aaroncohn

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by aaroncohn 11y ago
Would like to think that our little concept qualifies as novel -- it's an AI-powered workplace culture consultant ( http://worknice.co ) His name is Charlie, you interact with him like you would any other consultant via email
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by aaroncohn 11y ago
Au contraire! I loved the relationship aspect of the business. Drinks with the client? Sure! Big fancy dinners? Yes pls. Talking to them about their kids? Too easy ;) That said, all that relationship was sorta BS stuff the client was payi
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by aaroncohn 11y ago
> Hopefully every industry would move towards an environment where you can pay a premium for the part that needs expertise and pay fair market value for the part that can be systematized or reliably sourced for less. That's a great
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by aaroncohn 11y ago
CYA...cover your ass...always top of mind for Mr. Big Business Executive over there!
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by aaroncohn 11y ago
Hah yes -- consultants do get paid a lot to make decisions on behalf of executives who don't want to. Or more specifically, ones who don't want to be blamed if it doesn't go well. A former colleague once quipped, "no o
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by aaroncohn 11y ago
Fair point -- I was referring to management consulting, and acknowledge there are a thousand different types of consulting out there. That said, still maintain that most consultants in a given industry (outside of the top 5% of superstars
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by aaroncohn 11y ago
Yep, agree with you that pure "strategy" is rapidly disappearing. I was at PwC -- their whole mantra was "strategy through execution." Which is why they bought all these strategy shops (Booz/Diamond/etc), becau
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by aaroncohn 11y ago
Ex-consultant turned founder here. Think productized consulting services are really interesting as a business for three reasons: 1) consultants are traditionally really expensive (as a 23-year-old, non-technical little shit, my firm would