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Bill Murphy Jr.



Employers
Education
Based on the entrepreneurial journey of 3 Harvard Business School
 batch of 1998 from classroom to boardroom.



                     Name : Marc Cendella
                              Marla Malcolm
                     Hails from : San Diego Michel
                       Name :Christopher
                                  Oakland
                     Worked from:her entrepreneur dad since 7
                       Hails with Illinois
                     Workingin an export-import firm.
                     Later launched his own Co. in the US Navy
                       Served McKinsey & export-import
                     Worked atas a Lieutenant
                     company
 Business scenario of 1990s
                               Dawn of the dotcom industry
                               Era of “Irrational Exuberance”




           Netscape’s share price from $28 to $75
           in a single day

Yahoos IPO opened at $24.50 a share and
jumped to $43
The quality of a man's life is in
direct proportion to his
commitment to excellence,
regardless of his chosen field of
endeavour.
Vince Lombardi
I’ll bet the military.com guy was in the military ;
   I’ll bet the woman who started the make up
           company really likes lipstick.
                    Stig Leschly
Its not what you look at that matters , it’s what you see.
              Henry David Thoreau
One right and honest definition of business is mutual helpfulness.
                    William Feather
With great power comes great responsibility
Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what
                            they want to achieve
                            Coach Tom Landry
Art is making something out of
nothing and selling it.
Frank Zappa
It does not matter how slowly you
go so long as you do not stop.
Confucius
Set in the business scenario of late 1990s


Real life situations and scenarios


Odd –numbered chapters have stories


Even – numbered chapters have key learning
Entrepreneurial Journey of 3 HBS Grads in Late 90s Dotcom Era
Entrepreneurial Journey of 3 HBS Grads in Late 90s Dotcom Era

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Entrepreneurial Journey of 3 HBS Grads in Late 90s Dotcom Era

  • 1.
  • 3. Based on the entrepreneurial journey of 3 Harvard Business School batch of 1998 from classroom to boardroom. Name : Marc Cendella Marla Malcolm Hails from : San Diego Michel Name :Christopher Oakland Worked from:her entrepreneur dad since 7 Hails with Illinois Workingin an export-import firm. Later launched his own Co. in the US Navy Served McKinsey & export-import Worked atas a Lieutenant company
  • 4.  Business scenario of 1990s  Dawn of the dotcom industry  Era of “Irrational Exuberance” Netscape’s share price from $28 to $75 in a single day Yahoos IPO opened at $24.50 a share and jumped to $43
  • 5.
  • 6. The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavour. Vince Lombardi
  • 7. I’ll bet the military.com guy was in the military ; I’ll bet the woman who started the make up company really likes lipstick. Stig Leschly
  • 8. Its not what you look at that matters , it’s what you see. Henry David Thoreau
  • 9. One right and honest definition of business is mutual helpfulness. William Feather
  • 10. With great power comes great responsibility
  • 11.
  • 12. Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve Coach Tom Landry
  • 13. Art is making something out of nothing and selling it. Frank Zappa
  • 14. It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. Confucius
  • 15.
  • 16. Set in the business scenario of late 1990s Real life situations and scenarios Odd –numbered chapters have stories Even – numbered chapters have key learning