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Why Are We Still Classifying Companies by Industry?

Harvard Business

Over the past five years, Apple and Google have made significant moves in the automotive, healthcare, media, and smart home markets, among many others. Technology Creators generate and deliver intellectual property (software and data). There were no tech companies back then, at least not as we currently define them.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Intellectual property. Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property. Strategy Consulting & Research. Automotive. However, it’s important to note that your work – should you join FTI – will be much more narrow than that of a strategy firm like Bain or BCG.

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

Harvard Business

Traditional automotive manufacturers certainly do. Their stock of assets—intellectual property, game-development capabilities—is compatible with mobile gaming, but they operate in a highly competitive market where product life is short and consumer preferences change quickly. A rare natural experiment.

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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. Thinking like a software company starts with basic strategy questions: What do you do uniquely well and what do you know how to do that your competitors do not?

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What a Changing NAFTA Could Mean for Doing Business in Mexico

Harvard Business

My firm, Frontier Strategy Group (FSG), expects that formal talks will begin in late August or early September, after the required 90-day waiting period. However, new tariffs or more-restrictive rules of origin would likely only fall on a few industries, such as the automotive sector. Congress of its intent to begin the process.