Journalism of Courage
The Ring Complete
Students of Indian School of Business (ISB) along with one student of MIT Sloan School of Management were
invited to ring the closing bell at the NASDAQ OMX Stock Exchange in New York on June 12. This moment of glory came as a result of being the winning team of the prestigious Global Venture Labs Investment Competition (GVLIC) organised by McCombs School of Business,University of Texas,Austin. Members of the winning team,Akshat Pipersenia,Amrita Dutta,Aditya Jain and Ashish Kohli of ISB,and Deepak Dugar of MIT Sloan School of Management were accompanied by Rob Warren,director of GVLIC,several members from McCombs and alumni from the ISB. They received a prize package worth $75,000 including $25,000 in cash,one year of office space and $25,000 in consulting services. GVLIC is an annual,graduate student-centric event designed for new ventures from around the world. The competition simulates the real world process of raising venture capital. This year,the competition witnessed participation from 40 teams from 11 countries across the world.
