Lessons for energy entrepreneurs

by Lisa Huber, MEM/MBA ’14 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Pedro Santos, Founder and CEO of OsComp Systems, in an EDGE Seminar on Nov. 13, 2013 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Pedro Santos, founder of OsComp Systems, sold his first business before graduating high school and has […]

Sustainable development requires truth in advertising

by Tim McDonald, MBA ’15 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Tom Albanese, Chairman, Vedanta Resources Holdings, in an EDGE Seminar on Nov. 6, 2013 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Sustainable development is critically important to the mining industry for very pragmatic reasons.  In particular, mining companies must […]

Winning in cleantech VC

by Richard Bethune, MBA ’14 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Randall Ledford, PhD, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Emerson Electric Co. in an EDGE Seminar on Oct. 9, 2013 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. After seeing the bodies pile up following the first big wave […]

Sustainability: Reducing risk is the reward

by Dan Chow, MEM/MBA ’15 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Terry Yosie, PhD, President & CEO of the World Environment Center, in an EDGE Seminar on Oct. 2, 2013 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Many companies have reached the point where they need to switch from a […]

Purpose to profit: Considering next-generation retail platforms

by Tatyana Brown, MEM/MBA ’16 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Terry Yosie, PhD, President & CEO of the World Environment Center, in an EDGE Seminar on Oct. 2, 2013 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. How can businesses leverage the nexus of evolving information technology, online retail, consumer […]

More questions than answers for the utility industry

by Jake Reeder, MBA/MPP ’15 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Rob Latoff, Director and Senior Partner with McKinsey & Company, in an EDGE Seminar on Sept. 25, 2013 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Rob Latoff’s perspective on energy economics in the EDGE Seminar was refreshing in its […]

Energy independence: Four decades of rhetoric

by David Rokeach, MBA ’15 This article was written in response to a seminar given by John McNabb, Vice Chairman of Investment Banking with Duff & Phelps Corporation, in an EDGE Seminar on Sept. 18, 2013 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. In 1973, President Richard Nixon announced “Project Independence,” an effort to make […]