Product Mistakes that Apply to Careers: focusing on acquisition instead of retention (focusing on networking instead of relationships & reputation). Or working in a space that doesn’t get more valuable over time (e.g working in a dying industry), or building another “me-too” product without differentiation (not taking enough career risk). Choos... See more
1. Focus first on the longer-term strategic aspirations2. Take time to survey the scene3. Be structured about selecting the right blueprint4. Go beyond lines and boxes5. Be rigorous about drafting in talent6. Identify the necessary mind-set shifts—and change those mind-sets7. Establish metrics that measure short- and long-term success8. Make sure b... See more
"We help companies build, survive, and scale, but one of the main components of my job is understanding how and when the world is going to change. Our portfolio is a collage of various futures that we believe in, and our capital and expertise are assets to hopefully pull these futures forward."
If we’re going to talk about ‘the future of strategy’ then we are going to have to talk about how relegating strategy to the supply of disposable ‘insights’ and ‘propositions’ for other people’s creative processes is to fundamentally misunderstand the nature of strategy.