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How to Become a Go-To Person Within a Consulting Firm

Steve Shu Consulting

Play a key role in developing new intellectual property or approaches for the firm. Pursue mastery in business development if you can (aka sales). For one firm I worked for, I came up with “standard” framework approach for doing business plan analyses for municipal wireless deployments.

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5 Rookie Consulting Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

Consulting Matters

I have given away my time and intellectual property for free to people who asked me for coffee but really wanted to pick my brain for free solutions. A lot of initial business development mistakes could be avoided simply through finding the right help AS SOON AS the need presents itself. The Ultimate Best Practice.

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5 Rookie Consulting Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

Consulting Matters

I have given away my time and intellectual property for free to people who asked me for coffee but really wanted to pick my brain for free solutions. A lot of initial business development mistakes could be avoided simply through finding the right help AS SOON AS the need presents itself. The Ultimate Best Practice.

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How to Design the Ideal (and Most Profitable) Consulting Business

Consulting Matters

Invest properly in your business and your own professional development. A content marketing funnel is how you leverage your knowledge and intellectual property in the form of speeches, blog posts, articles, videos, podcasts, social media posts, etc. How to develop a compelling proposal complete with meaningful and meaty options.

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

David A Fields

You develop a comprehensive proposal for Ann, outlining the route to Nirvana. No sale. […]. During the follow-up call, Ann informs you that, having reviewed your proposal, her team now feels they can reach Nirvana on their own.

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Your Company Needs a More-Radical Board of Directors

Harvard Business

But a relatively unknown, unbranded intellectual property company – with far less to lose – might be much more aggressive in minimizing taxes. Obviously, no one wants to miss a short-term forecast or sales goal. Letting your ETR slip to the benchmark could risk your customers’ trust.

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6 Digital Trends Are Poised to Transform How We Work - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already in use throughout the web and increasingly within the enterprise, handling everything from initial call screening for sales prospects to scheduling. Orchestration, APIs, and the citizen developer. Architects and developers have been talking about APIs and orchestration for decades.

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