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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Intellectual property. In 2005, the firm developed their first 5-year plan with a goal to double revenues from approximately $427M to $1B in 5 years. There are 2 Senior Vice Presidents as well – one heads up Strategic Development and the other serves as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Intellectual Property.

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Why Are We Still Classifying Companies by Industry?

Harvard Business

Even though these systems are updated regularly, we can no longer rely on standards and measures that were developed in a different age to reflect today’s realities — especially when we’re evaluating tech firms. Technology Creators generate and deliver intellectual property (software and data).

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The Questions Executives Should Ask About 3D Printing

Harvard Business

Imagine the changes afoot in the pharmaceutical, medical device, automotive, and consumer electronics industries. What happens, for example, if the value of a product’s underlying intellectual property overtakes its production value? 3D printing is poised to redefine global manufacturing and distribution.

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Research: Self-Disruption Can Hurt the Companies That Need It the Most

Harvard Business

Traditional automotive manufacturers certainly do. Think here of enterprise-software developers such as Microsoft, SAP, and Oracle, who are undergoing the disruptive change to cloud-based software service. What companies fall into this quadrant? Companies in the satellite TV industry fall into this quadrant.

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You Don’t Have to Be a Software Company to Think Like One

Harvard Business

You’re competing against platforms like Uber in transportation, Google in automotive, Airbnb in hospitality, LinkedIn in recruiting, Netflix in television, and the list goes on. It purchased Cruise Automation, a startup developing self-driving software, for over $1 billion.

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The Uber-Waymo Lawsuit: It Should Be Easy to Poach Talent, But Not IP

Harvard Business

Levandowski also hasn’t allowed Uber to search any of his personally owned devices and refused to answer any questions that may implicate his utilization of Waymo’s intellectual property while in Uber’s employ. Uber insists it independently developed a sophisticated self-driving system, which it has named Fuji.

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Industry-Academic Partnerships Can Solve Bigger Problems

Harvard Business

While double glazings are a norm in developed countries, moving toward double or triple glazings without having to take out the existing single glazings is a big opportunity in India, given the energy scarcity in its growing economy. When successful, the method could provide affordable mass housing in India and beyond.