Firenze - USA logoAS much as we have heard stories from the people who were part of Project Firenze last year - it's time to get to touch the next set of people.

This week Firenze | USA will be launched in 4 campuses (up from 2 last year). While It has not been an easy year to talk about growth and innovation when the market has been bleeding and the costcutting is the language of the hour in corporations all around America - I think it probably is indeed the right time to talk about growth and innovation. After all - when the market goes low, one does have to BUY. And as long as the 'picks' and investments are in the right places - it will be a killer investment. From that aspect Firenze|USA's timing couldnt have been any better at all.

Big Picture – defined through important deadlines:

•          Oct 20: Case Write-up Completed

•          Nov 1: Firenze Begins in Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Dartmouth and Yale

•          Nov 18: 4 Finalist teams per school selected

•          Nov 20: 1 Winning Team per school selected (this will be through Live Meeting)

•          December 7: RLE Factor - The Redmond Leadership Experience