by Das Tor | Mar 15, 2023 | Archives, Archives 2022-2023, Club & Campus Life, Crypto, Finance, Global Affairs, Global Business Insights, Technology, Venture Capital, Voices of Thunderbird
If you’ve been keeping up with the news at all over the last couple of months, you are bound to have heard about the sensational collapse of FTX. Founded in 2019, FTX enjoyed meteoric success before collapsing in less than a week in November 2022 and declaring...
by Das Tor | Mar 15, 2023 | Alumni Network, Archives, Archives 2022-2023, Entrepreneurship, Faculty, Global Affairs, Global Business Insights, Venture Capital, Voices of Thunderbird
The Greek figure Sisyphus cheated death a couple of times and was punished by Hades—forever pushing a rock up a hill only to have it roll down as he reached the summit—sounds a lot like my entrepreneurial history. As an entrepreneur, rolling up revenues into...
by David Lugo Robles | Mar 15, 2023 | Archives, Archives 2022-2023, Data Analytics, Global Affairs, Global Business Insights, Technology, Voices of Thunderbird
There’s a Zulu saying that goes, “Hamba Juba bazokucutha pambili,” which roughly translates to “Go pigeon, you will be defeathered and eaten.” This proverb instills fear in us, making us hesitant to venture into the unknown. However, if...
by David Lugo Robles | Feb 6, 2023 | Alumni Network, Archives, Archives 2022-2023, Consumer Insights, Data Analytics, Global Affairs, Global Business Insights, Marketing, Voices of Thunderbird
What does it mean to be in consumer insights? Consumer Insights studies the customers, determining why consumers will buy a product and whether it is feasible to make it happen. Pursuing a career in consumer insights would mean arriving at solutions based on...
by Das Tor | Feb 6, 2023 | Archives, Archives 2022-2023, Diversity, Global Affairs and Events, Voices of Thunderbird
Black History Month is not just about resharing Instagram posts on your story. It embodies so much more than that. Black History Month is about giving recognition to Black/African American leaders and activists, celebrating our culture and traditions, and, most...
by David Lugo Robles | Feb 6, 2023 | Archives, Archives 2022-2023, Global Affairs, Global Business Insights, Sustainability, Voices of Thunderbird
Black gold, as affectionately known, is crude (Fossil fuel), explored since its discovery by civilizations to power lamps and make small bombs for battle. But since the 1800s, it has been used widely across the globe in every part of society, fueling a massive...
