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A family member of mine is a double Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), and I still cannot completely come to terms with the thought of pursuing a Ph.D. in the coming future. There is no denying that doing a Ph.D. is tough and usually a long-standing process but is not necessarily...

As of December 2018, the United States has the most gold in the world – nearly as much as the next three countries combined. TheU S holds the number one spot with over 8,000 tonnes of gold in its vaults. This was more than twice the gold reserves of Germany...

Are you the founder or co-founder of a successful startup in tech, e-commerce, life science or other areas of the innovation economy? Chances are that at some point, you may become a victim of your own success.  You may be asked and even pressured to let a “professional” CEO take...

Unsurprisingly, Venezuela has the largest amount of proven oil reserves in the world. The country has 300.9 billion barrels of oil in reserve. Previously, Saudi Arabia had always held the number one position. Saudi Arabia takes the No. 2 spot with 266.5 billion barrels of oil in reserve, followed by...

When it comes to travel, packing is crucial. Forget one necessary item and you are left frustrated and scrambling to search the closest store in your destination. Pack too much and you finish up disorganized, burdened with heavy luggage, and hemorrhaging cash to pay for pricey airline baggage fees. Therefore,...

MBAs are most misunderstood postgraduates than any in the professional world. In the 21st century, the role of MBAs has become unprecedentedly large as a result of which there has been an unwanted mix of truths and myths. It, therefore, becomes essential that we know where we are wrong and...

The challenges of building an online business from the ground up are really no different than the challenges of building any kind of business from the ground up. The primary question you have to ask is: how am I going to reach my customers? In the world of online business,...

A recent study identified key new business development skills of high-growth professional services firms, defined as those achieving 20% or greater annual growth over at least a three year period. Perhaps not surprisingly – at least not for a category that sells thinking – four of the seven top skills...

There’s never been a better or indeed busier time to be a CFO. When I first started out in the world of finance almost two decades ago, the role of the CFO was completely different to what you see today.There’s been a definite and pronounced shift from the more traditional...

From artificial intelligence to blockchain advancements, 2018 ushered in a lot of great things. You know what else this calendar year brought with it?A rise in identity theft victims, roughly 16.7 million to be exact. And that added up to a staggering sum. McAfee and the Center for Strategic and...