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Fuqua as a Leader of Consequence

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globe128 years ago, a young man from China named Jiashu Charlies Song came to Duke University (named Trinity College then) and became its first international student. 128 years later, Duke crossed the Pacific Ocean and broke ground its campus in China.

A top-tier university in the US, Duke University is not as well-known in China as its counterparts. Charlies Song, basketball or Shane Battier (because he is on the same NBA team with Yao Ming) might come to mind when the Duke name is mentioned, but not much beyond those.

Fuqua Alumni in China are also less connected to the school since they are thousands of miles away from Durham. Though endeavors have been made to keep the community tight, distance hold people back. Only 124 alumni are active from China in Fuqua’s alumni directory.

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DukeGEN sits down with Howard Lerman Co-founder and CEO of Yext

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yext-logoHoward Lerman founded Yext in 2006 with the vision of improving the way local businesses and consumers connect. Yext is Howard's fourth internet company, the past three of which have had successful exits. Howard is a graduate of Duke University.

"The Next Yellow Pages" is the tagline for your company. Can you tell me why your company is the next Yellow Pages?

With the advent of the internet, local search has become highly fragmented.  Before, people used to use one thing--a Yellow Pages book, or a yellow book--to find a local service they're looking for.  Since the internet has arrived people have begun using all different sorts of sites, applications, and devices to find a local business.

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Navigating the Jobs Morass

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unemployment_officeThe economy is in much more serious trouble than news reports, policy makers and pundits might lead you to believe.

The Spin

It is amazing that most jobs stories featured upfront the revision to November’s Non-Farm Payrolls. November was revised to +4,000 from the original -11,000. A net gain. However, October was revised downwards – a complete wash.

The fact is that we lost a surprising 85,000 Non-Farm Payroll jobs. A widely respected economic consulting group expected +50,000. The market expectation was about flat.
I am convinced the situation is much worse than we are led to believe.

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End of the Road.

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roadEditor’s Note: This article was written just before winter break, but since it’s such a great ode to the class of 2010 we decided to run it this term anyway.

One more month left for this tumultuous decade. It began with the greatest stock market boom (bubble) in the Western world and ended with the greatest global real estate bust ever.  The end of the decade also marks the completion of our time (Class of 2010) here at Fuqua. Although it might seem like a long road for the first years, our class will attest to how fast time has flown. Despite the long hours and never ending team meetings, it’s hard to believe it’ll all be over soon. We shared a common struggle with this tough job market, and drank away our problems come Fuqua Friday. As we start to see a very different future waiting for us, we’ll miss this time together with over 1300 amazing colleagues. 
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Confessions of a Single Fuquan: Dating Lessons from the Jersey Shore

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Jersey-ShoreI have a confession to make.  I somehow found myself inexplicably hooked on MTV’s reality show the Jersey Shore this past season.  With such a capricious cast of characters as “Snooki,” “The Situation,” and “J-Woww” to name a few, how could I not be?  As I lamented the season’s ending, I found myself wondering if any of the cast’s lessons learned on the Jersey Shore could be applied to dating life here at Fuqua.  And I was pretty surprised to learn that they can indeed!  So, in preparation for this weekend’s Jersey Shore-themed Fuqua party, I have compiled a list of tips and lessons learned from some of my favorite cast members:
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Facebook for Fuquans

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facebook_logoFacebook.  We all know it, we all love it.  It’s the best way to be an anonymous creepster and find out what your high school boyfriend is doing now, or how fat his current fiancé is.  It is the most effective way to procrastinate, foregoing the Cranberry case for Farmville and… whatever Farmville does.  But friends, there are limitations to Facebook.  Learn them.  Abide by them.
  • Don’t friend all of Fuqua.  If you don’t know me, don’t friend me.
  • You didn’t make the closed list for your favorite company?  Boo hoo.  Don’t want to hear about it.  You did make the closed list for your favorite company?  Most definitely don’t want to hear about it.  Call your mother, she might.
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