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Big Data: An Opportunity for Data Scientists & Data Analysts

Tom Spencer

It refers to a collection of disciplines required to collect, store, analyze, and use big data: Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. Job Market Prospects. Data Science vs Data Analytics. Data science is an umbrella term which includes data analytics.

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The Most Common Money Fears of Consultants & Coaches (and How to Get Over Them)

Consulting Matters

The presence of money fears can be good if they act as alerts to be strategic about investments and with marketing and sales. Invest in specialized business development support and training with the full expectation it will pay off. I had just come through a divorce the decimated my finances. It's just not smart marketing.

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How to Use Flow Metrics to See if Your Economies of Scale Offer Value, Part 3

Johanna Rothman

That's another form of centralization and what organizations refer to as economies of scale. That's not product development—and that's the first place we get stuck with Economies of Scale thinking. Product development requires teams who can learn together. You might have heard of “shared services” teams.

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Aerospace is one of the fastest growing markets. While both the size of the market and its growth rate are both large, so is its carbon footprint. The Aviation Market. Ever since the Wright Brother’s famous first flight in 1903, the aviation market has gone nowhere but up. per year over the same period.

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Need Clients Now? 5 Strategies to Quickly Get More Consulting Clients

Consulting Matters

If you want to achieve sustainable success as a consultant - ideally you want to create a marketing system to ensure you have a consistently full pipeline of right-fit clients. Your mindset still has to be one of service and value for what you bring to the table vs. letting fear and need drive your marketing. Actively Pursue Referrals.

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Emerging Market Contagion Spreads; Argentina, Venezuela, Turkey Roundup; 50% Tax on Internet Purchases

MishTalk

Argentina Institutes 50% Tax on Internet Purchases; Emerging Market Contagion Spreads; Argentina, Venezuela, Turkey Roundup Yesterday, Argentina devalued the Peso hoping to halt further declines in its currency reserves. Markets had seen this coming as charts of the Peso vs. the US dollar show. The 5-year decline is over 50%.

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Growth of Fintech and Disruption of Brick-and-mortar Financial Institutions

Tom Spencer

The idea that technology can be configured to drastically improve the delivery and usability of finance began taking off following the financial crisis of 2008, when consumer distrust for traditional banks combined with the increasing popularity and functionality of smartphone apps. References: EY(2017) EY FinTech Adoption Report 2017.