Well, a big share of the work I was involved in as a management consultant resulted in clear measurable $$$ to the client. Typically in the range of 5-10x the fee. One of the teams delivered something like 20x the fee in a project for the government.
And yes, that means that the client who payed 2 million USD to run a team actually got 40 million USD in payoff from this. This is of course an outlier, but it is still true. I have seen the details of this project myself (as it was a public engagement).
Why hasn't anyone heard of this? Because the glory of the successful projects are always given to the client executives/team.
I suspect Groupon is fraud. They are a one time ripoff, and after that have no recurring customers. The faster they crash, the faster Silicon Valley can focus on value creating lasting startups.
And yes, that means that the client who payed 2 million USD to run a team actually got 40 million USD in payoff from this. This is of course an outlier, but it is still true. I have seen the details of this project myself (as it was a public engagement).
Why hasn't anyone heard of this? Because the glory of the successful projects are always given to the client executives/team.