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November 20, 2009

New Healthcare Paradigm: Technology, Value and Emergence

At the 6th Annual Healthcare Conference, industry leaders said they are focused on innovation, value-rich offerings and the emergence of new global markets and technologies.

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New Healthcare Paradigm: Technology, Value and Emergence
November 18, 2009

Opportunities in Alternative Energy

A group of Columbia Business School students attended the annual Net Impact Conference last weekend, where one topic of discussion was the future of energy. What business models have the greatest growth potential?

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November 17, 2009

Buffett's Most Important Investment?

At the community forum on November 12 with Warren Buffett '51 and Bill Gates, I began to realize that the event was less about teaching future business leaders about business and more about teaching them folksy home-grown values.

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November 16, 2009

Success the Buffett-Gates Way: Combining Passion, Mentors and Luck

While there is no secret recipe for success, a few of the necessary ingredients became evident on November 12 during the community forum with Warren Buffett, MS '51, and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

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November 12, 2009

Buffett and Gates: Energy and Optimism

Warren Buffett, MS '51, and Bill Gates spent an hour answering students' questions in a community forum on November 12. A major theme of the conversation was optimism about U.S. economic prosperity in the long-term.

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November 11, 2009

Buffett, Gates Join Students in Conversation

On November 12, Columbia Business School students will join Warren Buffett, MS '51, and Bill Gates in a special community forum, which will be filmed by CNBC for global broadcast.

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November 09, 2009

Pssst, Have You Tried This?

What do brand managers need to know about viral marketing? New research from Professor Olivier Toubia featured in the current issue of Columbia Ideas at Work demonstrates the power of viral programs.

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November 06, 2009

Live on the Web: 'Ideas Worth Spreading'

Professor William Duggan, author of "Strategic Intuition", and Naif Al-Mutawa '03 are speakers at the inaugural TEDxEast event today. Watch live streaming video from the event.

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November 04, 2009

What If They Held a Bailout and Nobody Came?

Monday, November 9, is the deadline for banks to apply for the Treasury's Capital Assistance Program. Chances are, none will sign up.

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November 02, 2009

Ayn Rand: Prophet or Scapegoat?

Professor Ray Horton will host a book talk next week with Jennifer Burns, author of a new Ayn Rand biography and professor of history at the University of Virginia.

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