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Charlie Ballard

London, UK

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The Longest Week

So four weeks ago I demanded that Ricard (Catalan), Andrea (US) and Erkki-Anti (Finland) to all join a team and participate in an international case competition that was being sponsored by the Aspen Foundation, a New York-based organization which states... Continue reading

Posted Nov 13, 2012 at Buzz The Bridge

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The Non-Camera Rocks

Ever since the first smartphones came out, their built-in cameras have been slowly getting better and better. They didn't start off too great -- I think the Nokia I had in 2000 gave you a resolution of about 4x4, in... Continue reading

Posted Jul 8, 2012 at Buzz The Bridge

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Somebody That I Used To Know

Amusing how songs will go viral and take on lives of their own. You've probably heard the original version of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know". If not, it's one of the better videos in awhile. A few months... Continue reading

Posted Jun 9, 2012 at Buzz The Bridge

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May 20 Annular Eclipse

Didn't know this, but there's "total" eclipses, where the sun is fully blocked, but because the moon is on an elliptical orbit, there's also "annular" eclipses, where the moon is further away and therefore -- because it seems smaller --... Continue reading

Posted May 22, 2012 at Buzz The Bridge

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When I Make My Jalapeños... Calamari and Prosciutto...

Ylvis is really asking all the right questions here. Continue reading

Posted May 21, 2012 at Buzz The Bridge

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Round Three Begins

Let's just admit while we're still admitting things that this site has begun to show an increasing lack of ability to track progress toward an MBA. Mostly since the MBA finished more than five months ago. These pages began as... Continue reading

Posted May 3, 2012 at Buzz The Bridge

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Breakin' A Sweat

Ended up out at a taxi app launch party last night with a few people before hitting up a few bars in the area. Not sure if London really needs yet another cab finder but the place was chill enough.... Continue reading

Posted Feb 24, 2012 at Buzz The Bridge

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Creative Agency of the Year

Congrats to New York's Droga5 for winning Creativity Magazine's 2011 Agency of the Year award. Continue reading

Posted Jan 31, 2012 at Buzz The Bridge

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Wrapping Up The MBA

So it's been awhile again. I've found myself coming up with random thoughts less often in the past six months, likely due to concerns about the present and the future blocking the ability to find the time to procrastinate with... Continue reading

Posted Jan 9, 2012 at Buzz The Bridge

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Managing Conflicts

Had a dream last night that I was actually employed... somewhere... and suddenly realized that I'd scheduled conflicting meetings with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates at 10am this Wednesday. Felt a little badass that I'd so quickly gotten to the... Continue reading

Posted Nov 8, 2011 at Buzz The Bridge

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It's definitely useful, though like so many of these models is perhaps overly simple and produces actions that are probably already clear without the model. Does anyone really try to sell a Lamborghini and not know that they need to appeal to the emotion first, then price?

Commented Oct 18, 2011 on FCB Planning Matrix For Marketing at Paul Simister's Business Coaching Blog

Sitting in Heathrow right now waiting for my 2-hour flight back to Barcelona, dead tired but rather content after a pretty terrific last three days. Jared and Thomas were in town and with Alex along we ended up going out... Continue reading

Posted Aug 28, 2011 at Buzz The Bridge

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Hey Tim! You mind if I leave the photo up? This page gets about two hits a month -- and I got your photo off Google Image Search -- but it's a great shot and really reminds me of Club Soda. Many thanks in advance if that's cool with you.

Commented Jun 25, 2011 on Flounder Inn Photo Trip at Buzz The Bridge

Deserving The Finish

So been thinking through various entrepreneurship opportunities lately. Two recent complimentary events have together resulted in a product idea with interesting potential. 1. One-Off Marketing Events Can Work: This is actually a few years old but I keep thinking of... Continue reading

Posted May 25, 2011 at Buzz The Bridge

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Thanks for that picture, C-Murphs. You do know they make a roll-on for that though, right? Look under the "Elsève" brand.

Commented May 25, 2011 on A Somewhat Unique Business Case at Buzz The Bridge

A Somewhat Unique Business Case

So I ended studying a rather unique business case for one of our classes last night. Learned quite a lot, probably because it was written by one of our great professors. It's rather amazing how week after week, reading 10-18... Continue reading

Posted May 24, 2011 at Buzz The Bridge

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And Life Maintains Its Upward Trend

So been thinking a lot lately about the excellence of life. Or rather, the excellence its potential holds. Recently things have been going well. Scary well. Trip to Dublin was fantastic. While the professors could use some work, classes are... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2011 at Buzz The Bridge

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And These Days Still Go Oddly Terrific

So this morning, the second of the new term, I head out for the usual 15-minute walk to the metro and decide that I'm bored with every song on my crap Blackberry. I decide I want to listen to "Lux... Continue reading

Posted Mar 22, 2011 at Buzz The Bridge

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Think You Can Wait

Another great song, this one a single The National wrote for indie film "Win Win", a small movie about a wrestling coach and a kid he ends up having to take care of that looks... actually pretty good. Yes. I'm... Continue reading

Posted Mar 14, 2011 at Buzz The Bridge

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Amazing video a classmate just posted, commenting on how quickly school is passing us by. Used to listen to this constantly in 1999, tooling around DC in the CJ with the top down and the system up. Such a great... Continue reading

Posted Mar 13, 2011 at Buzz The Bridge

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The Boys Are Back In Town

So on Tuesday Billy Frickin' Gallagher shows up in my neighborhood of Gracia. I'd actually gone to the airport to surprise him, but his place got in half an hour early so we missed each other. Great to see the... Continue reading

Posted Mar 12, 2011 at Buzz The Bridge

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Borrusia Dortmund Und Der Kölner Karneval

Amazing time this last weekend with Stacchetti, Elsner, Carl and a few others. This past Friday we flew from BCN to Dusseldorf, took the train to Elsner's home town of Dortmund, checked into a hotel, then headed out into the... Continue reading

Posted Mar 12, 2011 at Buzz The Bridge

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Funny how random conversations will bring up the random minutaie of life that you'd never expect to miss. And still don't really miss. Not really. But yet somehow still remember with great fondness and nostalgia. Such as, let's say, for... Continue reading

Posted Mar 11, 2011 at Buzz The Bridge

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La Calçotadas Y Ti

Saturday Guntash and Paula organized a group of about 80 of us out to the countryside to have a light breakfast of wine and cheese, check out the ancient town of Montblanc, enjoy the Calçotada (green onion) feast and maybe... Continue reading

Posted Feb 25, 2011 at Buzz The Bridge

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Back And Back Again

So the night before my Business Valuation exam back in December I get a call from a woman in L'Oreal New York's human resources department asking if I might be interested in attending their annual "Taste of L'Oreal" recruiting weekend... Continue reading

Posted Feb 12, 2011 at Buzz The Bridge

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