Divinations

Get smarter about business strategy.

Apr 24, 2020

Inside the Clubhouse

The surprisingly compelling audio app that has consumed my life

May 21, 2020

The open podcast ecosystem is dying — here’s how to save it.

It’s time to compete. Not complain.

Dec 3, 2020

LinkedIn’s Alternate Universe

How the professional platform makes networking weird

Jun 26, 2020

Will HEY Work?

The dust has settled. Now what?

May 4, 2020

Finding Power

An introduction to Clay Christensen’s most underrated idea: “The Conservation of Modularity”

Apr 16, 2020

Bundle Magic

How to make 1 + 1 = 3

May 15, 2020

How Domino’s Stock Returned 4,595%

The original cloud kitchen, ten years before it was cool

Dec 18, 2020

Why Content is King

How media creates power

Dec 12, 2019

Introducing Divinations

A new conduit for knowledge of business strategy

Mar 27, 2020

Understanding the Covid-19 Recession

What happens when an economy holds its breath?

Apr 6, 2020

Quibi Will Be A Multi-Billion Dollar Company

Short-form premium video is here to stay.

Jan 9, 2020

Sahil’s Second Act

Gumroad’s founder shares what he’s learned about strategy, product, and growth.

Dec 31, 2019

Trade-offs are your friend

You probably can't have your cake and eat it too. But that's just fine.

Jun 5, 2020

What good is strategy right now?

A conflict of interest

Jan 8, 2020

“The value chain” is the DNA of business

An introduction to one of Michael Porter’s most enduring frameworks

Jul 11, 2020

Strategy should be painful

Businesses plateau for two reasons: Their strategy is wrong (Wrong Strategy Syndrome) They fail to execute any strategy at all (Fuzzy Strat

Jul 24, 2020

Complexity Convection

The lifecycle of a business is to be born simple, grow complex, and then die.

Sep 18, 2020

Roam’s road ahead

How the tool for networked thought can grow into its $200m valuation

Jul 19, 2020

Disrupting Disruption

Strategy’s most famous theory could be wrong

Aug 24, 2020

Instagram can’t recreate TikTok’s Magic

The content format is a red herring. What really matters is the structure and purpose of TikTok’s network, which is antithetical to Instagram.

Jan 16, 2020

Your actual competition

A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify

Feb 11, 2020

The Four Strategies

How to understand the essence of any business

Apr 2, 2020

Why is Netflix more profitable than Spotify?

Three Shorts — April 2nd, 2020

Sep 4, 2020

Strategy Smells

Hints that your strategy isn't working