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EO’s framework for sustainability: How EO will become net positive by 2030

Entrepreneurs' Organization

During the recent Reimagine Success event , one of the featured speakers was Yiannis Chrysostomidis , managing director of Sustainable Futures , a boutique sustainability management consultancy in London. The following is a summary of EO’s sustainability framework. EO member engagement is key. Email EO today. .

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Don’t be a Grin Fucker

Both Sides of the Table

Anyway, I spent the first part of my career consulting for large companies. Accenture always had a chip on it’s shoulder in strategy consulting – especially compared with McKinsey, BCG and Bain. McKinsey had their “ 7S framework &# and BCG had the “ BCG Matrix &# with cash cows, dogs, stars and question marks.

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How to Objectively Measure the "Fundability" of Your Startup

This is going to be BIG.

If you want mine, I’m doing a little consulting now. ) What I’d rather do is provide a useful framework to understand the objective ways VCs are scoring the opportunity—even if it doesn’t represent a complete picture. Yet, everyone’s got an opinion about how a company measures up, especially the founder. (

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Zero-based budgeting: A proven framework for extending runway

TechCrunch

Healy Jones Contributor Share on Twitter Healy Jones runs financial planning and analysis for Kruze Consulting. As part of the finance consulting team at Kruze , I’ve worked with many startups that needed to extend their runways and realign their spending — many of them drastically. Enter zero-based budgeting. <span

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The Benefits of Top-Down Thinking & Why it is Critical to Entrepreneurs

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Post MBA I went into strategy consulting where my job was to problem solve for clients. This is a problem for a strategy consultant because you are, by definition, a generalist that is thrown into new problems again and again. I’m never right the first time so I spend time adjusting my frameworks.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide. My first job after college was as a developer at Andersen Consulting. I installed Windows 3.1

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Eight accounting tips every Kiwi startup needs to know

NZ Entrepreneur

Don’t hesitate to consult with an accountant to determine which business structure suits you best. A budget, on the other hand, provides a financial framework for the startup’s operations. If you’re not sure how to create a business plan or a budget, always consult your accountant.

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