Candidate:

Mr. Just Sold My Startup

About Me:

I am an entrepreneur, someone I wanted to be since the age of 17. I started 2 websites in undergrad that failed and then I launched my 3rd startup in 4th year which is a SaaS platform for a highly unorganized sector. I bootstrapped it to a $150k seed investment, went bankrupt, pivoted, bootstrapped again and sold it for $10mil.

Schools:

Target School: Chicago Booth

Considering: Wharton, Harvard

See More Profiles For: Chicago Booth

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Not a very known college

Undergrad Major: Electrical Engineering

GPA: 3.0

GMAT: 650+

Age: 28,  Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Extracurriculars:

Work History:

Title: Founder and CEO

Industry: Technology

Company: Start-Up

Length of Employment: 6 yrs

Big Life Wins:

– Forbes Asia 30u30; Leaders of tomorrow.
– Won the most disruptive business award.
– Awarded a trophy by a reputed organization in India for my contribution towards the unorganized sector.
– Scaled a business to profitability after multiple failed attempts.
– Convinced the CEO of a large international company to buy my company.

Post MBA Goal:

I strongly believe that the lack of right strategies, team management skills, negotiations skills, and my inability to think like a leader has led to multiple failures as a startup founder. I aim to surround myself with highly skilled people in an MBA, improve my skills, learn to think like a CEO of a large organization and start up again.

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  • mbaMission Odds Assessment: 20%

    Hi Mr. Just Sold My Startup,
    Congratulations on selling your startup! This is Debbie Choy from mbaMission. It sounds like you’ve had quite a journey as an entrepreneur. Kudos too on your awards and recognition. Booth is looking for strengths in three areas – academic track record (GPA, GMAT score), professional trajectory and achievements, and extracurriculars (community leadership, personal interests). While I think your professional track record is very strong, your GPA and GMAT score could be a concern. With Booth’s average GMAT being around 720, I recommend that you retake the GMAT to get closer to that number. A higher score could even offset AdCom’s potential concern about your academic capabilities. In addition, now that you have sold your company, hopefully you have a bit …

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