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Send us Fan MailIn today’s episode, I am joined by Professor Fred Feinberg from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Mr. Feinberg got his PhD from MIT, and is the current chair of marketing at the Ross School of business. Prof. Feinberg's research examines how people make choices in uncertain environments.  His work focuses on using statistical models to explain complex decision patterns, particularly involving sequential choices among related items (e.g., brands in the same category) and dyads (e.g., people choosing one another in online dating).  He also works in mathematical psychology, Bayesian econometrics, dynamic programming, as well as models of advertising and consumer variety-seeking. He is Departmental Editor at Production and Operations Management, former Co-Editor of Marketing Science, and Associate Editor at Journal of Marketing Research. With Tom Kinnear and Jim Taylor, he is a co-author of the book, Modern Research; Cases, method, and concepts.   In our discussion we talk about the fundamentals of marketing and the analytics that go with it. Enjoy!!!!Support the show

Send us Fan MailIn the second episode I talk with Professor Torsor Kotee of UC Berkeley Haas. UC Berkeley Haas has been named the 3rd best undergraduate business school in the nation for many years. Torsor is the founder of an Tech-Ed startup called, “market games”. This game allows a student to experience what an entrepreneur or a business leader experiences. Having to deal with ambiguity when making decisions, knowing outcomes are uncertain. His game can simulate that real-world experience. His company builds games that simulate market dynamics and partner with instructors to deliver that experience to students. In addition, Torsor has past experiences working in investment banking and Private equity. He was the assistant Vice President at Credit Suisse UK and a investment professional at ManoCap private equity fund.In today’s discussion Torsor and I talk about Capital Markets, Market efficiency, and the foundations of accounting and private equity.Join the market games boot camp for high schoolers, experience the game. Link: https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/4d5075b482bcdd01a71cde177c09f4a9c3d82ac1?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fmg_bootcamp&userId=5512447&signature=d6a59eb7a8414d40Support the show

Send us Fan MailIn this interview I talk with Tim Draper of Draper Associates.  Mr. Draper has been listed as the 7th best venture capitalist in the world on the Forbes Midas List, as well as the 48th most influential Harvard Alum.In today’s fireside chat  Tim and I talk about his career as a venture capitalist, how he evaluates companies to invest in, his most notable investments and why he invested in them, risk management, his outlook on the US economy due to Covid-19, why bitcoin should be the new currency for the US, and the idea of change.Tim Draper, who is worth $1.5 Billion, is the founder of Draper Fisher Jurveston, Draper Venture Network, Draper University, and Draper Associates. His most prominent investments include Baidu, Hotmail, Skype, Tesla, SpaceX, AngelList, SolarCity, Ring, Twitter, DocuSign, Coinbase, Robinhood, Ancestry.com, Twitch, Cruise Automation, and Focus Media. In July 2014, Draper received wide coverage for his purchase at a US Marshalls Service auction of seized bitcoins from the Silk Road website. Lastly, Draper is a major proponent of Bitcoin and decentralization.Support the show