Going deep on strategy with the Hungry podcast
An exciting change of pace this week, where I’ll give you a break from the essays and point you instead to my recent appearance on
An exciting change of pace this week, where I’ll give you a break from the essays and point you instead to my recent appearance on
First things first: Yes, it’s still me, Alex from Basic Arts And yes, this is still The Way, the strategy newsletter you subscribe to
One of the main reasons strategy is needlessly confusing, is because the word itself is used to describe multiple different “things”. Although when we use
A note before we begin: the below describes a trend which I’m sure is true, but which would benefit from more research than I’ve had
People – especially founders – are fond of saying “product is everything”. Have a great product, and you’ll succeed. Have a poor product, and you’ll
As long time readers will know, my views on business begin and end with one simple belief: Business is the practice of delivering value to
A client and I were recently analysing the surprising success of the canned water brand Liquid Death, now valued at over $700 million. In case you’re
If you’re a founder, you probably got into the game partly through a desire for freedom. Being your own boss and all that good stuff.
When I tell people I help companies with their “strategy” the response I invariably get is “what kind of strategy?”. This is because people are
Below is number 5 in my cultural context series, following the previous ones on the post-cultural myth, horizontal loyalty, supernormal stimuli, and concentration. I hope you find it useful, or at least interesting.
The thing about churning out one of these essays every week, is that it forces me to constantly be focusing on the “next” thing: the
In 2022, there’s nothing more conformist than being revolutionary. I’ve written about this before, but I still think it bears repeating that it can be
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