Sat.Jun 09, 2018

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Getting the Rest Right for Interviews

Tom Spencer

After mastering both fit and case interviews, the remaining parts of your consulting interview are the Intro and Q&A. They are not as critical as the fit or case interview parts, but still can make a big difference regarding leaving a good impression on the interviewers or even giving you the little push you need if you are teetering on the edge of progressing to the next round. 1.

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On paying for software

Seth Godin Blog

The business of software is a bit of a miracle. Properly designed, software isn’t more expensive to create when more people use it. In fact, when network effects are involved, it’s actually more efficient when more people use it. That’s one of the reasons that people hesitate to pay for software. There isn’t a feeling of scarcity, that the store will run out if it’s free… But of course, this overlooks the two-and-a-half essential missing factors: Businesses ne

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Building a successful platform business

Tom Spencer

It is cliché to talk of Airbnb as the hotel company with no properties, or Uber as the taxi company with no cars. In 2018, marketplace platforms – products or services that mediate transactions in other products and/or services between two or more groups – are ubiquitous in many industries. Marketplace platforms create value by facilitating transactions that would not have occurred otherwise, and are rewarded with a slice of this new economic activity.