Bill MacEwen / Blog

I’ve been considering business school for a long time now.  It’s been in the mix among other things, a cycling carrer, a masters in architecture, and business itsef… but I’ve always hesitated.  Last fall while trying to narrow things down, Dane recommended that I look into Babson College, and I immediately had the impression that this school was different.   They are all about innovation and entrepreneurship, they say.  So I submitted an application and went to Boston to visit.

The idea of an “MBA” sort of turned me off.  I pictured a bunch of booksmart kids in a room studying statistics and prepping themselves for a career at the bank.  Babson’s not like that.  The people I met were totally down to earth, full of real world experience and looking to build on it with a practical education.  Most of the students I talked to had already run their own business.  There’s even a class that collaborates with students from RISD to come up with solutions to bring their design ideas to market.  Whaaaaaat you wont get that at Queens!

With the exception of Stanford, there is no other MBA program that I would really want to partake in.  The people at Babson sold me on the school, and got me excited about the MBA aswell.  This Wednesday I’m packin’ up my gear and moving east!

He owned a big chunk of captiva.  Images here.

“Last year, more than $8,000,000,000 was wasted on these [gift certificates]. Not in the value spent, but in fees and breakage. When you give a card, if it doesn’t get used, someone ends up keeping your money, and it’s not the recipient. People spent more than eight billion dollars for nothing… buying a product that isn’t as good as cash.”

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/11/the-8-billion-s.html

Ace., originally uploaded by MacEwen.

Jose Gonzalez, originally uploaded by MacEwen.

I was fortunate to see this very small show at Zulu Records on Saturday.

Artist’s Website.

Landscape Tarpchitecture., originally uploaded by MacEwen.

In August I drove through Oregon, stopping at nearly all the surf breaks along the coast. Week long solo trips like these have become an annual event. Often I head to tofino but that path is well worn. I’ve been curious about Oregon as it’s close enough to drive to yet far enough to be adventurous. I traveled light this year. No tent, no campgrounds, just two tarps and some rope. Good things happen when your resources are limited.

Fly by Feel., originally uploaded by MacEwen.

The Geography., originally uploaded by MacEwen.