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Bob Rice is a Principal Faculty Member of Liminal Group, specializing in Engagements relating to Strategy, Dealmaking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Team-Building, and High Performance.
Bob’s provocative ideas reflect his unusually broad background: he’s been a high-tech entrepreneur, public company CEO, international law partner, Justice Department trial lawyer and best-selling author. He is a veteran of both Wall Street and Washington, a frequent commentator on business and political strategy for various television shows and publications.
He began his career at the US Department of Justice as a trial attorney, and then became a partner at the prestigious international firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. But, bitten by the entrepreneurial bug, he left his law practice to found a technology company that was later purchased by a public company. After the merger he became the acquirer’s CEO, jettisoning its traditional business and adopting the products to a successful internet model. Along the way, Bob was also the Commissioner of the Professional Chess Association, where he produced various World Championship matches and a "speedchess" series for ESPN.
More recently, Bob authored the best-selling business strategy book "Three Moves Ahead" and has been an active member of the New York Angels investment consortium. He is currently the Managing Partner of the Tangent Capital Group, a diversified family of financial services companies.
In this whirlwind tour of the business mind, Bob Rice demonstrates how a "strong square" strategy drove Adobe’s rise from niche player to industry giant, as well as Western Union’s success through a hundred years of technology changes. He’ll show how AOL has played a crucial "exchange sacrifice" to revive its fortunes, and how Google is taking turf from Microsoft with a "minority attack." Most importantly these days, he shows you "what to do when you don’t know what to do," and avoid the fate of companies like Polaroid, Gateway, and our dearly departed Ma Bell.
Private Workshops"Dealmaking 2.0" is the art of rapidly creating alliances to generate growth with the least possible risk. It is perhaps the essential skillset for todaya's executive. And it requires a new set of negotiating styles and skills, especially in a world of "E-negotiation".
As the velocity of change accelerates, companies lack the time to organically address new markets and technologies. Meantime, the traditional "M&A" option involves numerous high-stakes risks and long-term commitments. As a result, the winners will be the companies that build capabilities to rapidly and repetitively execute "mini-max" transactions. That's why traditional business development strategies are being supplanted by the "Dealmaking 2.0" playbook, which accounts for future uncertainties, transparency of alternatives, and the crucial lessons of game theory in finding and cutting the deals necessary for success in 2010 and beyond.
"Dealmaking 2.0" combines the latest business thinking with practical advice to show modern business leaders how to manage these new realities. You will learn about:
* Cutting the New, New Deal: "Mini-Max" Transactions * Playing the Odds: Essential Game Theory Lessons for the Real World * Winning With Style: "Positional" vs. "Principled" Negotiations * Business Jiu-Jitsu: How Little Guys Can Use Leverage to Win * Remote Persuasion: Techniques in E-Negotiation * Overcoming the Obstacles: Lawyers, Threats, Egos and Mistrust Bob Rice will teach you how to find and make the deals that will elevate you to the top of today's business environment.
Join Bob Rice and Liminal Group for Dealmaking 2.0 at the Asia Society on October 28th. To find out more about this event visit www.octoberevent.com
Bob Rice, Principal Faculty Member of LIminal Group, discusses the three biggest wastes of money for a small business and why you should avoid falling in to these typical cash traps.
Bob Rice, principal faculty member of Liminal Group, discusses why, even in this unpredictable economic environment, now may be the best time for you to start a business.
Bob Rice, Liminal Group principal faculty member and author of Three Moves Ahead, discusses the basic foundation for a successful digital marketing strategy that every business needs to follow in order to compete, stay successful and survive.
Bob Rice, Principal Liminal Group Faculty Member, and author of Three Moves Ahead, disuses the power of niche businesses, and why, although your client base or service offering may seem small, now is a great time for niche business to prosper.
Liminal Group faculty member, Bob Rice discusses the importance of "The Feedback Loop" in business.
Elissa Tomasetti, David van Toor, Judith Glaser, David S. Rose, Bob Rice, W. Stanton Smith, Allen Schweyer, Penelope Trunk, David Hauslaib, Laurel Touby, and Lawrence Greenberg discus on the future of business and how to stay competitive.
Author of "The Jubak Picks" and former MSNBC contributor Jim Jubak sits down with Bob Rice to discuss the importance of properly analyzing stock data and not just running with "The Herd".
Author of "The Jubak Picks" and former MSNBC contributor Jim Jubak sits down with Liminal Group's Bob Rice to discuss the importance having a global outlook on future investments.
Author of "The Jubak Picks" and former MSNBC contributor Jim Jubak sits down with Liminal Group's Bob Rice to discuss keeping the proper perspective on Financial Markets
Stormy Dean, SVP of infoGROUP, sits down with Bob Rice to discuss StormDawg.com and the difficulties of marketing to small businesses.
Liminal Group faculty member, Bob Rice discusses his experience as an entrepreneur on Fox's "Small Business Now". Bob is also a regular personality and pundit on the FOX Business Channel
Bob Rice, Liminal Group faculty member and Author of Three Moves Ahead, is a regular guest on FOX Business Channel's "America's Nightly Scoreboard"
Bob Rice speaks at the Liminal Group's Future of Business and Strategy Summit in New York about how chess theories can translate to business.
Stormy Dean, SVP of infoGROUP, sits down with Bob Rice to discuss StormDawg.com and the difficulties of marketing to small businesses.
Bob Rice, Liminal Group faculty member and Author of "Three Moves Ahead" is a frequent guest on FOX's "Strategy Room". In this episode, Mr. Rice participates in a roundtable discussion during "Breaking News with Leventhal".
Liminal Group faculty members, Bob Rice and T.J. McCormack appear on FOX Strategy Room on October 21st 2009
Bob Rice, founder of Tangent Capital and Liminal Group faculty member, is a regular guest on the FOX Business Hour with Eric Bolling
Bob Rice, Founder of Tangent Capital and Liminal Group faculty member, is a regular pundant on Fox's web-TV show "Strategy Room." This episode was broadcast on 10-07-09.
Bob Rice, Founder of Tangent Capital and Liminal Group faculty member, is a regular pundant on Fox's web-TV show "Strategy Room." This episode was broadcast on 9-29-09
Bob Rice, Founder of Tangent Capital and Liminal Group faculty member, is a regular pundant on Fox's web-TV show "Strategy Room." This episode was broadcast on 9-09-09
Liminal Group faculty members, Bob Rice and T.J. McCormack appear on FOX Strategy Room's "Business Hour with Eric Bolling".
Bob Rice, Founder of Tangent Capital and Liminal Group faculty member, is a regular pundant on Fox's web-TV show "Strategy Room." This episode was broadcast on 8-05-09
“A fun ride from Apprentice to Business Grandmaster. Grab it!”
Donald Trump, CEO
The Trump Organization
“This amazing book is the first time anyone has clearly translated Grandmaster ideas to real-world situations. The business examples are so good that I'm using them to teach chess!”
Maurice Ashley, International Grandmaster
“Three Moves Ahead? I'd say four, at least. An utterly fresh guide to winning in today's business environment!”
Jim Spanfeller, former CEO
Forbes.com
“Rarely does one find a book where every page is filled with both brilliant insight and witty writing. Mandatory reading for every startup.”
David S. Rose, Founder
New York Angels
“Every executive struggles with the pressure to think fast and think ahead. Bob's fascinating book shows how to apply chess principles to do just that. It's impossible to make the right move every time, but these strategies will help you succeed in the face of the unpredictable.”
Bruce Chizen, former CEO
Adobe Systems Inc.
“I don't play chess, but this book sure improved my ˜game' at the office. The clever, clear examples show how to use dozens of classic strategies in everyday situations. This book can put any executive ˜three moves ahead'!”
Sarah Fay, CEO
Carat USA
Three Moves Ahead shows how classic chess strategies address the #1 problem of Information Age executives: how to move quickly in the face of incalculable complexities and unexpected change. This witty and novel guide, written for non-players, is packed with scores of real-world examples showing how top CEOs use Grandmaster techniques to win on Wall Street. Readers will see how a "strong square" strategy drove Adobe’s rise from niche player to industry giant, as well as Western Union’s success through a hundred years of technology changes. They’ll learn how AOL has played a crucial "exchange sacrifice" to revive its fortunes, and how Google is taking turf from Microsoft with a "minority attack." Most importantly these days, they’ll find out "what to do when you don't know what to do," and avoid the fate of companies like Polaroid, Gateway, and our dearly departed Ma Bell.
Email: brice@liminalgroup.com
Phone: 212-456-4625