August 29 1997: Netflix was founded in Los Gatos, CA. They mailed DVDs in little red envelopes, with a huge collection of movies and tv shows to choose from. Ten years later, in 2007, Netflix started offering subscribers the option to stream movies online. Sources: 6 Famous Companies That Launched in Summer (so Don’t Take Time Read More …
Pitchbook, the go-to database for VC and PE deals, continues to add content to Pitchbook Pioneer, its learning platform. Certification Courses Pitchbook Collage Ambassador Foundations Certification – covers the basics of navigating Pitchbook, conducting market analysis and gathering industry intelligence, deal sourcing and creating curated lists of target companies, deal execution by comparing companies and Read More …
The Fall 2024 building hours for the Woodruff Library run August 28th through December 21st. Monday-Thursday 7:30am -2:00am Friday 7:30am -12:00am Saturday Read More …
August 23, 1956: The “Picture Phone,” an experimental product from Bell Labs, sent picture along with sound over telephone lines. The 2”x3” screen allowed individuals to see each other talking. They let the public experiment with this product much later at the 1964 New York World’s Fair – with eight picture phones letting visitors call neighboring booths. Read More …
August 22, 1966: In St. Paul, Minnesota, a small store called Sound of Music opened its doors to customers in late August of 1966. Fifty years later, Best Buy (the company changed its name in 1983) is a multinational retailer with nearly $40 billion in annual revenue. Source: Company Website Read more from the Goizueta Read More …
How will this help me? Wall Street Oasis (WSO) includes finance and consulting career resources includes technical and case interview courses, and company and industry insights. These resources are helpful for creating your target list of companies, as well as preparing for networking and interviews. To access, follow the prompts to register and create an Read More …
SBRnet’s Sports Marketing Analytics database is a rich source of sports fan data, with information from approximately 6700 U.S. sports. The results measure the habits and behaviors of sports fans for 19 separate sports across 68 categories. To access the sports fan data, click Premium at the top of the page. FAN STUDIES Gathered twice Read More …
How will this help me? O’Reilly includes several videos, courses, audiobooks and ebooks focused on Generative AI, project management, data visualization, and more. What are some key features? Watch video case studies in O’Reilly help you “learn how to avoid mistakes from the pros who made them first” covering Pinterest, Spotify, Slack and more. Take Read More …
August 3, 1811: It’s the birthday of Elisha Graves Otis, born 205 years ago in Halifax, Vt. who found his inspiration while working in a Yonkers, N.Y., factory that needed to move heavy equipment to its upper floor. Using a hoist came with the risk of equipment crashing to the ground if the cable broke, so Read More …
FactSet, a financial analysis platform, recently changed its registration process. If you currently have a FactSet username/password – you will need to update your account information. You can no longer use the FactSet.net email that you were initially assigned by FactSet. Please review this handout for the details. Please reach out to gbsaskalibrarian [at] emory Read More …
