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Transitioning from Management Consulting to Corporate Strategy/M&A – the Interview Process

Tom Spencer

Interviews. After going through a handful of interviews through referrals, direct reach out from HR/hiring team, and LinkedIn/company website applications I would categorize my interviews into three buckets: Corporate strategy. BizOps / Strategy & Operations at tech firms. Multiple hiring team interviews (case + fit).

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Due Diligence by Management Consulting Firms

Tom Spencer

The investment bankers assess current and projected future cash flows to determine how much debt they can take on, service, and pay down. At the same time, management consultants will generally be brought in to look at the viability of the business, from a strategic and operational perspective. Image: Pexels.

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Why We Need to Update Financial Reporting for the Digital Era

Harvard Business

Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies. Business students are taught to value a company based on the discounted amounts of future cash flows or earnings.

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How to Turn Intangible Concepts into Tangible Services

The Fearless Marketer

They are trying to sell intangible benefits such as: – Increased productivity. – Better cash flow. What automated processes would be in operation? But every day, independent professionals are trying to sell concepts that are just as abstract as transportation. – Decreased employee turnover.

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We Can’t Study Short-Termism Without the Right Metrics

Harvard Business

While a laudable effort in principle, measuring a company’s tendency to make myopic operating and investing decisions is fiendishly complex. But the other indicators probably pick up legitimate differences in how companies in the sample operate, as opposed to whether they are myopic. Corporate culture.

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How to Turn Intangible Concepts into Tangible Services

The Fearless Marketer

They are trying to sell intangible benefits such as: – Increased productivity. – Better cash flow. What automated processes would be in operation? But every day, independent professionals are trying to sell concepts that are just as abstract as transportation. – Decreased employee turnover.

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A Blueprint for Digital Companies’ Financial Reporting

Harvard Business

In a follow up HBR article , we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks and distilled seven key insights from those discussions. The company’s first revenues indicate the acceptance of its product or services by customers.