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Joined: 17 Oct 2016
Last visit: 02 Mar 2023
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Location: Canada
Schools: Insead Sept'18 (A)
GMAT 1: 750 Q49 V42
GPA: 3.3
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23 Dec 2016, 22:50
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The boring stuff:
Indian male, IT work experience - 8 years
GMAT: 750
GPA: 3.1
Maybe interesting stuff:
Diplomatic background, grew up in 7 countries
Canadian education since high school
Worked in Silicon valley at 2 of the big name tech firms.
Good extra curriculars in university and post work.
The (I think) interesting stuff:
Co-founded an application development startup
Managed, hired, led employees and directed company strategy/product develpment
Had over 400K customers - in every imaginable country.
Sold the company to another tech firm!
Avid public speaker and exec of a toastmasters club
Motivation:
As I have a international background and I have successfully started and sold a company, I want to go to business school to develop the business knowhow to succeed further in the technology world. While running my previous company I sometimes felt my business skills were simply not there, although I had plenty technical skills. A lot of the business skills and knowhow I developed on the fly. But I want to fine tune them.
So want to go for entrepreneurship MBA.
School interested in:
INSEAD, LBS, MIT, Columbia, Rotman
Indian male, IT work experience - 8 years
GMAT: 750
GPA: 3.1
Maybe interesting stuff:
Diplomatic background, grew up in 7 countries
Canadian education since high school
Worked in Silicon valley at 2 of the big name tech firms.
Good extra curriculars in university and post work.
The (I think) interesting stuff:
Co-founded an application development startup
Managed, hired, led employees and directed company strategy/product develpment
Had over 400K customers - in every imaginable country.
Sold the company to another tech firm!
Avid public speaker and exec of a toastmasters club
Motivation:
As I have a international background and I have successfully started and sold a company, I want to go to business school to develop the business knowhow to succeed further in the technology world. While running my previous company I sometimes felt my business skills were simply not there, although I had plenty technical skills. A lot of the business skills and knowhow I developed on the fly. But I want to fine tune them.
So want to go for entrepreneurship MBA.
School interested in:
INSEAD, LBS, MIT, Columbia, Rotman
27 Dec 2016, 09:10
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Hi there,
Thanks for sharing your background with us! First off, congrats on a killer GMAT score! While your GPA is a bit on the low side, your GMAT and your IT work experience should help remove any doubts on your analytical skills. Your essays will need to be pristine to show off your verbal and communication skills.
Surely your work experience isn't (too) boring at all! How many promotions have you earned? What is your leadership capacity like in your role? Sounds like there is also some brand equity from your firm as well which is great. Now, I agree, your experience as an entrepreneur is exciting! This is what helps you stand out and could get you past the admissions gateway. Congrats on your exit! The key is going to be how you frame your story tying together your work experience, entrepreneurial experience, and involvement and how each of these will help you in the future. Another focus of your essays needs to convey a sense of purpose and clarity in your goals. You're a bit of an older candidate, so the AdComms will expect a clear picture of your short and long term goals and a bit more maturity throughout your application.
I encourage you to apply at your target schools. Given your goals, Booth is another great school for entrepreneurship. Also, any reason why you're not considering GSB, Haas, or HBS? Let us know if you think you can benefit for a free consultation - feel free to sign up below. We'd love to chat about how we can help you in R2. In the meantime, take a look at our school profiles to see how you might fit in.
Thanks for sharing your background with us! First off, congrats on a killer GMAT score! While your GPA is a bit on the low side, your GMAT and your IT work experience should help remove any doubts on your analytical skills. Your essays will need to be pristine to show off your verbal and communication skills.
Surely your work experience isn't (too) boring at all! How many promotions have you earned? What is your leadership capacity like in your role? Sounds like there is also some brand equity from your firm as well which is great. Now, I agree, your experience as an entrepreneur is exciting! This is what helps you stand out and could get you past the admissions gateway. Congrats on your exit! The key is going to be how you frame your story tying together your work experience, entrepreneurial experience, and involvement and how each of these will help you in the future. Another focus of your essays needs to convey a sense of purpose and clarity in your goals. You're a bit of an older candidate, so the AdComms will expect a clear picture of your short and long term goals and a bit more maturity throughout your application.
I encourage you to apply at your target schools. Given your goals, Booth is another great school for entrepreneurship. Also, any reason why you're not considering GSB, Haas, or HBS? Let us know if you think you can benefit for a free consultation - feel free to sign up below. We'd love to chat about how we can help you in R2. In the meantime, take a look at our school profiles to see how you might fit in.
