In the grand tradition of business school follies, the performances generally have the same sort of appeal as a train wreck you can’t look away from (prove us wrong). Not so with the offerings from NYU Stern this year. From the production value to the writing to the acting to the editing, these clips are something we’d watch without having a gun put to our heads. Favorites? The Stern Network, featuring Asian Winklevi and the Black Swot whose lead is clearly gunning for Natalie Portman’s role in the sequel. Take a looksee and then try and tell us he doesn’t have a legitimate shot (the student who plays the mother also gets a nod for best supporting actress). Continue reading »
Black Swan
Nassim Taleb Would’ve Trusted Raj Rajaratnam With The Keys To His House, Not His Fridge
By Bess Levin
So you can imagine The Black Swan author’s surprise to find out his b-school chum is an alleged insider trading specialist.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan, got a shock when he opened the newspaper last weekend and saw a picture of an old classmate from Wharton business school at the University of Pennsylvania.
“He was an extremely likeable fellow, chubby, a warm personality. If I had to give my keys to someone in case of getting locked out of the house, he’d be the kind of guy I’d go to.”