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PEST Analysis

Tom Spencer

If you are thinking about producing a strategic plan, developing a new product, entering a new market, engaging in a new venture, or financing a project then it probably makes sense to understand the big picture issues that could affect your success. Fashions, fads, trends, role models, and influential personalities. Automation.

Analysis 114
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Aging Societies Should Make More of Mentorship

Harvard Business

If biology flows downhill, shouldn’t society as well—especially when society will contain more older people than ever before, while becoming more dependent than ever on the productivity of a relatively smaller cohort of young people? And they’re hardly feel-good indulgences.

Film 129
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Know Your Weaknesses

CaseInterview.com

I’m terrible at attention to detail (it hurts my brain too much) and even worse at anything aesthetically oriented (anything from fashion to website design to creating visually impactful slides). 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.

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6 Reasons Salespeople Win or Lose a Sale

Harvard Business

There’s a tendency to assume that the salesperson lost because their product was inferior in some way. However, in the majority of interviews buyers rank all the feature sets of the competing products as being roughly equal. For “price conscious” buyers, product price is a top decision-making factor.

Sales 71
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Why Preventing Disruption in 2017 Is Harder Than It Was When Christensen Coined the Term

Harvard Business

Invariably, each CEO we host recognizes two truths: Digital disruption will reshape their industry in one fashion or another and they must find a way to embrace these changes. Disruptive products and services were, by definition, cheaper, lower quality, and lower margin. Asset-light businesses are not financed with debt.

Finance 73
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The Hidden Costs of Initial Coin Offerings

Harvard Business

More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Less noticed, though, is ICOs appear almost antithetical to the standard approach to financing a risky venture. To generate publicity that allows them to solicit broad feedback on their beta product.

Finance 70
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Understanding the Rationale

CaseInterview.com

If your VP of engineering wants to do a complete technical redesign of your flagship product, you want to ask. If your VP of finance wants to refinance your line of credit with a different bank, you want to ask. Then I asked, "Do they go to Facebook to learn more about your products?" Notice a theme?). He asked me for help. .

Fashion 68