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Keys to Topline Revenue Growth

LSA Global

And now, sales leaders face increased competitive, inflationary, and recessionary pressures coupled with a massive shift in employee and customer expectations. And now, sales leaders face increased competitive, inflationary, and recessionary pressures coupled with a massive shift in employee and customer expectations.

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3 Common M&A Pitfalls, and How to Avoid Them

Harvard Business

billion on Skype , which it hoped would increase sales on its platform by giving buyers and sellers an instant communications channel. When Skype failed to take off among eBay users, most people assumed that was the reason eBay put Skype for sale four years later (taking a $936 million write-down in the value ). In 2005, eBay spent $2.6

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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. Before scaling, you should make sure that all of your intellectual property is protected.

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The Darknet: A Quick Introduction for Business Leaders

Harvard Business

When companies are hacked and their data is stolen, that data often appears for sale on the so-called darknet. Valuable corporate assets — from intellectual property to pirated software to stolen code bases and other digital products — appear for sale on these marketplaces more and more.

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Please Don’t Hire a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

Harvard Business

These companies are investing millions into intelligent systems for situation assessment, prediction analysis, learning-based recognition systems, conversational interfaces, and recommendation engines. They see intelligent systems as solutions for sales, logistics, manufacturing, and business intelligence challenges.

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8 Ways Brands Can Fight Counterfeits in China

Harvard Business

Copying techniques have improved so much that some counterfeits now look just like the originals, while online sales make fakes even harder to spot. Chinese law does protect intellectual property, but only if a trademark is officially registered. Cracking down on counterfeits can be difficult for luxury brands.

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A Dedicated Team of Problem Solvers Can Help Big Companies Act Like Lean Startups

Harvard Business

There’s no use going to engineers with detailed product specifications before you really know what the customer wants. Engineers scale up the technology to ensure that it can work in a larger environment. Sales staff are trained so that they can handle client questions and a promotional campaign is designed and executed.

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