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Adjacency analysis, competitive response and where advantage actually comes from. 2 questions
Asked in global strategy cases where a successful home-market product is being adapted for new regions.
A consumer platform is expanding into five countries. Should it offer one standard product globally or localise market by market?
A strategy question for marketplaces and software platforms.
A business claims it has network effects. What would make you sceptical?
Driver-based forecasts, variance analysis and forecast accuracy. 1 question
FP&A cases often test whether a candidate can connect an operating miss to liquidity before it becomes urgent.
A company has $30m of cash and forecasts $3m of monthly burn. A downside case could increase burn to $5m after three months. How would you build and use the scenario?
Write your answer, get it graded on technical accuracy, completeness and communication, and see exactly which mechanic you missed.
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