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Startups: Picking the right opportunity for your career

Tom Spencer

In a previous article, we explored why a startup experience is a must for every young professional ( Startup Experience: A Must for Every Young Professional ), especially if your university in undergrad placed a spotlight on finance and consulting. Consequently, I concentrated my search specifically on that sector.

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The Rise of FinTech in Supply Chains

Harvard Business

In many cases, companies such as Procter & Gamble and Kellogg’s have extended their accounts payable through such supply-chain financing relationships out to 120 days. This improved working capital can be used to fund growth in new markets. FinTechs typically act like brokers.

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Ukraine Government Breaks Up: Prime Minister Resigns Over "Vital Laws on Energy and Army Financing"; Follow the Money

MishTalk

Issues concern unpaid soldiers, pro-Russian MPs, and various oil schemes to finance the war. Mr Yatseniuk rebuked the existing parliament for putting Ukraine’s future at risk and betraying the ideals of the protests that toppled Mr Yanukovich in February, by failing to pass vital laws on energy and army financing.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Oliver Wyman’s CEO, John Drzik, states that the long-term aspiration is to be recognized widely in the market as the gold standard in consulting. Surface Transportation. And, of course, their claim to fame, Financial Services , is broken down into even more practices including: Finance and Risk. Public Policy.

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What Should an Apple Car Be?

Harvard Business

With that in mind, I can see three potential scenarios for how Apple might play in the autonomous car market. Some of them may never enter the car market, or may at least significantly delay a move toward ownership. Apple has a great intuitive feel for how consumers see a market, versus how manufacturers see it.

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Hard Questions on Our Transition to Driverless Cars

Harvard Business

Given how central automotive transportation is to our cities, commerce, and daily lives, saying that AI will change life as we know it is no understatement. This distinction is important because the driver is typically the most expensive part of a transport business, be it taxi services, last-mile logistics, or long-haul trucking.

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How One Startup Developed a Sales Model That Works in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business

We serve two markets that are very different but united by the common need for reliable, safe access to energy: outdoor recreationalists and low-income households in emerging markets. We found an ideal storefront near a busy market in central Bhubaneswar. In addition, stoves are difficult to transport from demo to demo.

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