September 2000 marked a watershed moment in modern business history: it was the month that Blockbuster declined to acquire Netflix for a mere $50 million. Today, of course, Netflix has a market cap of ...
A recent study found that only about 39% of small businesses end up profitable. But why? Many companies fail to make a profit because of a flawed business strategy. Sometimes, a strategy may be so ...
The 2015 U.S. National Military Strategy is chock-full of wholesome goodness yet may leave those who do business in great waters feeling undernourished. Why? Because the strategy is so determinedly — ...
In a speech on May 26, Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined the Biden administration’s strategy on China. China, not Russia, he reaffirmed, constitutes the greater long-term threat to U.S.
There are plenty of reasons why Netflix getting into gaming is a bad idea. First, there is a big difference between two categories of entertainment: passive (watching sports or listening to music) and ...
Legendary GE chairman Jack Welch liked to say, “The first step to making a strategy real is figuring out the big ‘Aha!’ that gives you sustainable competitive advantage.” Following that logic, Welch ...