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One of the nations' foremost financial consultants shares 78 proven ways to cut costs dramatically, send productivity through the roof, and, in just six months, double profits.

For decades, the tech industry has overwhelmingly been just a software industry. Silicon Valley’s big win was disrupting Yellow Cab. What about disrupting General Motors? General Mills? General Electric? Energy, water, waste, food, manufacturing, construction—things every human on Earth relies on—have made incremental progress over the last century but have not seen the kind of exponential improvements we take for granted in computing.

Financial Valuation: Applications and Models provides authoritative reference and practical guidance on the appropriate, defensible way to prepare and present business valuations.

Acclaimed journalist Megan Greenwell’s Bad Company unearths the hidden story of private equity by examining the lives of four American workers that were devastated as private equity upended their employers and communities. Taken together, their individual experiences also pull back the curtain on a much larger project: how private equity reshaped the American economy to serve its own interests, creating a new class of billionaires while stripping ordinary people of their livelihoods, their health care, their homes, and their sense of security.

A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so was 9/11. For Nassim Nicholas Taleb, black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives. Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications, The Black Swan will change the way you look at the world.

This is the ultimate beginner’s guide that breaks down the intimidating world of the stock market into easy-to-follow steps, real-world strategies, and confidence-boosting knowledge anyone can understand. Whether you're tired of watching others build wealth or afraid of making the wrong investment move, Stock Market 101 is the straightforward, no-fluff guide that shows you exactly how to get started—even if you’ve never invested a dollar before.

You built the company. Now it’s time to build your legacy. The Entrepreneur’s Exit Playbook is the definitive, founder-first guide to preparing for and executing a successful business sale—from the first valuation conversation to the final wire hitting your account. Written by serial entrepreneur and M&A advisor Kristopher B. Jones, this book combines decades of hard-earned insight, tactical frameworks, and real-world case studies to help you exit on your terms—and win beyond the deal.

Surviving Wall Street portrays the dramatic transformation of the investment banking business in recent decades through the tumultuous saga of one firm (Greenhill & Co., a specialist in mergers and acquisitions) and one man (Scott Bok, the longtime CEO of that firm). Written in the style of an adventure tale, this book is also a "coming of age" story for a naive young man who came to Wall Street and managed to grab a front-row seat for a period of epic change.

In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the next Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup “unicorn” promised to revolutionize the medical industry with its breakthrough device, which performed the whole range of laboratory tests from a single drop of blood. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes’s worth at an estimated $4.5 billion.

Personally wiped out and seeking to uncover the truth about a collapse that brought the pastoral country to its knees, he became the lead investigator into some of the largest financial crimes in the world. This work helped Iceland to famously become the only country to jail its bank CEOs in the wake of the 2008 crisis. But the real story behind that headline is far more complex – and sinister. A decade after the investigations, the story can be told at last and in full. The crisis, barely understood inside or outside of Iceland even today, is a cautionary tale for the world.

The face of financial services has evolved – and, along with it, the very nature of financial advice. In an increasingly complex world where people are starving for someone they can trust, the time has come for financial advisors to rise to the occasion and reinvent the value they provide to better serve their clients. Of course, to make this evolutionary leap, advisors require a proven, time-tested strategy. A methodology established by one of the most successful advisors in the country and backed by decades of real-world application among thousands of advisors across the country.

In 2025, three of the largest sporting events in the USA, the Super Bowl, the Daytona 500, and the Indy 500 will be broadcast by the same national television network. With the addition of the Indy 500 on Fox Sports, the race teams competing in this event have received a major boost in their value proposition to prospective sponsors. The Fox Sports Network will likely provide a platform that will broaden the size of Indy Car fandom and increase the number of sport fans business deals, cross-promotions, and social media opportunities.. In addition, the development and growth of AI (Artificial...

What if I told you that the last thing you want from a potential acquirer is a term sheet? Or that the casualty of a bidding war is often going to be you? Or the presentation you should use when you meet with investors is quite different from the one you should use with potential strategic partners? Or that moves a buyer may make to reduce their risk in an acquisition can end up increasing the chance that they don’t achieve the full potential of the combination? Startup acquisitions are counterintuitive. Yet that doesn’t mean they’re impossible to navigate. Quite the contrary, the ...

El camino al éxito de Jürgen Klarić no fue espontáneo ni improvisado: lo forjó, a través de los años, siguiendo 30 principios básicos que no solo le enseñaron a vender a la mente y a conectarse con el dinero, sino que también aumentaron exponencialmente su patrimonio hasta ser uno de los conferencistas más icónicos de nuestra época. Conoce los 30 secretos del líder de la manada: el BlackLion, y asegura tu riqueza de una vez por todas.

Who do you think of when you imagine a hedge fund manager? A greedy fraudster, a visionary entrepreneur, a wolf of Wall Street? These tropes capture the public imagination of a successful hedge fund manager. But behind the designer suits, helicopter commutes, and illicit pursuits are the everyday stories of people who work in the hedge fund industry—many of whom don't realize they fall within the 1 percent that drives the divide between the richest and the rest.

It was the most brutal corporate restructuring in Wall Street history. The 2015 bankruptcy brawl for the storied casino giant, Caesars Entertainment, pitted brilliant and ruthless private equity legends against the world's most relentless hedge fund wizards.

From Wall Street to Downing Street, the fantasy of an eventual 'return to normal' is still alive and well, nurtured by dangerously outdated theories. But the economic world as we know it - and the rules that govern it - are over. And few are prepared. Lawrence McDonald got a real-world education in market risk when, as a Lehman Brothers VP, he watched the firm ignore flashing warning signs before its collapse. Now, he unveils the predictive model he developed in the aftermath, outlining actionable trading ideas for a radically reshaped economy.

It is no exaggeration to say that venture capital has been central to the greatest legal creation of wealth anywhere and has enabled much of the world we live in, yet we know surprisingly little about this strange tribe of financiers. In The Power Law, Sebastian Mallaby turns his unprecedented access to the industry's central players into a riveting, character-driven account of venture capital and the world it has made.

More than 10,000 mergers and acquisitions occur annually in the US, many among small and mid-sized companies. These complex transactions can be an effective growth strategy, but they carry significant risk. Mergers and Acquisitions from A to Z helps guard against costly mistakes. Expert advice, case studies, checklists, and sample documents walk you through every step of the process - from valuation to securities laws to closing and successful integration.

Ever found yourself scratching your head trying to understand the complexities of XRP and Ripple? Perhaps you’ve attempted to invest in XRP, only to feel overwhelmed by its volatile market dynamics. Or maybe you’ve sat puzzled over articles filled with jargon, feeling more confused than when you started. It’s not your fault – the world of cryptocurrency is notoriously complex, often leaving newcomers feeling out of their depth. In today’s fast-evolving financial landscape, staying updated with the latest technologies like Ripple and XRP can be daunting.