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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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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

Currently located on 430 Park Avenue, the latest buzz on the street is the new office being built for BCG New York – they are moving from midtown Manhattan to the colossal state-of-the-art Hudson Yards development. With HQ in New York, firm practices are based on the EVA methodology.

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3 Things Are Holding Back Your Analytics, and Technology Isn’t One of Them

Harvard Business

During the past decade, business analytics platforms have evolved from supporting IT and finance functions to enabling business users across the enterprise. In response, analysts developed an admirable data envelopment model. Methodology. The dichotomy continues when it comes to methodology.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

Transformational CEOs Tend to be “Insider Outsiders” The list is topped by companies headed by visionary founders with no prior experience in their industries; Jeff Bezos came from the world of finance, and Reed Hastings from software. ” They Develop a Road Map Before Disruption Takes Hold.

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The “Smart Society” of the Future Doesn’t Look Like Science Fiction

Harvard Business

While flights of imagination from science-fiction writers, filmmakers, and techno-futurists involve things like flying cars and teleportation, in practice smart technology is making inroads in a piecemeal fashion, often in rather banal circumstances. Methodology.