This course starts with an interview of an INSEAD alum, Jules Radcliffe.
Jules will talk about his background and how his education has been a stepping stone to Private Equity. He will tell us which aspects of the MBA he found most useful and what is he expecting from people who aspire to work in finance.
The second interview is with Mark Clift, a London Business School MBA alum, who reflects on the core lessons of his career.
Post MBA, Mark became a CEO and co-founder of SnappTrip and CPO of Snapp!, Iran's SuperApp that had 85% of the ride hailing market - more than Uber in any city in the world.
In the video, Mark explains the concept of Growth Mindset, the importance of setting the strategic vision when building a business as well as executing on it.
He points out what the MBA won't prepare you for.
The second part of the course will be taught by founders of a British drinks company, Fighter Shots - Anna and Kavita. They graduated from London Business School with MBA degrees and have passion for sharing the knowledge with anyone interested in starting a business too.
In this course we will talk about:
- What we learned at London Business School that was helpful in starting and running a business
- How we built the business from 0 to £1m+ in sales
- How to choose a product and create an MVP
- Determining your costs
- Identifying the target market and customers (incl channels e-commerce, export, retail, on trade)
- Estimating your financial projections (Profit and Loss statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows)
- Choosing suppliers
- In house capabilities vs subcontractors
- Financing (invoice financing, debt financing, equity fundraising, crowdfunding, cash advancements)
- How to be profitable
We will talk about the above topics on the example of our drinks company, Fighter Shots. We think that seeing all of the above topics applied to a real business will make it much clearer to comprehend and follow.
While our business was founded in the UK, and different food and manufacturing standards might apply in the rest of the world, we think that most of the topics are universal and very much applicable in most of the markets.
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Anna Szymanowska:
I founded Fighter Shots in 2019.
Previous to that, I graduated from London Business School with an MBA degree. I also have masters' degrees in Renewable Energy and Industrial Engineering.
One of my main skills I use everyday at Fighter Shots is logistics and supply chain management, which I learned during my 5 years experience at Airbus.
When working on the A320 family airplanes we had to make sure all of the aircraft parts (wings, fuselage, landing gear), cabin (seats, galleys, lavatories) as well as hundreds of aircraft systems were ready at the assembly line. It is no different to creating a drink.
Getting all of the supplies and ingredients (which are perishable so the timing is even more crucial) on time, on cost and on quality is as challenging! Especially with limited resources, There are delays, shortages and accidents happening everyday too.
My other work experiences are as valuable. At Microsoft, I learned cold calling sales tactics. Management consulting teaches strategic approach and data analytics tools. And last but not least, my internships at startups have shown me that not everything goes to plan and that is ok too.
