For Immediate Release
January 12, 2000
Contact: Jim Aisner
(617) 495-6157
BOSTON -- January 12, 2000 -- Although most Harvard MBA students are still on their holiday break at the beginning of January, that doesn't mean they have not been keeping busy. In fact, more than 500 (nearly one-third of the entire HBS student body) made their way to San Francisco and Silicon Valley to participate in Westrek from January 3-7, an annual event organized by members of the High Tech and New Media Club in coordination with the School's Career Services Office. And between January 8th and 11th, around 100 of them were in London on the second annual Eurotrek to learn all they could about the opportunities the New Economy is beginning to offer in Europe.
Reflecting the high level of interest in technology and entrepreneurship at the School (18 percent of the HBS Class of 1999 took jobs in high-technology ventures, including a substantial number of Internet firms), Westrek provides Harvard MBA students with an extraordinary opportunity to meet and network with venture capitalists and executives in the Bay Area, many of whom are HBS graduates. At the same time, it gives some 150 companies the chance to meet with and recruit a group of highly talented students for both internships and permanent positions in their organizations. "No other business school attracts the attention of so many firms," says Walter Jones, a member of the HBS Class of 2000 and Westrek cochair.
In addition to on-site company visits, the student organizers also planned a full day of activities at a San Francisco hotel, beginning with a "Startup Career Fair" focusing on early-stage high-tech enterprises, followed by a series of top-level panel discussions with venture capitalists, company founders, and executive search consultants. The program concluded with a banquet and keynote address by Scott Cook (HBS MBA '76), cofounder and chairman of the executive committee of Intuit.
Across the Atlantic, HBS students also faced a full agenda of company visits and a broad array of panels, company presentations, and networking sessions. Among the topics under consideration were "Entrepreneurship in Europe," "Achieving Scale across Europe," and "Opportunities for Media and Entertainment Players in the New Economy."
According to the student organizers of Eurotrek, London is a perfect venue for HBS graduates who want to head abroad for their first job, particularly in the Internet economy. "London is one of the entrepreneurial and financial centers of Europe," they note, "as well as a growing base for many of Europe's Internet and high-tech companies." But England is certainly not the only place where the entrepreneurial action is, they add. Thus, the Eurotrek program features major companies and entrepreneurs from a number of countries on the Continent.
"This year's Eurotrek was a great success, featuring a growth rate comparable to that of the older Westrek," say the organizers. "Participating were over 90 HBS students, 70 HBS alumni, and 75 startups and established companies in the Internet, venture capital, media, telecom, consulting, and investment banking industries."
"The mission of HBS is to educate future business leaders, to instill in them the skills and values needed to nurture a company and enable it to grow and prosper," says Dean Kim Clark. "The numerous treks and special conferences organized by our students complement that goal by giving them access to many of the people and companies that are changing the way the world does business."
Founded in 1908, Harvard Business School is widely recognized as the world's preeminent graduate school of business. Dedicated to the teaching of general management, HBS prepares students to lead organizations in the New Economy by integrating into its entire curriculum more than 200 cases and other materials on entrepreneurship, venture capital, high technology, and e-commerce - many of them developed at the School's California Research Center in the heart of Silicon Valley. In addition, students can choose from more than twenty entrepreneurship-related courses.
Traditionally, more than a third of HBS alumni have eventually gone on to run their own business; 27 percent of the Class of 1999 accepted jobs with small companies employing fewer than 100 workers.
Harvard Business School offers full-time programs leading to the MBA and doctoral degrees, as well as a portfolio of more than 35 executive education programs. With a faculty of more than 200 distinguished scholars, it has shaped the practice of business by educating leaders, building enduring knowledge, and communicating important ideas to meet the challenges and opportunities of the new millennium.
January 12, 2000
Contact: Jim Aisner
(617) 495-6157
Two Harvard Business School "Treks" Take Students West -- and East
BOSTON -- January 12, 2000 -- Although most Harvard MBA students are still on their holiday break at the beginning of January, that doesn't mean they have not been keeping busy. In fact, more than 500 (nearly one-third of the entire HBS student body) made their way to San Francisco and Silicon Valley to participate in Westrek from January 3-7, an annual event organized by members of the High Tech and New Media Club in coordination with the School's Career Services Office. And between January 8th and 11th, around 100 of them were in London on the second annual Eurotrek to learn all they could about the opportunities the New Economy is beginning to offer in Europe.
Reflecting the high level of interest in technology and entrepreneurship at the School (18 percent of the HBS Class of 1999 took jobs in high-technology ventures, including a substantial number of Internet firms), Westrek provides Harvard MBA students with an extraordinary opportunity to meet and network with venture capitalists and executives in the Bay Area, many of whom are HBS graduates. At the same time, it gives some 150 companies the chance to meet with and recruit a group of highly talented students for both internships and permanent positions in their organizations. "No other business school attracts the attention of so many firms," says Walter Jones, a member of the HBS Class of 2000 and Westrek cochair.
In addition to on-site company visits, the student organizers also planned a full day of activities at a San Francisco hotel, beginning with a "Startup Career Fair" focusing on early-stage high-tech enterprises, followed by a series of top-level panel discussions with venture capitalists, company founders, and executive search consultants. The program concluded with a banquet and keynote address by Scott Cook (HBS MBA '76), cofounder and chairman of the executive committee of Intuit.
Across the Atlantic, HBS students also faced a full agenda of company visits and a broad array of panels, company presentations, and networking sessions. Among the topics under consideration were "Entrepreneurship in Europe," "Achieving Scale across Europe," and "Opportunities for Media and Entertainment Players in the New Economy."
According to the student organizers of Eurotrek, London is a perfect venue for HBS graduates who want to head abroad for their first job, particularly in the Internet economy. "London is one of the entrepreneurial and financial centers of Europe," they note, "as well as a growing base for many of Europe's Internet and high-tech companies." But England is certainly not the only place where the entrepreneurial action is, they add. Thus, the Eurotrek program features major companies and entrepreneurs from a number of countries on the Continent.
"This year's Eurotrek was a great success, featuring a growth rate comparable to that of the older Westrek," say the organizers. "Participating were over 90 HBS students, 70 HBS alumni, and 75 startups and established companies in the Internet, venture capital, media, telecom, consulting, and investment banking industries."
"The mission of HBS is to educate future business leaders, to instill in them the skills and values needed to nurture a company and enable it to grow and prosper," says Dean Kim Clark. "The numerous treks and special conferences organized by our students complement that goal by giving them access to many of the people and companies that are changing the way the world does business."
Founded in 1908, Harvard Business School is widely recognized as the world's preeminent graduate school of business. Dedicated to the teaching of general management, HBS prepares students to lead organizations in the New Economy by integrating into its entire curriculum more than 200 cases and other materials on entrepreneurship, venture capital, high technology, and e-commerce - many of them developed at the School's California Research Center in the heart of Silicon Valley. In addition, students can choose from more than twenty entrepreneurship-related courses.
Traditionally, more than a third of HBS alumni have eventually gone on to run their own business; 27 percent of the Class of 1999 accepted jobs with small companies employing fewer than 100 workers.
Harvard Business School offers full-time programs leading to the MBA and doctoral degrees, as well as a portfolio of more than 35 executive education programs. With a faculty of more than 200 distinguished scholars, it has shaped the practice of business by educating leaders, building enduring knowledge, and communicating important ideas to meet the challenges and opportunities of the new millennium.