Publisher: BookRix
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Join the collaborative artificial intelligence (AI) revolution! AI is in the news every day. But its potential uses and value for your business remain unclear. How can this technology help your business in its service activities?How can AI improve your daily workflow to lighten your workload?What are the most common use cases in services?Where do we start? If you’ve wondered about the answers to these questions, then this book is for you. The two authors have spent more than ten years deploying AI projects in the United States and abroad. With this book, they deliver a pragmatic and positive view of AI and its business applications for service activities. They demonstrate, with supporting examples, how any SME or department of a large business can become their market leader through a new generation of services based on collaborative AI.In this book, you will learn:why collaborative AI is becoming essential to companies and their employees;what cobots are and how they will positively transform advice, consulting, marketing, sales, customer relations, and all the tasks that require reasoning in your business, whatever its sector of activity;which tasks need to be automated in order to promote a multitude of new services and to relieve your teams of unnecessary tasks;how collaborative AI will help you reposition your business toward a premium approach; andhow collaborative AI is a unique opportunity for your business to take the lead ahead of your competitors. This captivating book includes several concrete examples to serve as models to help make your business a market leader.Show book
When we think about the stock market, images of bustling trading floors, fast-ticking numbers, and endless charts come to mind. To many, it’s a place of opportunity—a platform where fortunes are made, dreams are realized, and hard work pays off in the form of rising stock prices. But beneath the surface lies a different reality, one shrouded in manipulation, deception, and power plays that most of us will never see. "The Silent Hand: Behind the Market’s Illusion" is a story about stock market manipulation; it’s a window into a world where the movements of a few can change the fate of many. It’s a world where vast sums of money, hidden political ties, and the control of information dictate who wins and who loses—often leaving small traders holding the short end of the stick. I was inspired to write this book after hearing stories from traders who had lost everything in market crashes that seemed to defy logic. As I dug deeper, I began to understand the extent of influence that big capital and political power have on markets. It’s a game designed to be unwinnable for the little guy, yet millions of people play it every day, unaware of the forces working against them. This book follows the journey of Arjun, a journalist who stumbles upon this hidden world and embarks on a quest to expose the truth. Through his eyes, we’ll see how a nexus of powerful individuals—the politicians, financiers, and media moguls—manipulate the market to serve their own interests, creating illusions that trap unsuspecting traders. Thank you for joining me on this journey into the shadows of the financial world. I hope you find this book both enlightening and thrilling. Stay curious, stay informed, and remember: the market is never as free as it seems.Show book
Rhodes and his Banker is an account of the remarkable friendship between a larger-than-life historical figure and a modest, unassuming banker, both of whom were personally involved in all the major political and financial developments in Southern Africa during the closing decades of the 19th century. The financial institution that brought diamond and gold magnate Cecil John Rhodes and Sir Lewis Michell together – the Standard Bank – was at the heart of the country's rapid transformation from an agricultural backwater to an industrial powerhouse thanks to the discovery of diamonds and gold. The book chronicles the activities and growth of the bank under the remarkable stewardship of Michell and recounts his role as the trusted confidant of Rhodes. Michell published the first biography of Rhodes to be written after his death and offers many intriguing insights into the character and motives of one of the most controversial and self-driven of British imperialists. He also did everything he could to fulfil Rhodes's ambition for a united South Africa and played a key role in setting up the world-famous Rhodes Scholarship programme. Intertwining dual narratives of Rhodes as rapacious entrepreneur with the Standard Bank under Michell tiptoeing in his wake to become the biggest bank in Africa, Steyn recounts how colonialism and capitalism took root in South Africa and Rhodesia.Show book
Many investors chase high returns by taking big chances to attain their financial goals as quickly as possible. This often leads to devastating losses and pressure to take even more risk to catch up, resulting in even greater frustration. In Chasing Chances, you will learn the secrets of how to break this cycle, including:Why many popular investment strategies fail.How the financial industry has convinced you to do what is in its best interest, not yours.How to apply proven practices that dramatically increase your chances of success. Whether you are an experienced investor or just getting started, Chasing Chances will transform your perspective on investing and help you avoid common mistakes that have caused others to lose everything.Show book
An invaluable playbook for startup founders looking to partner with big business. Corporations are desperate to overhaul their culture and the perception that they are giant, bureaucratic dinosaurs too slow to react in a rapidly changing business landscape. Many are trying to be more innovative and agile, like a startup. One easy way to achieve this goal is through partnering with or acquiring a startup. Corporate venture capital (CVC) now makes up 25 percent ($18 billion) of all venture capital dollars in North America. The Startup Gold Mine reveals how the world’s largest and most prestigious brands make innovation decisions, including new product launches, vendor-startup partnerships, and even billion-dollar acquisitions. The book also details the ways startups can leverage corporate strengths and weaknesses for mutual benefit. You will learn:Why the “innovator’s dilemma” is leading large companies to seek out partnerships with startupsHow to close a deal with a large company, from first connection to getting paidStrategies to troubleshoot common land mines that startups encounter when working with large companiesWays to navigate the convoluted corporate landscape without spending a fortune on conferences and consultants. Author Neil Soni draws on his experience as an entrepreneur and as an external innovator with premier brands like Estée Lauder, MAC, and Smashbox to reveal large companies’ inner workings, as well as how startup founders and employees can use this knowledge to close the biggest deals of their lives.Show book
In their much-anticipated sequel to the bestseller Ideas Are Free (over 50,000 copies sold), Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder explain that employee ideas are no longer a "nice-to-have" but rather the very lifeblood of competitiveness, culture, and strategy. Their new book shows how to align every part of the organization around generating and implementing ideas at the front line.Show book
