Steve Shu Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In March 2023, I will be guest speaking to DBA students at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology about implementing behavioral finance initiatives in corporations, an area that I have worked in for more than a third of my three-decade-some working career. Much thanks to Prof. Anirban Mukhopadhyay for inviting me.

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Business Consulting Agency

APRIL 9, 2024

Consultants conduct market research, competitor analysis, and feasibility studies to assess market opportunities, target audience needs, and competitive landscapes. They help define clear business objectives, value propositions, revenue models, and growth strategies that align with market trends and investor expectations.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JANUARY 18, 2023

One area that I’d like my students to consider has to do with how they elicit information, especially during customer discovery research to determine whether a business is addressing a big problem that people have (e.g., customer discovery, customer validation, go-to-market). finance), application (e.g.,

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MishTalk

MARCH 21, 2014

Inquiring minds are tuning into a report on the Ponzi finance setup in China. We have described in detail over the past two years how we believe China’s twin excesses (excessive investment funded by excessive debt) will inevitably unwind, causing a substantial slowdown in China’s economy, significantly below market expectations.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 30, 2023

The financial services industry comprises firms that operate across a range of sectors: Asset & Wealth Management, Banking & Capital Markets, and Insurance. In simple terms, asset management firms are the ‘manufacturers’ of investment products (e.g., clients can purchase iShares on the RBC Wealth platform).

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Business Consulting Agency

AUGUST 20, 2023

Entrepreneurs often face a myriad of challenges, from market research to legal compliance. Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a New Venture Idea Generation : Begin by brainstorming ideas that align with your interests, skills, and market demand. Finances : Secure startup funding through personal savings, loans, investors, or grants.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 6, 2022

For the other, they helped create marketing materials to acquire more donations. This could be anything from creating marketing materials, setting up an online store, or doing market research. Student Organizations focused on Consulting, Finance, or Technology. The business would be appreciative of your help.

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The Fearless Marketer

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Do you remember the stock market crash of 2008? Everyone on the news was saying very clearly, “If the bank bailout bill doesn’t go through, the stock market will probably crash.”. So, that week, I took 100% of my money out of the stock market and put it in cash. And I never trusted the stock market after that.

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Martinka Consulting

APRIL 26, 2019

Second question: is there similar activity with larger companies, small, mid-sized, and lower middle market firms? Barlow research – Two-thirds of lower middle-market business owners are expected to retire. Similar firm in a different market. What we write about is aimed at the $10 million deal and below.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 28, 2013

RT reports French broadcasting watchdog CSA eager to tax YouTube, Facebook, Dailymotion France''s Superior Council of Audiovisual, an independent broadcasting authority, wants to impose taxes on media giants like YouTube, Facebook and Dailymotion to force them to contribute to financing French culture. billion ($1.8

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Finance Culture Film Advertising 78

Tom Spencer

JUNE 23, 2023

These companies often have innovative ideas and products but lack the capital and resources to bring them to market. Junior analysts are responsible for performing research and due diligence on potential investment opportunities. This may include analyzing financial statements, assessing market trends, and conducting industry research.

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Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Sample projects include company valuation, workshop development, competitive analysis, financial projections, go-to-market plans, performance measurement, and pricing. SpareHire is an online work marketplace for finance and consulting projects.” Some are fixed price, some by the hour. Sounds intimidating. More investigation required.

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Business Consulting Agency

JULY 20, 2023

The journey of launching a business startup is a thrilling endeavor filled with promise, innovation, and the potential to carve out a unique space in the market. Step 1: Ideation and Market Research The journey begins with a spark of inspiration—a novel idea that has the potential to address a need or solve a problem in the market.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 7, 2023

I was assigned to a typical strategy engagement – should client X selling product Y increase sales in market Z? For example, instead of asking for the average payroll for each department over time, ask for a representative current salary of an employee in each department: sales, operations, finance.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2018

In recent research, we examined a particular innovation that had a broad impact on some types of startups but little to no effect on others. Startups founded in sectors that benefited from the introduction of AWS raised much less capital in their first round of VC financing after AWS.

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Some people also call consulting a ‘talk-job’ – you go to the clients, you talk about what the ideal world scenario would be for a particular project, product or market, and your billable hours are sorted. Sales, Marketing, Production) and secondary functions (e.g. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal).

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 8, 2022

The strategy team consisted mostly of ex-consultants where our primary role was to execute and coordinate all key activities of the GWAM business, spanning six business units and eight functions, in areas of strategic initiatives, M&A, and corporate finance. rating agencies, equity research analysts). Business as Usual Activities.

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Business Consulting Agency

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Role of Business Startup Consulting Services Commencing a new business venture is a multifaceted endeavor that encompasses everything from initial planning to market entry and beyond. Financial Planning Business consultants aid in creating realistic budgets, helping startups manage their finances effectively right from the start.

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Buzzsprout

DECEMBER 28, 2023

If you're a wedding planner, this is a great way to market your services or sell an online course, too. Compile stories you've heard, interview listeners with personal spooky stories, or interview people who conduct paranormal research. You could discuss ways to build a diverse marketing plan and brand a business.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

A cornerstone of efficient and transparent markets is freely available information. According to my and others’ research, not necessarily. In my research , I find that similar instances of too much and too little attention to financial news persist today. And reprints of old news continue to spur market reactions.

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The Fearless Marketer

JULY 23, 2018

I like to think I’m a pretty good marketer of my professional services. After all, I’ve been at it for 34 years, read hundreds of marketing books, thousands of articles and studied with the very best marketing gurus. But marketing is still challenging for me and the majority of independent professionals. Challenge # 2.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 6, 2020

It is a critical step towards identifying growth opportunities in business and should be carried out before undertaking any of the following actions: Developing customized marketing programs (e.g. Demographic segmentation divides a market through variables such as age, gender, education level, family size, occupation, income, and more.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 2, 2017

It’s not surprising that some of the closer-to-market applications of the technology are in the financial sector. Based on the research of the Fletcher School at Tufts University's Institute for Business in the Global Context and Planet eBiz. Related Video. Where the Digital Economy Is Moving the Fastest.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2018

Through his academic research and teaching at HBS, Jensen promulgated a new financial orthodoxy that corporate managers should avoid diversification and instead focus on the firm’s core competencies. Our research sought to explain why the decline in corporate diversifications among U.S. corporations was so slow.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 20, 2014

where I worked for IMG (international marketing group) at the Winter Olympics. I managed a group of 17 brand ambassadors executing an “in-field” activation/marketing campaign for an IMG client, Wrigley Canada (chewing gum). I then took another internship in finance with Merrill Lynch. I also worked very long hours.

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Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2023

Beyond the obvious benefits for the sales team — for whom the process can help identify the best messaging and behaviors to use going forward — unpacking wins and losses also provides valuable insights for product, marketing, and finance teams. 2) Who was the most influential voice in and out of the room?

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Researchers have made major inroads into documenting trends in either income or wealth inequality in the United States, but we still know little about how the two evolve together — an important question to understand the causes of wealth inequality. Our research also studies the racial divide in wealth. We live in unequal times.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Data analysts often work closely with key business functions including marketing , product development, information technology, finance, and management to identify consumer trends, anticipate issues, and present evidence-based solutions to support strategic decision-making. Job Market Prospects. Required Skills.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 10, 2018

For example, firms with better-connected CEOs can obtain cheaper financing , and firms with well-connected board directors see better performance. Our study , published in the Journal of Corporate Finance, found that CEOs with strong connections to people of different demographic backgrounds and skill sets create higher firm value.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Research firm CreditSights Inc. CJES), postponed financings this month as sentiment soured. EXXI), an oil and gas explorer, which has raised more than $2 billion in the bond market in the past four years. markets as unprecedented Fed stimulus fuels a hunt for yield. percent this week from 5.7

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Fed influences the world economy Professors in banking and finance often use the metaphor of the economy as a plane and the Fed as the pilot. The federal funds rate determines the cost of interbank borrowing in the overnight money market, which influences the interest rates that banks charge on consumer and business loans.

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Steve Shu Consulting

MARCH 21, 2014

For those unfamiliar with the term “behavioral economics”, I generally describe behavioral economics as a combination of psychology and a traditional science like economics or finance. The use of solid behavioral principles based on research should improve the odds of success.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 24, 2022

Blockchain has already had a significant impact in the finance industry with the global cryptocurrency market cap now exceeding $1 trillion. Bitcoin is the obvious frontrunner in the world of private cryptocurrencies with a current market cap of more than $500 billion.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 31, 2016

For many executives battling through economic headwinds in emerging markets, the answer tends to be wherever they think someone will provide the strongest boost to top-line growth, which usually means hiring an additional sales or marketing manager to support the commercial front lines. Somewhere else?

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 2, 2017

For decades, we have heard that emerging markets are poised for huge growth that will yield even greater prosperity. Much like their famed Silicon Valley counterparts, emerging market accelerators aim to boost startups’ potential for raising growth capital.

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Rick Conlow

JANUARY 2, 2023

A finance executive said this of the decades-old corporate attitude, “We are GM. GM market share fell from 62.6% Research shows that CEOs only spend 4.3 A global IBM study found that 33% of CEOs had engineering degrees and another 15% had finance degrees. Even today, GM has record recalls. We know everything.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 11, 2016

Founded in 1990, The Brattle Group is a relatively new kid on the block, but its story began in 1983, when Incentives Research Inc. The Brattle Group is now considered one of the European Union’s top consulting firms in the areas of energy, finance and competition. Regulatory finance. Brattle Group Engagement Cost: $300K.

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