As you come into Uris Hall.

Back in the day,  we just had regular TV.

On my way to Day 2 lectures.  Hope they are as fulfilling as Day 1.

Rumors have it that there was a 25th reunion.  Who knew?

I am Tweeting extensively on Bright Topics.  Follow me thru the lectures, the lunch and the big party tonight.

Consultants, exec recruiters, Wall Street types, marketers – a roar heard round the world.

Plus the drinks are flowing!

Cipriani, bellinis, herds of MBAs!

Though lunch was great and ran into an old case team member.  He went down the Finance route as so many did at Columbia.

Fantastic case study in entrpreneurial session.  Possible creation of new brain cells.  Huge entrepreneurial program now at Columbia.

Starting lots of ventures.  Volume counts.  So starting somewhat early helps…since volume counts!

On catching the train.  And media companies wonder where their audience has gone!  I have things to share.  No time for The Today Show or the train schedule!

We used books….magazines….newsletters….annual statistical volumes….it didn’t feel like we had no data….I had used online economic data at my pre-MBA job.  I was very modern.

In the land before the Internet and Google.

Getting ready to take the train into NYC.  Used app for train schedule….paper schedule, anyone?

The MBA of yesteryear….without a PC, without PowerPoint, without a cell phone….how did we do it? How did we organize our case groups without email or shared calendars? Did we actually meet as a team vs. on conference calls? Did everyone even have an answering machine?

I still read The Wall Street Journal….though I prefer it on the iPad. I still use a calculator. I still need the people skills we needed back then.

So, I’m off to my 30th reunion at Columbia. Off to learn some new ways…I’ll be taking the subway just as I did those many years ago, but I am sure we will all be heads down in our smart phones now.

What was I doing then?

Does this bring back any memories?

Just back from a wonderful trip to Tunisia.  Where everyone has a cell phone.  And service is great across the whole country, including the Sahara.  I want my clients to remember that cell penetration of advanced devices is high across the world and many folks are “out and about” with their cell vs. at a desk in an office having driven there (the suburban American paradigm!).

Wonder if they get much usage?