Last semester, I had the pleasure of meeting Kristina Hahn ’98, head of Americas partnerships solutions and innovation at Google. She is the head of Newhouse 44 and one of Syracuse University’s most esteemed alumna, as she left a magnificent impression on students across the board at the Newhouse 44 panel. Hahn double majored in …
As a student in the last stretch before graduation (right now I’m finishing a master’s, but this is applicable for seniors as well) I’m always panicking a little bit about getting a job. You can apply for a job with a great resume and challenging, relevant experience, but there’s still a good chance you won’t …
Everyone (well, mostly everyone in the Sports Concentration Emphasis) has the dream of one day being a football or basketball reporter, play-by-play announcer, analyst, host, or beat writer. I have the goals and aspirations to cover a sport that many consider to be a dying one—boxing. While it may seem like I’m at a disadvantage …
Most of the books I’ve acquired over the past few years are still waiting for me to finish them. I always start out with the best intentions, though: I open a new book and eagerly finish the first few chapters as reading once again becomes my escape from reality. With each page turn, I immerse …
As a child, I primarily enjoyed watching cartoons on television. From Spongebob Squarepants to South Park, animated shows have always appealed to me, but I never truly understood what went on behind the scenes. Now with my news media startup DOodle the NEWS (follow us!) hitting the digital media landscape, I’ve seen myself taking a stab at …
At the start of this month, some Newhouse students took trips to meet professionals in the industries in which they want to work, namely on the coastlines. A few hit smaller markets as some of us will eventually be working in them. There’s something to be said about mid-level markets, though, as Erica Jaffe can …
I was one of two people at my graduation ceremony earning a Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) in History of Art, and I had never previously met the other person. Members of my major were internally deemed “unicorns”, partly due to our elusive numbers but also because of the unique nature of our degree. It …
Part 2: The name “Effectual Entrepreneurship” is fitting, as it truly began to teach me the ins and outs of funding a startup venture. In Ch. 14, ‘The nuts and bolts of venturing: Effectuation in Action’, the authors begin digging into the details worth noting: “Angel investors often provide the seed capital for start-ups. They …
Effectual Entrepreneurship, authored by Stuart Read, Saras Sarasvathy, Nick Dew, Robert Wiltbank, and Anne-Valérie Ohlsson, is an excellent book that demystifies the ambiguous field of entrepreneurship, giving the reader practical advice, examples, and road maps to success. Uncertainty is prevalent in the field of entrepreneurship, and this book effectively advises the audience on how to …