It hooked up with student groups from Stanford and Harvard B-schools that acted as consultants and evaluated the prospects for two business areas the company wanted to pursue. When the projects were complete, one student stayed on as a summer intern. Others are taking advantage of alternate hiring paths now emerging. They should be able to feel comfortable because they're my peers. She adds that even since she left the Wharton School last August, schools seem to be making more of an effort to link students with entrepreneurs.
Some entrepreneurs try networking through student clubs.
Joshua Li, president of the High Tech Business Assn. Unfortunately, their messages may go unanswered. Alas, that's long after the best of the class has been placed. MBA students themselves are pressuring business school placement offices to make it easier for them to network with startups. But it's still left mainly up to students to find entrepreneurs.