This post is a little late. A whole month, in fact. Everyone learned a lot in that last week, including but not limited to predatory pricing, different organizational structures, incentives, control systems, a review of strategies like multinational and retrenchment, centralized and decentralized management, hiring employees, human resource planning, and much more. Looking back, I really learned so much at Stanford, but many of the things I learned weren't academic. I learned a lot about other cultures, different types of people, interacting in a college like setting, and making friends with total strangers. That's not it though. I overcame personal obstacles, and did things I never thought I could. The experiences that I've had here at Stanford will stick with me probably forever. First of all, I'd like to thank everyone who helped me out financially. Without you, I wouldn't have been able to attend. I'd also like to thank our mentors and professors, for their hard work and for taking their time to help educate high school students over the summer. I'd like to thank everyone that I met and made friends with who made that month a positive growing experience. Thanks for the fun and laughs. I'd like to thank my parents for everything that they did to help me get there. I'd especially like to thank my mom for not squeezing me for too long so I could get on the plane. Lastly, I'd like to thank Chocolate, the man who had it all figured out. The man who prepared meal after meal for a bunch of messy teens. The man who will one day inspire millions. Thanks, Chocolate.
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We gathered round' a campfire. And roasted some s'mores. Not marshmallows. S'mores. On a walk on Sunday. I found this fantastic picture from the California Academy of Sciences. Today we went to Capitola, one of the coolest small towns I've ever seen. We went to the beach, I jumped in the water, got some ice cream, and took a lot of pictures. And still didn't get enough. More about Joe Stiglitz and the IMF today. We got a debate assignment for Monday. I'm writing this a few days later, and don't remember much. Sorry everyone. :( There was a house In and Out Burger party in celebration of our massively awesome victory over everyone. Also, pizza was ordered. Today, we applied the four C's of marketing to Levi Strauss, the jean company. We learned about some of their marketing strategies, and came up with some of our own. We also talked about some of the political, economic, and cultural issues facing the International Monetary Fund. Then I went to the Hoover Tower. It was sweet. Later that day, we had the Cowell Cluster Olympics. We won. There was much rejoicing. Like, really. There was a lot of screaming and clapping. A lot. I also auditioned for the talent show. I'll be solving a Rubik's Cube. How exciting. Red, Mediterranean, Arabian, and Caspian. Just kidding. I mean the four C's of marketing. Clients, Cost, Communication, and Convenience. We learned these today, and did more marketing based case studies. You could say I'm partially pro. Or you couldn't. Whatever. Today was another cluster dinner. Peruvian food. Mostly chicken. Some rice and beans. It's a rough life for vegetarians. Training for the Olympics. Frisbee. Ultimate style. The new book is interesting. So are loans. Interesty. Henry Shangguan, you are now on my blog. Congratulations. I'm pretty proud of this one. Today's "activity". Watching Ferris Bueller's day off. My humble house. Today, I presented my case study on Diebold. They make ATMs and electronic voting machines. Diebold, you sly dog. You and your clever strategies to entering new markets. You and your success. Today was the first day I didn't do some sport for the daily activity. Instead, I played monopoly. But it was an incredible game of monopoly. I also forgot to take pictures today. I don't think you all realize how bad that is. I also taught Joega this morning. It's like yoga, but better. Essential oils are pretty much magic. There was practice for the Olympics. Ultimate frisbee style. My ankles. My ankles are hurt. And, we started a new book today. It's too early to know what I think about it yet. But it's interesting. That about wraps this post up like a Sushirrito. I have nothing more to say as of this moment. That was to get your attention. For some reason, I'm getting a strong vibe that you guys really want to know the steps to developing an export strategy. So here. 1. Identify a potential market. 2. Match needs to abilities. 3. Initiate meetings. 4. Commit resources. Well, now you know. Today, we learned about a whole bunch of exporting strategies. Licensing, franchising, and joint ventures are just a few on the list. I am ready to take notes. This is my vandalized desk. I'll make you pay for that, Mariah. I realize that I haven't been logging hours. I've been putting in at least 4 hours every weekday, with the exception of the Fed field trip. This includes homework and class time. It feels a lot like school. But way better and stuff. Also, I did Bikram yoga today, without the heat. There's that. The days are counting down. Quickly. This is all I got. Nothing much happened today. I called home and facetimed. Hi everyone. It's Friday night. Or maybe Saturday morning. These things kind of blur with each other. Either way, this post will be covering the events of Friday, July 26th. It was the second real classroom day this week. We learned about the differences between profitability and profit growth. Remember, revenue = total money earned. Profit is revenue minus costs. Thanks for being a good sport, Mr. Hao. We also learned about value creation. We have a little chart with price, cost, and value. There was a little section about customer service and experience effect, and economies of scale. I feel so much smarter than when I started. Later that day, I played volleyball. I kicked butt. Just kidding. I'm too out of practice. Then we helped our friend go to downtown Palo Alto to catch up with his group. This is Julia. I taught her how to solve a Rubik's Cube. She also wanted to be on my blog. You better see this, Julia. I can't believe that week two is pretty much over. It went by so fast. So very fast. Now that it's Friday, (or maybe Saturday, I discussed this before) I can see that my time here at Stanford is not very long. It encourages me to take advantage of this even more than I already am. this can be a metaphor for life, everyone. You need to realize that your time on this earth is not very long. Do what matters. Make a difference. Inspire people by writing a blog. (This only works if your name is Joe.) Goodbye. I'll not see you all tomorrow evening. But I'll write at you. |