I just finished reading Certain to Win. It’s about the warfare strategy of John Boyd, as applied to business. In war, you build your team and dismantle the enemy. In business, you build your team, delight the customer, and incidentally dismantle the enemy.
You might know John Boyd as the OODA Loop guy. I never really [...]
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The OODA Loop: Playing chess with half the pieces
November 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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Mike Cassidy: Speed as THE primary business strategy
June 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments
Mike Cassidy’s talk on building companies fast is a must-read for all entrepreneurs:
(The slides are here if you don’t see them embedded above.)
Mike founded Stylus Innovation (sold 2 years after launch for $13M), Direct Hit (sold 500 days after launch for $500M), and Xfire (sold 2 years after launch for $110M). Mike is currently the [...]
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