Strategy Models
Breaking down timeless tactics from war, games, and history applied to business and life.
The best trick isn’t hiding your hand, it’s making your opponent stare at the wrong card.
Being pot‐committed isn’t courage. It’s compulsion dressed up as commitment.
“When you lack an army, build an aura.”
Winning is about preparing your pieces so they’re ready when the moment arrives.
Market dominance is a slippery slope—the higher you climb, the less attention you pay to the pebbles underfoot.
Why fight head-on when you can surround your competition and leave them no escape?
Why bring supplies when you can eat the competition’s lunch—literally?
Why fight the competition head-on when their customers are already telling you how to win?
Winning isn’t about defeating your rival—it’s about controlling the game itself.
Why punch when you can pull? Why push when you can pivot? Efficiency isn’t about effort—it’s about leverage.
Welcome to zugzwang—where every decision you make makes things worse, but doing nothing guarantees it.
