Spring semester: Week #1 with BU Venture Scholar class
After a week of reviewing their deals, BU’s Venture Scholars each presented at their first deal review this afternoon. Their analysis well received, the Scholars will move on to their next cycle of deals in a few days with a better understanding of how deals should be reviewed and the expectations of analysis conducted.
This week I caught up with Omer Lidor, an MBA a few months away from graduating with a concentration in Health Sector Management and a background of biology and chemistry. Hailing from famed “start-up nation” of Israel, Omer has a long standing interest in innovation and entrepreneurship. An active member of the Questrom Graduate Entrepreneurship Club, Omer took the initiative to lead an innovation trek to Israel for his class last year, where students visited promising companies both large and small.
I spoke to Omer about how his impressions this first week on reviewing deals. The start-up he reviewed this week is working on desalination technology (converting salt water from the sea into drinkable water), a type of technology the desert nation of Israel has been utilising to produce fresh water for years. Omer expressed that he found the process of deal review very exciting so far, as it requires digging deep into both the company and market, asking the right questions and being critical. So far, he felt able to leverage on his experiences to deliver an interesting assessment.
We also spoke about his thoughts about the deal review, and his expectations of the event. Omer shared that he was most looking forward to learn from the team and his fellow associates, and contributing a unique perspective on the deals. Omer also expressed an interesting perspective on the program, noting that:
“The powerful network of professionals that G-51 is creating is pretty amazing, and it would be interesting to see how it supports the overall organizational learning. I believe that the experience of G-51 executives and the diverse perspectives of young professional from around the world is an interesting match that would lead to great results.”
-Written by BU MBA candidate Joanna Ghazali
