Successful Haastronaunts Night Brought EMBAs and EWs Closer
This past Thursday, the first joint EMBA and EWMBA Haastronauts Pitch Night happened at Hotel Durant. Two intrepid EW 2017 students pitched their startup ideas to a group of about 20 EMBAs and fellow EWs in a 1-minute pitch. Each presenter had a rapid fire Q/A segment, a "Why you can fail" segment, and a segment that provided useful advice for them.
"Wow, I am so impressed by the preparedness of the EW pitch presenters!", said Haastronauts founder, Alejandro Maldonado, EMBA 2016. Ronnie Silletti, who pitched his idea of an online stock trading platform, was so impressed by the challenging questions people asked, and the depth of connections the event offered. As he exclaimed:" I had no idea there are people that work at Schwab here and knows so much about the brokerage industry!"
The event successfully ended as participants mingled and talked over plenty of beer and pizza. Both association presidents were also in attendance and are excited about future events. So, watch out for our September event which will only be bigger and better!