2. Exploring New Ventures: A Summer With Boost Capital Partners

    This summer, we had the incredible opportunity to intern alongside the team at Boost Capital Partners in London.Founded in 2022, Boost is a venture capital firm that focuses on driving societal change by bringing life to products in impactful sectors of society such as health, education, and infrastructure. In doing so, they are committed to investing in high-impact start-ups that promise financial returns and create meaningful social and environmental benefits. Geographically, this manifests in them investing globally, particularly in Europe and Latin America.

  3. My Summer Internship: Exploring Impact Investing at Equatora Capital

    From Tech Startups to Impact InvestingBefore joining INSEAD, I worked in the technology industry, leading various functions and business units for tech startups. My role centred on driving business growth and delivering financial returns for our investors.This summer, I decided to pivot towards a new and exciting challenge—impact investing. I switched sides for the first time to the investor side by taking on the role of Impact Investment Analyst at Equatora Capital. 

  4. From Peaks of Knowledge to Peaks of Africa: A Journey to the Summit of Kilimanjaro

    On 19 July, a group of us—INSEAD alumni—reached the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain at 5,895 metres.For some, this climb was yet another adventure; for others, it was the first. It was also a culmination of hard work, hours of training, and discipline leading up to the trip. The climb started long before we landed in Tanzania.The adventure

  5. Starting With the End in Mind

    Every good story has a start, a middle, and an end. However, when prospective students contemplate pursuing an Executive MBA, this thinking must be turned upside down.The decision about which specific campus or programme to pursue needs to start with the end in mind.One might ask questions such as, "What is my end goal? What am I trying to achieve? What will success look like?" The answers to these will help identify the right path forward.   

  7. Banking on Success: INSEAD MIM's Global Leap to the NIBC Finals

    Midway through a career trek in November, I received a message: “Sign up for the NIBC competition”, and mechanically clicked on it. The NIBC is the largest international investment banking competition, hosted this year by the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. More than 600 teams from 200 universities worldwide participated, and I saw this as a fun way to learn and have a good challenge. 

  10. Giving Back

    Being accepted into INSEAD was a dream come true for me. I'd always dreamed of studying overseas at an international school, and suddenly, that opportunity was mine.However, paying for school and taking time off from work is another issue. I was barely making USD 2,000 a month in the Philippines, and suddenly, I had EUR 50,000 in tuition and living expenses for a year in Singapore to cover. Suddenly, that dream seemed beyond my reach.The thought of it kept me up at night.