siliconindia | | December 20194There comes a point at which every entrepreneur needs help. While building a fantastic in-house team is essential, there is nothing like getting a bit of outside expertise to find the best solution to a particularly tricky problem. It is the desire for this sort of perspective that has turned consulting into a multi-trillion dollar industry. The consulting industry is transforming. Influenced by technology disruption, greater spend visibility, subject matter expertise, knowledge transfer, execution focus and supplier rationalization, this transformation is being pushed and pulled by three industry levers: consultants' wants, companies' needs, and consulting firms' abilities. Also with the rise of startups and constant exposure to the world business environment, there has been a growing need of being updated with latest and best practices to survive and grow. Customer expectations are at the highest ever in history of business itself; markets are plagued with choices. The need to move ahead in the competitive structure and gain optimum market share in today's highly competitive markets, has made startups across the world opt for third-party consulting and advisory services. To hire consultants for startup means to have a dedicated mentor who can see the business from a different perspective and provide critical suggestions and resources. Consultants for startups can help entrepreneurs perform at the highest level. The right business consultant could be a valuable asset for a startup business -- a source of expertise, experience and support.In our current edition, we have featured a list of "10 Most Promising Consultants for Startups" that highlights the capabilities of consultants in assisting startups achieve a competitive edge over their competitors. In this changing scenario, business leaders have to constantly look for new sources of competitive advantage to win in their markets. For consultants this will mean a paradigm shift in their ability to stay adaptive by embracing new ideas and enhancing their skills and capabilities.Do let us know your thoughts!Nandini MukherjeeSpecial Managing Editoreditor@siliconindia.comEditorialConsultants: The Valuable Assets for Startups Vol 03 · Issue 4 - 2 · December, 2019 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Anamika Sahu Special Managing Editor Nandini Mukherjee Editorial Team Aparna Roy Monica Pallavi J Riya Sethi Srrayvinya OLM John Roshan Anto Sophia Rohtagi Sujith Vasudevan Sushruth R Trisha Pragya Advertising Managers Editorial queries editor@siliconindia.com To subscribe Visit https://www.siliconindia.com/subscribe/ or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com Cover price is Rs.150 per issue. Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2019 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.advertise@siliconindia.comGroup Art DirectorAshok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran PerumalVP - Sales & Marketing Virupakshi Pattar Visualisers Vimalraj M ManjunathAmeet Kumar Sahoo Arya Tapas Ranjan Mallick NoidaGarima Anand Ashu SethiCONSULTANTS
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