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Blockchain Startup 101: A blue print for launching a successful blockchain-based startup

Tom Spencer

Initial coin offerings (ICOs), the blockchain-based fundraising model involving the sale of cryptocurrency tokens in a new venture, have also grown exponentially with more than $5 billion raised through ICOs in 2017. The upright scooter was supposed to revolutionize transportation but all it did was make riders looks silly and self-satisfied.

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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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How to Create Breakthrough Success without Burnout: Interview with Rachelle Stone

Consulting Matters

I’d been in the Hospitality, Meetings and Conventions industry for 28 years, and I helped several companies build and develop their corporate divisions, and then I did it for myself building my own company and then working for angel investors flipping underperforming businesses in meetings and conventions and hospitality.

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Two Ways to Break into India’s Consumer Market

Harvard Business

However, recent developments have opened new doors for consumer product companies to expand their presence and sales in India, at much lower risks. But import duties, taxes, transportation costs, and slow supply chains can cause the market size to be very limited in India with such an approach.

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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. The software, called Personal Book , allows Nordstrom to promote sales, special appearances, and store events in a more targeted manner.

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Why the WTO Should Constrain the Power of China’s State-Owned Enterprises

Harvard Business

But a broader consensus is already emerging among developed and poor countries alike that we need far-stronger global rules on SOE’s, backed up by binding dispute settlement that allows retaliation when the rules are violated. This means government contracts go to the lowest bidder without discrimination in favor of domestic companies.

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Tariffs Are the Wrong Way to Fight Unfair Trade Practices

Harvard Business

retaliation against China — for its theft of intellectual property and forced technology transfers, frequently by SOEs — underscores the need to restrict those enterprises. Here’s more detail on those developments. Given that only 2% of U.S. steel imports come from China and U.S. New Rules to Curb SOEs.