RESOURCE RECOMMENDATIONS NEWSLETTERS The Brew • Morning Brew • Retail Brew • Emerging Tech Brew NY Times • The Morning • Weekend Briefing WSJ • The 10 Point • Technology The Hustle PODC ASTS News and Industry Knowledge: • The Journal • Marketplace • The Daily • NPR’s Up First Firm Specific Strategy Podcasts: • The Strategy Skills Podcast • The McKinsey Podcast Optional: • Planet Money • Business Casual • WSJ’s The Future of Everything • Present Value (Cornell) Purpose: Build business sense and understanding of developments in the business world to strengthen your case inter view insights R e c o m m e n d e d : ~ 3 0 m i n u t e s p e r d ay *Not a comprehensive list, and not all required. This is meant to give you starting point of resources that may be helpful to build business knowledge C ASE PREP BOOK “Case in Point”, Marc P. Cosentino (Highly Recommended) • Particularly useful sections on Market Sizing, Frameworks, and other deep dives. Contains practice throughout the book and several cases to practice in the last section. • As of 2021, there are 11 editions of the book. You do not need to buy the most recent edition if earlier ones are more affordable. There are some small differences from editions 8-11. • You may also consider borrowing a copy from the library or purchasing/borrowing a used copy from peers. C ASING VIDEOS RocketBlocks • Watch casing mini-lessons videos Dashboard > Founder’s Corner section > “View All” Mini-Lessons > Case Preparation section Yale School of Management • Top Rise Retailer: Video | Solution • Playworks: Case | Video | Solution • A+ Airlines: Video | Solution • Dark Sky: Video | Solution • Self-checkout: Video | Solution LIVE C ASE PRACTICE SOLO C ASE PRACTICE RocketBlocks RocketBlocks • Live Practice provides a space to connect to peers looking to practice • Case Mode delivers full cases virtually. RB will time your responses and provide sample solutions. Live Practice > Peer Partners OCS Case Prep • Schedule a casing session with Yale’s Office of Career Strategy here • Find a fellow classmate at Yale to practice with here Drills > Case Mode Firm websites • Many firms post practice cases online. These cases can give you a sense for the firm’s specific style.
