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by twunde 2673 days ago
If you want to stay, you are going to have to learn to speak the language of business. When you propose something, you will need to give estimates on how this will affect business metrics. In particular you'll want to focus on how this project either increases revenue or decreases costs. Additionally make sure that you network with your new management company. Essentially, you need to look for executive sponsors who will step in and say _I need this person._ Particular effective ones tend to be Marketing/Sales or Finance.

At the end of the day, an acquirer is making an investment and hoping to make a profit on that investment. If you can help the company make money and do it more effectively than an outsourced partner you are likely to stay. You will need to put on your business hat and talk and walk the business walk to be successful.

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Excellent advice.

Do you have resources on how to learn USA C-level and board-level corporate speak? And how to learn American corporate financing to understand their revenue reports and expectations?

Check out ProductHunt, it has a few "MBA in a day/week/month" sort of apps and sites which will help
Thanks! I will check it out.
Get an MBA.
That’s not really useful advice.

That knowledge needs to be found and learned fast - now. Leaving and going to college is clearly not an option. Are there good reliable or solid online resources for that kind of material?

It may not be what you want to hear, but no quick solution online resource is going to do anything but teach you how to cargo cult c-speak. The reason business types use business jargon is so they can bypass the first few levels of explanation of complicated subjects, and know that those that understand the jargon understand the complicated subjects as well.