program? Well meet Nick Hinrichsen and Chris Colemen, founders of the start-up Carlypso, which Tech Crunch calls a “brilliant concept.” Oh, and they earned their MBAs in 2013 from Stanford GSB.

Listen to the recording of this intriguing interview as we discuss the founding of Carlypso, life as a Stanford GSB MBA student and the impact of the Stanford experience on the Carlypso launch.

00:1:37 - You asked, Linda answers! Linda explains why you should only give ONE example or story when application questions ask for one example. Adding more than one can do more harm than good.

00:5:08 – What is Carlypso?

00:7:30 – Where did the idea for Carlypso come from.

10:39 – Who benefits from using Carlypso?

12:40 – Did their Stanford MBA degree really help them?

19:10 – Are people overestimating entrepreneurship at Stanford?

21:42 – The Stanford MBA's impact on Nick’s and Chris's work.

23:10 – The $50,000 coffee that helped start Carlypso.

26:14 – Interested in attending Stanford? Nick and Chris give tips on how to get accepted (and rejected).

27:45 – Fail, and fail gracefully, but don’t do it again.

Listen to the full conversation to learn more!*Theme music is courtesy of podcastthemes.com.

Relevant Links:

Relevant shows:

Leave a Review for Admissions Straight Talk:

Check Out Admissions Straight Talk in iTunes! Check Out Admissions Straight Talk in Stitcher!

Get Accepted to Stanford Graduate School of Business! Click here to learn more!

Accepted.com: The Premier Admissions Consultancy

Accepted.com's experienced admissions consultants can help you create the most impressive application possible with comprehensive packages, or provide targeted assistance from picking perfect programs to designing a dazzling resume, constructing engaging essays, or preparing for intense interviews…and more! Accepted.com has guided thousands of applicants to acceptances at top MBA programs since 1994 – we know what works and what doesn't, so contact us to get started now!

This article originally appeared on the Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog, the official blog of Accepted.com.

  1. Aloha GMATCLUB! Hope your readers enjoy out story.
    Thanks for the post.

Comments are closed.