Strategy

Strategy

The distance between a well-intentioned plan and meaningful impact often comes down to how clearly you think about trade-offs, incentives, and second-order effects. This collection cuts through conventional wisdom with frameworks that help you see around corners—whether you're navigating market entry decisions, restructuring teams for scale, or choosing which battles are worth fighting. These aren't theoretical think pieces; they're battle-tested approaches from leaders who've made high-stakes decisions under uncertainty and lived to refine their thinking. Expect sharp analysis on competitive positioning, resource allocation, organizational design, and the strategic moves that separate durable advantage from fleeting wins. Read these when you need to think more clearly about what matters most.

Ashridge Portfolio Matrix

Evaluate business fit using parenting potential (Benefit) and understanding (Feel)

Subscription Business Model

Recurring revenue built on customer retention

Redfin's Business Model

How Redfin built and sold itself

Wayfair Marketplace Business Model

An examination of how Wayfair built a furniture marketplace on drop-shipping, advertising revenue and a still-narrow path to profitability

Freemium Business Model

Give free value, sell premium upgrades

Snapchat's Camera Company Playbook

Ephemeral content powers Snap's advertising business

AI Crash Memo Stress Test

A viral 2028 AI crash memo turns out to be less a market forecast and more a sharp test of which business models still have real moats once AI agents make switching effortless

Cultural Integration in M&A

Integrate cultures in eight steps

M&A Explained: Crash Course

Understand mergers and acquisitions basics

Uber's Platform Business Model

Commissions from rides, food and freight

Future Cone

Future Cone is an elegant framework for thinking systematically about the future

Five Product Levels Framework

Kotler's Five Product Levels Framework highlights five ways to add value to a product or service