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How to Assess an Online Money-Making Idea

Strategy Driven

But before you make a commitment, I urge you to do just a little bit of due diligence. TGC/Income Store partners with individuals, companies and private equity firms/fund managers procure, develop and manage revenue-generating websites at two times earnings. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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The Mistakes PE Firms Make When They Pick CEOs for Portfolio Companies

Harvard Business Review

Selectively developing top team members to accomplish the strategy. Not seeking CEOs who value talent development. Because of the short timeframe in which they hold their portfolio companies (typically five to seven years), investors may view executive development as a luxury. Too many CEOs fall short of these skills.

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What to Know About Doing Business in Iran

Harvard Business Review

Within weeks there was $50 billion in business deals involving foreign companies, including the Airbus agreement (worth $25 billion) to sell 118 planes, and Italy’s state rail company’s $5 billion pact to develop the local rail network. The best way to identify new partners involves in-person due diligence.

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How to Transform a Traditional Giant into a Digital One

Harvard Business Review

For example, GE has created a digital platform in the energy sector that its own and third-party software developers can write applications to. He built a team to develop Predix, a cloud-based platform that underlies all of GE’s industrial businesses. Soon after, Trian did due diligence on the company and bought a $2.5

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business Review

“Take an interest in the balance sheet and then do the due diligence to understand it,” he says. Your goal is to develop a deep understanding of the precise “link between profit and loss” and how that affects your organization’s performance over time, says Knight. ” Focus on key metrics.