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

Tom Spencer

They created a product or service which solved a problem that no body cared enough about. Segway is a classic example of such a product. The upright scooter was supposed to revolutionize transportation but all it did was make riders looks silly and self-satisfied. This may be one reason why so many startups fail.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Intellectual property. Intellectual Property. Intellectual Property. Retail & Consumer Products. Telecom, Media & Technology (TMT) Transportation. In this way, cross office politics can affect morale and productivity. These include: Disputes Advisory Services. Interim Management.

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The Brattle Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Intellectual property. Product liability. The Brattle Group focuses on electric power, financial institutions, natural gas, petroleum, telecommunications and media, and transportation. Each day at The Brattle Group brings opportunities to make an impact. Practice Areas. Antitrust/competition. Commercial damages.

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The Questions Executives Should Ask About 3D Printing

Harvard Business

Inherently, digital printing’s “additive” manufacturing process promises to be less costly than more conventional “subtractive” manufacturing techniques — think about printing something layer by layer instead of milling a block of material into a final product. trillion in inventories held by U.S.

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You Don’t Need to Be a Silicon Valley Startup to Have a Network-Based Strategy

Harvard Business

They grow faster, make more money, and are more valued than companies organized around products and services. But most successful companies used electricity and motors to reinvent their existing businesses, whether in manufacturing, transportation, or construction. Value is in the products and services themselves.

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Why Your Partnership Contract Is Too Important to Be Left to the Lawyers

Harvard Business

These costs are not operational costs, such as commission fees or transportation costs. Weak intellectual property laws prevent a firm from resorting to courts. Social relationships are important in providing both the glue and the grease to help contracts evolve productively. Difficulties in Enforcing an Agreement.

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NERA Economic Consulting Interviews – Moving Up in a Down Economy

Management Consulted

Industry Related Practices: Energy, Environmental Economics, Health Care and Life Sciences, Insurance, Postal Services, Communications Networks and Media, Transport, Water. .