Quotes About Strategy

As to methods, there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. —Ralph Waldo Emerson

Okay, if we do X today, what does that result in tomorrow, a year from now, ten years from now?' The metaphor I think of the most—because it's simple—is the dog chasing the car. What does the dog do if he catches the car? He doesn't have a plan for it. So I find it just as often on the entrepreneurial side. People don't plan for success.

Lo cierto es que he usado esta estrategia más para ayudarme a huir de malas inversiones que para detectar las buenas.

Cómo me volvería menos competitivo para poder tener más éxito?"».

Jay Abraham is one of Daymond John's (page 323) mentors and the author of Getting Everything You Can Out of All You've Got, which is one of Ramit's most-gifted books. I often recommend Jay's work to people who ask about how to structure "JVs," or joint ventures.

Effectiveness is doing the things that get you closer to your goals. Efficiency is performing a given task (whether important or not) in the most economical manner possible. Being efficient without regard to effectiveness is the default mode of the universe.

La cuestión del monopolio: ¿Empiezas con una parte grande de un mercado pequeño? La cuestión del secreto: ¿Has identificado una oportunidad única que los demás no ven? La cuestión de la distribución: ¿Tienes alguna manera no sólo de fabricar sino también de distribuir tu producto?

About Face, de David H. Hackworth. Otro

The secret to winning any game lies in not trying too hard.

If you go out there and start making noise and making sales, people will find you. Sales cure all. You can talk about how great your business plan is and how well you are going to do. You can make up your own opinions, but you cannot make up your own facts. Sales cure all.

If the commitment is to a long-term goal and not to a series of smaller intermediate goals, then only one decision needs to be made and adhered to. Clear, simple, straightforward. Much easier to maintain than having to make small decision after small decision to stay the course when dealing with each step along the way. This provides far too many opportunities to inadvertently drift from your chosen goal. The single decision is one of the most powerful tools in the toolbox.

you never want to solve a research problem with language. You

buscar un mercado antes de idear un producto es más inteligente que lo contrario.

Book your A list for after your first 10 pitches.

This book aims to systematically overcome all of the above failure points, step-by-step.

finding a market before designing a product is smarter than the reverse.

Put the Big Stones in First

Bruce Pandolfini, Josh's original chess teacher, started their first class by taking him in reverse. The board was empty, except for three pieces in an endgame scenario: king and pawn against king.

Marc Andreessen (here) long ago referred to the above double-/triple-threat concept, citing Scott's writing, as "even the secret formula to becoming a CEO. All successful CEOs are like this." He reiterated that you could also cultivate this in school by getting unusual combinations of degrees, like engineering + MBA, law degree + MBA, or undergrad physics + economics.

Work hard to beat the competition." The truth is that competition is the opposite of creativity. If I am working hard to beat the competition, it actually prevents me from thinking creatively to make all concepts of competition obsolete.

trade a short-term, incremental gain for a potential longer-term, game-changing upside?

It is more profitable to be a big fish in a small pond than a small undefined fish in a big pond.

If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." –Colonel David Hackworth Former United States Army colonel and prominent military journalist

Higher pricing means that we can sell fewer units—and thus manage fewer customers—and fulfill our dreamlines. It's faster. Higher pricing attracts lower-maintenance customers (better credit, fewer complaints/questions, fewer returns, etc.). It's less headache. This is HUGE. Higher pricing also creates higher profit margins. It's safer.