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How Much IP to Give Away & How Much Is Too Much

David A Fields

Let’s say Ann Oying, CEO of Cheapo Enterprises asks you for consulting help because she and her team are mired in misery and they don’t know the path out. No sale. […]. But you do. You develop a comprehensive proposal for Ann, outlining the route to Nirvana.

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Please Don’t Hire a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

Harvard Business

Companies such as Google, Facebook, and Amazon aren’t just employing AI, but have made it a central part of their core intellectual property. As the market has matured, AI is beginning to move into enterprises that will use it but not develop it on their own. Insight Center. Of course you do.

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

Harvard Business

But for large enterprises seeking to grow by exploring new lines of business, thinking more like a startup makes a lot of sense. This isn’t market research, but hands-on problem solving. Each group represents a functional area like credit, fraud, or marketing services.) They must serve the present.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In the span of 9 years, the firm acquired more than 16 consulting companies in 5 different markets, including Australia, the United Kingdom, Asia, the United States and Latin America. Intellectual property. They aim to help companies protect enterprise value. Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property.

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

Harvard Business

Such state-owned enterprises or state-supported industries (SOEs) — think steel, aluminum and solar panels — have flooded global markets , depressed prices, and literally shut down hundreds of U.S. solar-panel startups.

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Tariffs Are the Wrong Way to Fight Unfair Trade Practices

Harvard Business

In my estimation, this is a reason for concern because tariffs and protectionism in general won’t do anything to address a major underlying cause of distortions in global trade: the subsides of China and other countries for their state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Given that only 2% of U.S. steel imports come from China and U.S.