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A classic truth for building successful tech companies

A classic truth for building successful tech companies

Our progress as a civilisation has always in part been measured by our powers of invention. That is not to downplay the importance of moral and intellectual development but new products and processes are somehow more concrete and, judging by the current daily servings of…

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The unsung diligence in buying and selling businesses

The unsung diligence in buying and selling businesses

Any prospective purchaser of another business will factor due diligence into both the budget and the timetable. Sometimes it is a legal requirement; always it is an essential part of the platform upon which informed decision-making is based. After first establishing that the target enterprise is…

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The worlds of lawyers, accountants and Madmen – more similar than you might think

The worlds of lawyers, accountants and Madmen – more similar than you might think

When I turned my back on two law degrees to become a trainee account executive in a large London advertising agency, I had made a choice between two very different worlds. I softened the blow for my parents by asserting that both careers required well-honed…

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Relationships in the world of ‘and’

Relationships in the world of ‘and’

Relationships will never be the same again. The internet has seen to that. Liaisons personal and professional alike have been transformed by the digital revolution. Dating, flirting, courtship, and even dumping are now facilitated by online exchanges and a suite of apps designed both to intensify…

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David Abbott and finding new beginnings

David Abbott and finding new beginnings

In May 2012 best-selling author and entrepreneur Seth Godin posted a blog entitled ‘Dancing on the edge of finished’. In the complex world of digital connectedness, it urged us all to ‘be comfortable with the undone, with the cycle of never-ending’. Indeed, ‘it’s a dance,…

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We wannabe management consultants

We wannabe management consultants

Intelligent research contributes to the most powerful force in business, decision-making. Some take a different view, that ideas are the key drivers of commercial success. But, thanks to digital phenomena such as crowd-sourcing, we are awash with ideas and, as a result, overwhelmed by choice….

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