Shawn BasakMIT Sales Competition RecapI entered the 2014 International MBA Sales Competition on a whim. I thought it’d be fun to try out those sales skills from my baseball…Apr 30, 2016Apr 30, 2016
Shawn BasakPeter Thiel at MIT on ‘Developing the Developed World’A quick note here: I had the chance to see Peter Thiel speak at MIT at an event covering his new book, Zero to One. Thiel spoke on a number…Apr 30, 2016Apr 30, 2016
Shawn BasakIcelandic InnovationMy first trip in business school was a long weekend to Iceland to study the growth of the innovation ecosystem. My classmates and I had the…Apr 28, 2016Apr 28, 2016
Shawn Basakt=0 Software Engineering Night Product Review: Trillcurated live events from people that know what they’re doingApr 27, 2016Apr 27, 2016
Shawn Basakt=0 Energy Innovation Night Product Review: ecoventsmart heating/cooling for homes + marriage reconciliation toolApr 25, 2016Apr 25, 2016
Shawn BasakIoT Wishlist: Connected Cornhole SetMy wife and I are pretty good at bags (“cornhole”). A few weeks after moving to Boston, we entered the YFALS Corntoss Challenge. A…Apr 25, 2016Apr 25, 2016
Shawn BasakThe Best Rationale for Quitting a JobA few years ago, close friend and dear colleague quit our small firm. He was an analytical workhorse, high-spirited comic during demanding…Apr 25, 2016Apr 25, 2016
Shawn BasakCoffee with Cream and Charity?It’s getting easier for consumers to donate to charity, but do they even want to?Apr 22, 2016Apr 22, 2016
Shawn Basak3 Ways To Moneyball Cause Marketing To Make It Actually WorkEvery brand these days has a cause attached to it, but the return seems limited to a general sense of good feeling, without really helping…Apr 22, 2016Apr 22, 2016
Shawn BasakChicago’s Best School is at 1616 N WellsHands down, the best educational experience I’ve ever had was taking a year of improv training at The Second City in Chicago. This includes…Apr 22, 2016Apr 22, 2016
