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Dr. Tony Alessandra Opens Consult-Con 2018 with Strategic Business Development for Consultants

IMC USA

Tony Alessandra will provide the opening keynote speech for its annual international consulting conference, “ Consult-Con 2018: Fearless Consulting in Disruptive Times ” ( www.imcusaconference.org ). Consult-Con 2018 takes place on October 5-7, 2018, at the San Diego Marriott Mission Hills in San Diego, California.

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Consult-Con 2018 Features Former FBI Agent John Iannarelli

IMC USA

September 24, 2018 — Former FBI agent, speaker and author John Iannarelli is the Saturday morning keynote speaker for its annual international consulting conference, “ Consult-Con 2018: Fearless Consulting in Disruptive Times ” ( www.imcusaconference.org ). Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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2018 Management Consultants Conference Takes Place in San Diego October 5-7

IMC USA

May 29, 2018 — The Institute of Management Consultants USA (IMC USA, www.imcusa.org ) announces that its 2018 annual international consulting conference, “Consult-Con 2018: Fearless Consulting in Disruptive Times” ( www.imcusaconference.org ), takes place on October 5-7, 2018 , at the San Diego Marriott Mission Hills in San Diego, California. . —

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Cybersecurity 101: How to defend against cyber-attacks

Tom Spencer

Cybersecurity Ventures, a US research firm, predicts that cyber-attacks “will cost the world $6 trillion annually by 2021, up from $3 trillion in 2015” ( PwC, 2018 ). When developers discover a bug in a software program or operating system, cybercriminals have a window of opportunity to exploit the vulnerability before it is fixed.

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Deep Dive into Customer Segmentation (Part 1 of 2)

Tom Spencer

It is a critical step towards identifying growth opportunities in business and should be carried out before undertaking any of the following actions: Developing customized marketing programs (e.g. Prioritizing new product development efforts. Customer segmentation is the practice of segmenting customers based on common characteristics.

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The Hidden Costs of Initial Coin Offerings

Harvard Business

More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Less noticed, though, is ICOs appear almost antithetical to the standard approach to financing a risky venture. In fact, ICOs have upended the conventional pattern of staged experimentation and fundraising.

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3 Ways M&A Is Different When You’re Acquiring a Digital Company

Harvard Business

They’re also likely to be paying an even higher premium for the acquisition, betting on a fast—although uncertain—development. Doing digital M&A right means upending the way most companies approach financing, due diligence, and merger integration. Let’s start with financing the deal.

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