Remove networking
article thumbnail

Monopoly and network effects

Seth Godin Blog

Modern monopolies, though, rely on the network effect. People want to join a social network because everyone else is already there. When we see a monopoly that’s driven by network effects, it’s easy to be conflicted. Because, after all, network effects create real value.

Fashion 42
article thumbnail

Powerful Friends

CaseInterview.com

Many people that aren’t well-connected tend to think of building a network of contacts as somehow cheating. BUT in the real world, no matter how smart you are, you will never be smarter than someone with a powerful network of 50 smart people. In comparison, how much time have you devoted to building your network of contacts?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

5 Ways Playing Small is Sabotaging Your Consulting Success

Consulting Matters

These feelings are particularly acute for both new and seasoned consulting and coaching business owners which in comparison to other business owners, growing to the next level is personal because your business is based on you. Attending networking events with your peers vs. potential clients. Your ideas. Your expertise.

article thumbnail

A New, More Rigorous Study Confirms: The More You Use Facebook, the Worse You Feel

Harvard Business

The challenge is that most of the work on social interaction has been conducted using “real world,” face-to-face social networks, in contrast to the types of online relationships that are increasingly common. We also had measures of respondents’ real-world social networks.

Study 53
article thumbnail

Know Your Weaknesses

CaseInterview.com

They may also ask their network for help with what they stink at. In comparison, life is so much easier and far more successful if you pursue career opportunities that are in your “sweet spot” of skills. When I look at the most successful of my clients over the decades, one thing has really stood out. They all stink at something.

article thumbnail

MBA vs Non-MBA Programs as a Pathway to Consulting

Tom Spencer

Yet, what about other graduate degrees in comparison to an MBA? Deep alumni networks that can help you score an interview and provide interview preparation. Robust consulting clubs that help you understand the consulting options and guide you from networking to interview prep to offer evaluation.

article thumbnail

BlockChain: Opportunities for the Consulting Industry

Tom Spencer

Blockchain is a decentralized network of computing units called nodes that facilitate peer to peer transactions without the need for a third party or a larger centralized server to facilitate or validate those transactions. What is Blockchain? This technology could replace the existing centralized servers in all major enterprises.