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Hideki Hirano, MBA 02, has been singing
the praises of the Haas School in the Japanese magazine
Nikkei Business Associe — from October 2002 until
March 2003, Hirano penned a series of six stories on
his experience getting an MBA. The title for the series
was “A fulfilling struggle for MBA — Master
of Being Ambitious!” In the articles, Hirano described
how getting an MBA changed his life. “Nikkei Business
Associe is a magazine targeted at young professionals,
including those thinking about attending an American
business school.” A freelance journalist, Hirano
consults and does media training for business executives
in Japan.
Paul Otellini, MBA 74, president and
COO of Intel, was profiled in Business 2.0 in May in
the article, “The Man Who Will Be King.”
Thomas Schultz, MBA candidate 2004,
a student from Germany, has been writing for the German
business paper Handelsblatt about his MBA experience
at the Haas School for the past year. He gives a personal
account of his life as a Berkeley MBA student and answers
readers’ questions about the school’s admissions
process, the program, and the value of its network.
Michael Milken, BS 68, appeared in
Forbes Magazine on May 1 in the article, “Knowledge
Universe gives Leapfrog shares to backers.”
Dilbert cartoon creator Scott Adams, MBA 86,
commented on how the Bush administration is doing in
USA Today on April 27 in the article, “How’s
USA’s first MBA President doing?”
William F. “Rick” Cronk, BS 65,
appeared in Forbes magazine on April 24 in the article,
“Dreyer’s serves up bonuses for its two
top executives.” Cronk is president of Dreyer’s
Grand Ice Cream Inc.
Shazam Entertainment, a company founded by
Chris Barton and Philip Inghelbrecht, both MBAs 00,
continued to make news this year. VentureWire on April
24 reported, “Shazam Entertainment raises $6M
Second Round,” and Revolution covered Shazam’s
Best Innovation award at the BTOpenWorldInteractive
Music Awards. Shazam enables people to use their mobile
phones to identify song titles and artists by sound.
John Hanke, MBA 96, appeared on National
Public Radio on April 3 in an interview about his new
company, Keyhole. Keyhole provides high-resolution 3D
imagery often used by news media during the Iraq War
and made news on CBS, 60 Minutes, Forbes, and PC World
earlier this year.
Bob Lutz, BS 61, MBA 62, remarked
on Americans’ “horsepower arms race”
in the February 24 issue of Newsweek in the article
“My Engine is Bigger Than Your Engine.”
He was also featured in Newsweek on January 13 in an
article titled, “The Fast and the Luxurious.”
The piece is about the Cadillac 16, GM’s new $250,000
concept car.
Jon Altschuler, MBA 01, vice president
of Stream Realty Partners, was featured in The Dallas
Morning News on February 21 in the article, “Leasing
agent’s pitch is a trip back in time.”
“Hot or Not,” a successful internet business
started by James Hong, MBA 99, was
featured in USA Today on February 20.
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