business development
the strange evolution of airlines into quasi-banks reflects how badly deregulation has gone. Regulation carefully set the terms under which airlines could do business. It was designed to ensure that they remained a stable business and a reliable mode of transportation. Deregulation, in turn, allowed the airlines to pursue profits in whatever way
... See moreGanesh Sitaraman • Airlines Are Just Banks Now
“If everything you do needs to work on a three-year time horizon, then you’re competing against a lot of people. But if you’re willing to invest on a seven-year time horizon, you’re now competing against a fraction of those people, because very few companies are willing to do that.... See more
“At Amazon we like things to work in five to
Pre-gaming Cold Emails - Cup of Zhou
Traficantes de drogas são empresários astutos. Têm tanta confiança no seu produto que estão dispostos a começar oferecendo uma amostra grátis. Eles sabem que o cliente vai voltar – e com dinheiro. Faça como eles. Crie algo tão bom, viciante e infalível que dar amostras aos consumidores os faça voltar com dinheiro na mão.
Jason Fried • Reinvente Sua Empresa
Business Development is creating long-term value for an organization from customers, markets, and relationships.
Scott Pollack • What, Exactly, Is Business Development?

The items with high business value and low implementation difficulty should be rated as high priority, while the ones with low business value and high implementation difficulty should be rated as low priority.
Emrah Yayici • LEAN Business Analysis Mentor Book

Walled gardens
From xkcd’s ”Instagram” webcomic. Reminds me of how, when you’re not paying for the service, it is subject to disappear or close without previous notice — it also reminds me of “walled gardens”, term used in the context of technology to describe a platform that is not easily extensible or open.
Cal Paterson discute qual é o modelo de negócios por detrás da Inteligência Artificial, sobretudo dos LLMs, e o coloca entre dois extremos — empresas aéreas e a Coca-Cola. Muito interessante.
The total addressable market is a term that describes the complete potential opportunity.