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Gig Economy

‘Uberization’ of consulting: A major disruption or merely hype?

The ‘UBER’ fever has caught North America. There has been an emergence of the “gig” economy, which is essentially an economy characterized by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work, as opposed to permanent jobs. UBER and Air-BNB are the companies who have perfected this model and have radically democratized the taxi and hotel […]

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Media / Internet

Creating More Value Than You Capture

As an aspiring consultant, it is easy to see what you stand to gain from this career choice: high salary, high status, strong networking opportunities, and attractive exit options. But a more productive question might be, what do you plan to contribute? With the arrival of the internet, we entered an age of hyper competition […]