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Framework for Understanding Market Tops and Bottoms

MishTalk

Last week I received an excellent article from Variant Perception on "Market Tops", and have permission to excerpt some of it. Here is a link to the summary page of Understanding Market Tops. Framework for Understanding Tops In the following table, we summarize the signs of market bottoms and tops. Insiders, however, are smart.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in San Francisco

Management Consulted

Deloitte Consulting , 101 Market St., Some of the firm’s current projects are related to community based empowerment, and examples include working on the California Franchise Tax, California’s public employees retirement system, and California Child Support automated system. San Francisco, CA, 94105.

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Do You Have the Right Decision Making Culture?

LSA Global

Examples of common fact-based decision making cultures include biotechnology, finance, and medical device companies. Examples of common intuition-based decision making cultures include fashion designers and creative marketing agencies. Analyze the pros and cons of each detail before deciding.

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Research: The Average Age of a Successful Startup Founder Is 45

Harvard Business

But the vast majority of these new businesses are likely small businesses with no intentions to grow large (for example, dry cleaners and restaurants). However, young people are less common in other industries such as oil and gas or biotechnology, where the average age is closer to 47.

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How to Get Yourself Invited to Important Meetings

Harvard Business

Take one of my clients, whom I’ll call Mark, as an example. She was on the legal compliance team at a fast-growing biotechnology company. Her role was to work with marketing to ensure that promotional campaigns and materials were in line with government guidelines. How will you advance the goal of the meeting?

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Why Mexico’s Economy Doesn’t Depend on the Next U.S. President

Harvard Business

While it’s understandable that stock and currency markets would react this way to the outcome of the election, I believe that it’s somewhat of an overreaction. Consider the successful examples of New Zealand’s milk industry, Basque Country’s steelmaking, and Chilean copper manufacturing. It means more thinking.

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So Many M&A Deals Fail Because Companies Overlook This Simple Strategy

Harvard Business

After all, if acquisitions pay off they can provide a transformational antidote to a slowing core market and declining margins. Helping customers complete their “journey” An example of a stunningly successful merger was Procter & Gamble’s 2005 acquisition of Gillette.

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