Analysis of Industry and Competition: Guido Maretto
"The first time I went to Continente, I got lost in the parking lot…"
"We're not gonna draw the whole tree because it would look like a christmas tree…"
"This one is probably going to be easier [talking about Google] because you find a lot of stuff about the internet on the internet."
"You can imagine what would happen to Europe or other developing countries..."
Student: "I don't remember the model"
Prof: "You don't need to remember, you need to think!"
Student: "Argh!"
Prof: "I know, thinking is difficult!"
"Since I am completely brain dead (…)"
Game Theory I: Susana Peralta
"Let's go back to our best friend, Matching Pennies…"
"Relaxing conditions doesn't mean massage or spa… it means less demanding conditions!"
"So, I stop now for games of… … whatever… imperfect information!"
*student gets up and turns off the projector by climbing a chair*
Prof: "I'm so proud of you… [and then for the class] If he would die in my class it would be really bad."
Management Seminar (BCG)
Lecturer 1: "Are you asking... [this, and this, and that]?"
Student: "Yeah, it's basically the opposite…"
Lecturer 2: "You have to enter, and you have to enter hard!"
Persuasion and Negotiation: Pedro Neves
"So please go attend stuff, wherever stuff is!" [about the Business Forum]
"I wish I could be Steve Jobs - well, I guess no one wants to be Steve Jobs now…"
"They find out they're supporters of the same football club – which is kinda obvious, because if you are a successful business man, you know there's only one club to support!"
"I remember when I was a kid - it wasn't that long ago, it was in the 40s…"
