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Five Common Strategy Mistakes

Michael Porter is generally considered to be one of the foremost experts on the topic of strategy. In an interview in Joan Magretta’s book Understanding Michael Porter, he touches on…

Navigating the Founder’s Dilemma

If you started your own company, there’s a good chance you did so for two reasons: you wanted to build something of your own, and potentially make a lot of…

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Why And How To Use A Company Scorecard

When your company is just starting out, there’s a good chance you’re acutely aware of most of the things going on inside of it. The team is still small, and…

Annual Review 2021

2021 has been a year of small steps. One page at a time, I’ve read more books than I have in any year I can remember. Week after week, I’ve…

My favorite things of 2021

Another year has come and gone, and I’ve compiled another list of the some of the books, articles, movies, games and songs that meant the most to me this year.…

Mental Model: Product/Distribution

Running a business is hard. In order to understand what’s going on and make effective decisions, you have to be able to wear many different hats, and take into account…

Why you shouldn’t hire with your gut

At some point, when your game company is thriving and growing, you’ll have to hire new people. Maybe there’s too much work for your current team, or maybe your operations…

How To Have Better Meetings

This essay series examines best-in-class business and strategy models, and adapts them for use by creative enterprises. Check out the first essay for a short introduction, or dive right into the model…