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...site founders Amy A. Skaria ’10, Tej A. Toor ’10, Christopher “Kai” Wu ’09, Nitesh K. Banta ’08, and Amit S. Patel ’07 developed the site’s concept on the heels of a survey they conducted of 350 Harvard students. According to their survey, 62 percent of Harvard students had, during their own application and matriculation process, sought out college students for advice. 92 percent said they provided similar advice to other high school students...
Skaria, Toor, and Wu all express optimism regarding their startup’s future. “Our goal for now is proving the concept,” Wu said. “We want to see if this model works and is comfortable for people...
...concept of linking some of the world's fastest-growing economies isn't new. Various versions of an Asian free-trade zone have been mooted in the past. But with Asian economies leading the world out of recession while America languishes, the topic is coming up with increasing frequency. At a meeting of regional leaders hosted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Thailand last month, Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama proposed an "East Asian community" that would bind together Japan, China, South Korea and the 10 countries of Southeast Asia, plus India, Australia and New Zealand. Hatoyama...
...there is little reason to believe that Fannie's move is going to immediately spark a wave of me-too programs. Cheryl Lang, CEO of Integrated Mortgage Solutions, a firm that helps manage repossessed houses, says she's seen some interest in the concept, but companies are hesitant to implement it for fear of the legal consequences. "Once a lender takes possession, if there's a mold issue or Chinese drywall, whatever the problem is with that house, whether or not the lender is aware of it, that's a liability," says Lang. She recalls being on a panel sponsored...
...Living history.” The concept had always seemed to me a rather empty one: a hollow phrase, to be invoked only by nostalgic museum retrospectives, ghostwritten memoirs by former first ladies, and parents straining to persuade the kiddies that Grandpa’s still worth talking to. (“Ignore the drool, he can tell you all about Iwo Jima...