Strategy
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Lessons from Amazon – Principles and Practices
There’s certain people that you do not want to try to beat at their own game, and certainly Jeff Bezos would be number 1. (…) Jeff has just shown amazing talent in figuring out how to please customers. Warren Buffett, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Amazon was founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, a former senior… Continue reading
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How To Create A New Industry
Blue Ocean Strategy, by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne W. Chan Kim (born in 1951) is a South Korean professor of strategy and management. Renée Mauborgne (born in 1963) is an American professor of strategy. Both are ranked among the most influential management thinkers, having co-authored several bestselling strategy books. Below are the key… Continue reading
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Strategy Made Simple
Better, Simpler Strategy, by Felix Oberholzer-Gee Strategy is simple. (…) It is liberating to discover the simplicity in strategy. Felix Oberholzer-Gee Felix Oberholzer-Gee is a Swiss economist, author, and professor of strategy at Harvard Business School. I discovered him in a recent episode of the Columbia Business School’s Value Investing with Legends podcast, hosted by… Continue reading
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How To Build An Enduring Business
Jim Collins (born in 1958) is an American author and consultant focused on business management and company sustainability and growth. In a six-year research project, Jim Collins and his team of researchers set out to find out what accounted for the success of visionary companies. Continue reading
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How To Make Your Business Great
Jim Collins (born in 1958) is an American author and consultant focused on business management and company sustainability and growth. Jim Collins and his team of researchers spent five years looking for companies who successfully transitioned from “good” to “great”, and for the drivers of such transition. Continue reading
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Finally! Michael Porter’s Strategy Concepts Made Simple
Understanding Michael Porter, by Joan Magretta Joan Magretta is a former partner of consulting firm Bain & Co, a former strategy editor of the Harvard Business Review (HBR), an author on strategy and general management, and a senior associate at the Harvard Business School Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness (ISC). She has collaborated with Michael… Continue reading
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The Reference Book on Competitive Strategy
Competitive Strategy, by Michael Porter Competitive Strategy Michael Porter (born in 1947) is an American academic known for his theories on competitive strategy for firms and nations (see Michael Porter Wikipedia profile). He is a professor at Harvard Business School and was one of the founders of the consulting firm the Monitor Group (now part… Continue reading
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About THE AUTHOR
- I have been a private equity investor for 17 years, and prior to that, a leveraged finance banker for 3 years. During the past 20 years, I have worked on transactions with a cumulated value of €13 billion, alongside talented founders, managers, investors, bankers, and advisors.
- I have served on the board of private European companies of various sizes (from €5 million to €200 million of EBITDA) in various industries (food, wealth management, education, access control, dental services, real estate financing, publishing, building materials, capital equipment).
- I teach an Introduction to Private Equity course at my alma mater, HEC Paris, hold a CFA charter, and am passionate about investing (I manage a portfolio of listed stocks on the side for my own account), business, social sciences, and mental models.
- I am blessed with a wonderful wife and three amazing children.