MBA

Notes from Anything You Want, a book written by Derek Sivers. Lessons on business, entrepreneurship, and life.

Rediscovered notes from a negotiation class that still ring true years later.

The cost of keeping an option open.

Old notes from class, do they hold up over time?

Rethinking first mover advantage from Nintendo to Kinect and Alexa.

An analysis of why drugstore chains like Walgreens and CVS build stores on every corner, exploring the business strategy of cannibalization versus competition.

Changing organizational structure. The great balance between centralization and decentralization.

The lion and the gazelle. How do you outrun the fastest lion?

A cautionary tale on acquisition hype and the slippery promise of synergy.

Using Sisyphus’ curse to recognize demotivating loops at work and home.

Weighing conviction, risk, value, time, and mission before saying yes to the next big project.

How the Sisyphus Effect illustrates the importance of recognition and feedback in preventing workplace and personal demotivation.

A reminder that price feels simple to change—but customers remember every move.

Fischer versus Spassky and the long-game lessons that follow.

A pricing exercise, notes from an old class.

A veiled work from George Orwell.

Searching for constraints.

The MBA final project, business simulation. How the philosophy of Better Done Than Good can beat a well thought out business strategy. Think big. Be bold.

The importance of writing down your resolutions.

Believing in the impossible changes your mindset.

The world is changing. It always is. Adapt and play a role in the changes happening around us.