What business to avoid - an Arab advises.

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

Arabs never buy even if given to them free:

1.   Restaurants;

2.   Hotels

3.   Retail fronts.   

But many are crazy about this   In our place there is boom of these 3 businesses

3 businesses Arabs never invest in

Dr Alfredo Bengzon former VP for Professional Schools Dean of AGSB joins the Lord at age 90

Every generation needs a revolution - an entrepreneurial revolution

We worked with him for over a decade.   His services and leadership will be missed.  Vaya con Dios, Dr Arab.

He led the Faculty Conference for AGSB.  He ate dinner with me one time engaging me in  a deep conversation.  He interviewed me about my current business and made jokes for the plenary regarding me and another who heads a memorial plan company.  Beware if both me and Erniie come together ofering something spectacular.

I remember a lot about him when he made me ahead of everybody else at ER at TMC when I was involved in a bike accident.  He became my attending physician all o f a sudden.  It was of course pro bono   

When my mom was in the ICU and when security shooed us from sleeping  outside the ICU, I complained to him he made sure that we slept albeit on the floor near the ICU.  For him it was not wrong to be malakas esepcially if the malakas is member of the TMC or the AGSB family

I didnt know that he wore the Eagle costume everytime there was UAAP competition

Our sympathies to the family..

Dean Jet Memo to the AGSB community

How they train traders at Goldman Sach

Goldman Sachs could be the golden standard in investment banking before.  but nearly got toppled by the subprime mortgage debacle in 2008.  

The trader/IB relates importantinsights on how he was trained. (Sharran Srivastaa)

1.  How to earn $100,000 from nothing.  This is rather difficult and may border on scamming.

2.  Long term greed.  Find the long term value of the customer.  You dont have to withhold discounts from the customer now.  Give hiim a good deal.  He may buy

     from you again and again.

3.  Be responsive so that you can be trusted.  Keep your notifications CP on.  Be available when customers contact you    (Not as some of the sbus who will

    not answer phone calls or gmails.  Develop good communication habits  early on.  Respond to text, dm, 

4.  Be ready and fast and offer solutions when shit happens     Dont wait for the damage to get bigger.  (Avoid situations that will spell disaster for you.  ) Consult

     superiors and peers to avoid difficulties and anomalies

5   When you are with the best of the best, hard work is the only answer.   Find your hard, that will bring out the best in you.  

6.  Develop a investment x ray;  be a good adviser and authority.  In finance, your x ray are   capital presevation, tax efficiency, cash flow and growth.  

7.   Only a good brand can push your product/service to sell.     Not your best effort or your personality

8.  Share your network with others network.  It pays to work together as a team to work as one towards customer success and satisfaction.

9.  Show yourself as coachable so that you will have internal champions who will speak for you when you are not around

10  Help your company build a brand. It takes a lot of effort to do that.  But do work on that