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Book Report: The Lords of Strategy by Walter Kiechel III

Jeff For Banks

B+ This book, written by a journalist and former editor of Fortune magazine and editorial director of Harvard Business Publishing, tracks the growth and philosophical evolution of strategy. It focuses on three strategy firms in particular: Boston Consulting Group ("BCG"), Bain & Company, and McKinsey & Company.

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The Mother List of All Banking Books

Jeff For Banks

Or read him in Bank Director magazine. Bye Bye Banks: The End of Community Banking as an Engine of Economic Growth 2010 Robert H. I bet he read them all. It oozes out of him in his writings and in his conversations. Don't take my word for it, follow him at his website, Maxfield On Banks. I published it with his permission.

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121 Of The Biggest, Costliest Startup Failures Of All Time

CB Insights

via New York Magazine. via Beta Boston. In a Boston Globe interview in January, he had indicated that the company’s financial performance was a pressing concern. ” via Boston Globe. via Boston Magazine. Company: Powa Technologies. Select VC Investors: Wellington Management, Otto Group.

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