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After failed $100bn EY offer, TPG buys Crowe’s healthcare consulting unit

Private Equity Insights

In the aftermath of a rejected offer for EY’s consulting business, US private equity firm TPG has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Crowe’s healthcare consulting unit. Read more Bain Capital Invests in Sales Tech Startup Apollo.io Read more Bain Capital Invests in Sales Tech Startup Apollo.io

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How to Break into a Senior Business Position at a Growing Startup

This is going to be BIG.

You went to top schools, trained at a prestigious bank/consulting firm/etc, and you’ve succeeded in the corporate world doing some important and impactful stuff. Now you want to take that skillset over to the startup world and you’ve got a lot to offer. You’ve got a great resume. Media is a great opportunity for companies as well.

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A Tale of Two Fundraising Stories

This is going to be BIG.

Here are two contrasting startup stories I''ve seen firsthand. The fundraising will be for that content team, additional developers, and salespeople to leverage the unique brand they''ve built. The second startup came to me from a founder of a company that I only found out later wasn''t fulltime. How is that story being told?

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Reverse Engineering a Career

This is going to be BIG.

I run into a lot of people trying to switch careers and join a startup. Just start looking for blog posts on "10 SEO tips for startups" or "How to write a marketing survey". Then again, how many lean startups are out there with lots of stuff to do without the time to do it. It's a solvable problem. Now you need some practice.

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Optimize for authentic relationships, not bluster

This is going to be BIG.

That's how you win out in the venture and startup world. How did this startup come to be? Did you analyze the market and see an opening as if this was a management consulting exercise or are you passionate about it based on some impactful life experience? Does that make it a viable strategy for every new entrepreneur?

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MiB: Anat Admati on Regulations and Techlash

The Big Picture

Banks tend to be undercapitalized and over-leveraged. As an example of how dangerous this approach combining low equity, high leverage, and OPM, she points out that the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy is still ongoing 15 years after the financial crisis. The result has been a series of problems that led to a tech backlash.

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Upwork (UPWK) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

Our unwavering focus on increasing operating leverage while investing in future growth is allowing us to raise our 2024 outlook for both revenue and adjusted EBITDA. We are committed to continuing to grow operating leverage into 2025 and beyond. Erica will share details on these plans in a few minutes.