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Episode 2: Harvard Grad Nilesh Gonsalves on MBAs, Overworking and the Silicon Valley Life
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Episode 2: Harvard Grad Nilesh Gonsalves on MBAs, Overworking and the Silicon Valley Life

The epitome of schooling success is going to Harvard. Why? What does it get you? Does an MBA hold all the answers to career pivots and success? In this case, it was the beginning of a life in Silicon Valley.

Host Greg Martin talks with Harvard Grad Nilesh Gonsalves about his decision to leave Canada, the country he loves, and find out what to make of his life. After an investment banking career (where he cross paths with Greg), Nilesh worked at Goldman Sachs and then used his experience to get into Harvard.

The two discuss how to get in to Harvard, what's special about the entrance essay and all the things you can get out of business school. In this interview he discusses his happiness with his current job in Silicon Valley working at a new startup company.

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