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Oct

19

2024

What Business Should I Start? 2 Ways of Entrepreneurship

All Posts, Analysisdai, entrepreneurship, liang, post-grad, strategy

miniseries via iStockPhoto After finishing their curriculum in university, students are offered multiple potential choices, such as joining a company, continuing their education as a graduate student, or pursuing one of the most popular and ambitious choices: embarking on the journey of entrepreneurship. With insights shared by a Kellogg alumnus/search fund owner from Nashville and profound visions from an accomplished consultant, this article will explore two avenues that lead to success in entrepreneurship, which are, respectively, making something new, and making something better. Making Something New Making something new sounds like an empty exercise without a well-formed idea. Here are…

Oct

19

2024

By Eva Sinelnikov

How Do Students Value Vanderbilt Football Tickets?

All Posts, Featureseconomics, football, prices, sinelnikov, vanderbilt

Photo taken by Eva Sinelnikov At Vanderbilt, student section tickets for athletic games are free for undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students. During the first football game of the season, Vanderbilt's student section was packed. The demand of spirited Commodores greatly exceeded the supply of student seating, therefore sections P and Q had to be closed off. However, as the season goes on, the demand for student seats at football games tends to dwindle. To access student tickets, Vanderbilt students simply go online and download a free ticket to their phone, but what would happen if Vanderbilt began charging for student…

Oct

18

2024

By Mark Ciampa

Realtor Compensation Gets Overhauled: How Does It Affect Nashville?

All Posts, Analysisciampa, housing, nashville, real estate, settlement

Feverpitched via iStockPhoto For decades, the National Association of Realtors (NAR), a trade association with over 1.3 million members, has established guidelines for structuring compensation for realtors representing homebuyers and sellers during most home sales in the United States, However, on August 17th, 2024, new NAR practices went into effect following a settlement between the NAR and a class of plaintiffs across the United States. In the antitrust lawsuit, plaintiffs asserted that the NAR’s guidelines for compensating realtors were anticompetitive and increased home prices through compensation structures that shared commissions between the realtors of homebuyers and home sellers. How have…

Oct

11

2024

By Jeremy Rosenkranz and Gabriel Lunin-Pack

Is CAVA the next Chipotle?

All Posts, Analysisbusiness, corporation, food, lunin-pack, rosenkranz

Photo taken by Jeremy Rosenkranz Background & History With Campus Dining receiving lots of backlash in the first few weeks of the 2024-2025 school year, many students are opting to dine at the multitude of popular chain restaurants surrounding the campus. The most notable of these chains are CAVA and Chipotle, restaurants which specialize in bringing quality ingredients to fast-casual dining. Although their respective cuisines are very different (Chipotle being Mexican while Cava is Mediterranean), the two restaurants have both developed cult-like fan bases, strong social media presences, and have investors throwing money at them. When Chipotle was founded in…

Oct

11

2024

By Shivani Manikandan

The Evolving World: Music and Artificial Intelligence

All Posts, Analysisai, blair, industry, manikandan, music

Devrimb via iStockPhoto One good thing that came out of the COVID pandemic was the increase in the understanding and development of technology, specifically artificial intelligence. Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, became popular overnight. An example is programs that create music based on different inputs or examples provided to the AI. This resulted in a large earthquake — a disturbance — in the music industry. One example is the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University, in which students dedicate the entirety of their time as an undergraduate working towards a degree in music. As a result, these students are…

Oct

10

2024

By Tapan Sidhwani

Crypto at Vanderbilt: The Rise of VandyBlockchain

All Posts, Featuresblockchain, crypto, finance, organization, Sidhwani

Image provided by Abhay Khanna for use in this article Whether it’s through Bitcoin’s raging bull markets or through various memecoins like Dogecoin or Shiba Inu, cryptocurrencies have frequently made their way into the headlines over the last ten years. A key factor in catalyzing this “crypto gold rush” is blockchain technology: a decentralized public ledger used for transparent information sharing and transaction recording. In simpler terms, a big magic notebook everyone can write in and see, but nobody can edit. VandyBlockchain Origins The rise of blockchain technology has expanded its impact far beyond just the financial world, reaching academic…

Oct

04

2024

By Ben Nelson

Sportsbetting: A Luxury that Vanderbilt Students Can’t Afford

All Posts, Opinionbetting, college, experience, Nelson, sports

sb-borg via iStockPhoto Watching college basketball at night is a longstanding tradition in my house. My dad and I sit in recliners with our eyes glued to the screen while we eat, do work, play with the dog, or do any other nightly activity. On this particular night, we are on the edge of our seats, screaming at the TV… it’s really coming down to the wire. The point guard pulls up a couple feet behind the three point line and misses, but his teammate slams in the rebound at the buzzer! My dad lets out a groan of disbelief…

Oct

02

2024

By Nathan Park

A Guide to Investment Banking at Vanderbilt University

All Posts, Featuresbanking, finance, internship, park, recruitment

Photo credit to Patrick Weissenberger on Unsplash The Fast-Paced World of Investment Banking Recruitment at Vanderbilt At Vanderbilt University, the pursuit of a career in investment banking (IB) begins long before graduation. For many ambitious students, the journey starts as early as freshman year, with the recruiting process often kicking off over a year in advance for coveted summer internships. The timeline for investment banking recruitment is notably accelerated. Undergraduates typically find themselves in the thick of recruiting for junior year summer internships during the spring of their sophomore year. This early start can catch many off guard, emphasizing the…

Sep

30

2024

By Anna Song

Cafés: Comparison of Paris and Nashville Coffee Drinking Culture

All Posts, Featurescafe, coffee, culture, nashville, song

Photo taken by Anna Song: A café in the Marais in January. (Figure 1) Nashville, as a developing city, is home to various specialty coffee shops such as Crema Coffee Roasters and Barista Parlor. While studying at Vanderbilt and living in the city of Nashville, I started to interact more closely with the Third Wave coffee culture in the city. I visited many local specialty coffee shops and tasted beans from various roasters. I perceived myself as an insider of the coffee world, yet my study abroad experience in Paris brought me new perspectives of coffee drinking culture. Cafés à…