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How Blockchain Is Changing Finance

Harvard Business

In 2017 we expect that blockchain startups will raise more funds through ICO than any other means — a historic inflection point. The New York–based venture capital firm Union Square Ventures (USV) broadened its investment strategy so that it could buy ICOs directly. .” Others are sure to follow suit.

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What Initial Coin Offerings Are, and Why VC Firms Care

Harvard Business

For example, the cryptocurrency used for the Ethereum network, called Ether , saw its value double in just a few days in March 2017. While the price of Ether has been rising , Bitcoin has dropped 20% to $1,000 dollars from a record $1,290 on March 3, 2017. Yes, in three days, people who invested in Ether doubled their investment.

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Robo-Advisers Are Coming to Consulting and Corporate Strategy

Harvard Business

Corporate strategy is complex, and the advice is expensive. This makes corporate strategy an enormous and untapped prize for “robos” and “AI-enabled” expert advice across the entire enterprise; this market is ripe for disruption much the way the financial investing industry was in 2008.

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8 Ways Machine Learning Is Improving Companies’ Work Processes

Harvard Business

Corporate investment in artificial intelligence is predicted to triple in 2017 , becoming a $100 billion market by 2025. Combined with profitability data, this allows organizations to optimize “next best action” strategies and personalize the end-to-end customer experience. Automating finance.

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Why CRM Projects Fail and How to Make Them More Successful

Harvard Business

In 2017, CIO magazine reported that around one-third of all customer relationship management (CRM) projects fail. CRMs today also serve a lot of masters, from executives in the C-suite, technology, marketing, finance, and, oh yeah, sales. PM Images/Getty Images. That was actually an average of a dozen analyst reports.

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Help Your Team Achieve Work-Life Balance — Even When You Can’t

Harvard Business

It wasn’t until I moved to Paris in 1997 to become Finance Manager for Disney Consumer Products Europe, Middle East, and Africa that I experienced someone setting a non-negotiable boundary for herself. A 2017 survey by Kronos and Future Workplace , reveals that the restructuring of work has resulted in significant burnout.

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France Fesses Up: "Deficit in 2014 Much Higher than Expected", Budget Needs Revisions Yet Again

MishTalk

France announced on Wednesday it was breaking the latest in a long line of promises to European Union partners to cut its public deficit, conceding it now would take until 2017 to bring its finances in line with EU rules. Compared to the first''s expectation Amending Finance Act passed in late July, 6.1

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