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The Other 2 Internships

Hello from China! I'm entering the final 2 weeks of my time here as an intern in Shenzhen and I can't believe how quickly the time has passed and etc. China feels like home to me now, although every now and then I'll come across a subtle reminder...

Published 14-Apr-2011 5:34 by Christopher Jones

Filed under: internship, China, Shenzhen, Lab49, New York, University of Glasgow, Aeronautical Engineering, Christopher Jones, 2011

The City That Sometimes Sleeps And Sometimes Drinks Irn Bru

2 months ago I was enjoying my final weekend in the city that never sleeps. Now I’m back in the city that sometimes sleeps, sometimes drinks Irn Bru and, most importantly, always makes you feel welcome. I’ve even managed to re-monopolise my...

Published 31-Oct-2010 21:14 by Christopher Jones

Filed under: Lab49, New York, Christopher Jones, entrepreneurship

The End

As I write this I am sitting in Glasgow eating my last Devil Dog. My body clock says it is next Saturday…… The last week in NYC definitely proved to be the most frantic of all as I juggled the completion of the global marketing plan with...

Published 06-Sep-2010 16:16 by Christopher Jones

Filed under: Marketing, Strategy, Lab49, New York, University of Glasgow, Aeronautical Engineering, Christopher Jones

He came. He saw. He played ultimate frisbee

In the words of one of my favourite sports announcers of all time…business really has picked up both in and out of Lab49 Tower. The finishing touches are being applied to both the global marketing plan and my website content, with our final presentation...

Published 01-Sep-2010 11:49 by Christopher Jones

Filed under: Marketing, Strategy, Lab49, New York, University of Glasgow, Aeronautical Engineering, Christopher Jones, Wrestling

The 2 months the rest of my life will have to live up to

Capital Markets, Agile Project Management, Marketing, Networking, Caution Cards, Devil Dogs, Strategy Consulting, Financial Services, Hero Sandwiches, Conference Calls and much more. All fixtures of my last 7 weeks and all things I knew little to nothing...

Published 28-Aug-2010 23:18 by Christopher Jones

Filed under: Marketing, Strategy, Lab49, New York, University of Glasgow, Aeronautical Engineering, Christopher Jones

The Illustrated Chris Jones Guide To Survival In New York City.

In an earlier blog I promised to present a list of rules and/or nuggets of advice which would allow future Saltire Foundation interns or those of you lucky enough to land yourself a graduate job here to survive and prosper in New York. Here they are:...

Published 23-Aug-2010 23:06 by Christopher Jones

Filed under: USA, Lab49, New York, Guide, Survival, Wisdom, Christopher Jones

A man of the peacock

Picture this. I am standing in the queue in the menswear department of Century 21, the world’s greatest shop, clutching a rather spicy pair of pink golf trousers. These things usually retail at 90-100 of your Great British Pounds so words cannot...

Published 19-Aug-2010 17:04 by Christopher Jones

Filed under: Marketing, Lab49, New York, University of Glasgow, Devil Dog, Christopher Jones

Only 3 more weekends - insert generic time is running out comment here

Sometimes it’s the little things about a place that make it stand out from others. 5 weeks into my internship at Lab49 I have made (and forgotten and subsequently re-made etc) a number of ‘little’ observations about the way things are...

Published 13-Aug-2010 21:36 by Christopher Jones

Filed under: Marketing, Strategy, Lab49, New York, University of Glasgow, Jones, Cat Burglar, Christopher Jones

An impromptu trip to The Bronx and a game of football with Lionel Messi's grandfather

This week at Lab49 Tower I have moved from researching to project managing. The marketing plan Claire and I are now working on presented a perfect opportunity to kill 2 pigs with one stone: As well as carrying out the project, we are actually managing...

Published 09-Aug-2010 3:29 by Christopher Jones

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Strategy, USA, Lab49, New York, University of Glasgow, Project Management, Messi, Christopher Jones

4 shakes of a horse's hoof

In a month’s time you are going to be the company’s go-to person for…… A) Cups of tea / photocopying requests B) Advice on the best sushi restaurants in the Wall Street area C) Intelligence on the financial asset class I have...

Published 02-Aug-2010 21:11 by Christopher Jones

Filed under: Lab49, New York, University of Glasgow, Aeronautical Engineering, Christopher Jones

Red Reels Of Cotton

Week 2 in the Palace of Wisdom ended with a meeting of the strategy group and the UX (that’s user experience) team to discuss how our current project was progressing. This was the first opportunity for myself and Claire to present some of our work...

Published 26-Jul-2010 18:03 by Christopher Jones

Filed under: Strategy, Lab49, New York, University of Glasgow, Red Reels Of Cotton, Aeronautical Engineering, Presentation, Christopher Jones

Swaptions and Flaperons

Week 2 in Lab49 Towers/The Palace of Wisdom (still not sure which alias I will christen it with) began with a chat to Ross about how things had been going so far. Although still slightly shaken and on edge from my early morning run-in with the centipede...

Published 23-Jul-2010 12:10 by Christopher Jones

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Strategy, USA, Lab49, New York, University of Glasgow, Flaperon, Christopher Jones

Cutting Promos In Lab49 Towers

So my 1st week in the Big Apple has flown by in a haze of informal introductions, 5am wake ups and Devil Dogs.' What is a Devil Dog?' I hear you clamouring to ask. Well, back home a Devil Dog is a 12 stone-of muscle pitbull with a name like Bruno...

Published 19-Jul-2010 14:32 by Christopher Jones

Filed under: Lab49, New York, University of Glasgow, StrategyGroup, Christopher Jones

That's not a hot dog, it's an appetizer!

Hello from Manhattan everybody! Myself and the other New York interns arrived without a hitch on Saturday evening....actually there was a minor hitch when one of our number had to spend some time conversing with customs staff but all is well now! In fact...

Published 13-Jul-2010 17:47 by Christopher Jones

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Strategy, USA, Lab49, New York, Lab 49, University of Glasgow, Hot Dog, Project, Christopher Jones

If you can’t see the donkey at the table.....

Hello everyone, I hope you are all getting as excited about leaving as I am now! I recently went to get my US visa in London and my journey was rather an interesting one so I thought I’d share it with you all via the medium of another Saltire Foundation...

Published 03-Jul-2010 14:45 by Christopher Jones

Filed under: opportunity, Saltire Foundation, Strategy, USA, Lab49, New York, Lab 49, Visa, University of Glasgow, Christopher Jones

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