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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

They seized this opportunity to establish a firm that would help firms gain clarity about their business models, products, and clients and then advise them by creating long term strategies. Industrial Products. Retail and Consumer Products. Corporate and Finance and Advisory. Corporate and Finance and Advisory.

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What Does an Aspiring Founder Need to Know?

Harvard Business

The second sample’s small size meant that comparisons were suggestive rather than statistically significant, but the survey responses of non-MBA founders were quite similar to those of MBA alumni founders. ” Customer discovery and user-centered product design skills are paramount. ” Finance is less important.

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Why consulting?

Management Consulted

For instance, we examined predatory pricing in the airline industry and illegal product tying by Apple, Microsoft, and AT&T. What I found particularly fascinating was the number of variables that needed to be taken into account while making strategic decisions on governance, production or any other function.

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Digital Growth Depends More on Business Models than Technology

Harvard Business

Given that those companies were all venture-financed and emerged from Silicon Valley, you might assume that the key ingredients that have ensured their success were cutting-edge technologies, digital platforms, and customer bases that were chiefly made up of digital natives.

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A New Way for Entrepreneurs to Think About IT

Harvard Business

A second set of entrepreneurs focus on information goods and think of IT as the product. But today there is a third approach, one that will become the dominant path for most entrepreneurs, especially those building information products. APIs and platforms reduces the time-to-market for products and services.

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Consulting or Banking

Tom Spencer

This post provides you with a high level comparison of management consulting and investment banking. People in the “investment banking” or “corporate finance” division typically help large organisations undertake merges and acquisitions. People in the “sales and trading” division buy and sell financial products.

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Know Your Weaknesses

CaseInterview.com

When I buy a new product, the first thing I do is throw out the product manual. If you’re not great at finance, hire someone who is. In comparison, life is so much easier and far more successful if you pursue career opportunities that are in your “sweet spot” of skills. This has been true since I was 16 years old.