As a startup, it's hard to negotiate customer contracts because you're not yet established or trusted in the marketplace, so customers are taking on the risk. Many founders therefore make the mistake of being overly accommodating during initial contract negotiations -- when they should be thinking more systemically about the [...]
Ignition Financial's Report looks at how an eventful first half of 2019 has seen some key events that could mark a turning point for the start-up/VC ecosystem as we know it.
The 10,000-hour rule says intense, dedicated practice makes perfect – at that one thing. But what if breadth actually serves us better than depth? The challenge we all face is how to maintain the benefits of breadth, diverse experience, interdisciplinary thinking and delayed concentration in a world that increasingly incentivises [...]
Fifty leading female professionals from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are highlighted in the 2019 Women to Watch supplement, published annually by Cranfield University’s School of Management alongside the Female FTSE Board Report. The Female FTSE Board Report reveals that only 11% of women on FTSE 100 [...]
Large companies devote plenty of attention and resources to succession planning, yet a PwC study finds that $112 billion in shareholder value is lost annually because companies pick the wrong people to lead them. The “obvious” choice is not always the candidate most likely to succeed in the CEO role. Even at [...]
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