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Keynote lessons on failing forward from New YorkFailing forward does not mean pretending that every setback is a gift. In entrepreneurship, it means extracting useful lessons, changing direction when…
Identifying Workshops With the Highest Long-Term ValueThe International Conference 2018, held in New York City from 18 to 20 November 2018, combined keynotes, executive seminars, networking, a writing competition…
How a Tight Writing Brief Mirrors Startup PressureFrom 18 to 20 November 2018, the International Conference 2018 brought undergraduate students into direct contact with business executives and influential…
How to ask an executive about their biggest career mistakeSenior leaders are often asked about success, ambition and the decisions that shaped their careers. A more revealing conversation can begin with regret. Asking…
What the Impact Challenge Revealed About Idealism and FeasibilityThe Impact Challenge at International Conference 2018 placed ambitious undergraduate ideas beside the practical pressures of work, business and social change.…
Why Every Undergraduate Should Practise a One-Minute Self-IntroductionA first meeting often compresses a career story into sixty seconds. An undergraduate may need to explain a degree, part-time work, volunteering and ambition…
Turning conference notes into a personal business playbookConference notes often arrive as a stream of quotes, names and half-finished ideas. Their value is not in preserving everything, but in revealing what could…
What executive seminars taught about pitching to risk-averse investorsAt the International Conference 2018, held in New York City from 18 to 20 November, undergraduates connected with business executives and influential leaders…
Why the future of work panel missed the role of community collegesThe International Conference 2018 brought undergraduates into rooms with business executives and influential leaders in New York City from 18 to 20 November.…
From conference handshake to enduring connectionThe International Conference 2018 brought undergraduate students to New York City for three days, 18–20 November, connecting them with business executives and…