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Strategy is not the problem

The talk the whole argument is compressed into, given about a dozen times a year.

Strategy is not the problem

Forty minutes on why most strategy work changes nothing, and what the underlying problem usually turns out to be. It has been given to boards, to conferences and, once, to a room that visibly did not want to hear it.

Project

The talk the whole argument is compressed into, given about a dozen times a year.

Year
2025
Medium
Keynote
40 minutes
Given 30+ times
Available as a board session
All work

By the numbers

20 yrs
Operating before advising
3
Board seats, maximum
140+
Essays published
30+
Keynotes delivered

Who I work with

  • Venture-backed software companies
  • Marketplaces and platforms
  • Professional services firms
  • Non-profits and foundations
  • Private equity portfolio companies

Get in touch

A paragraph about the situation is more useful than a formal brief. I will tell you within a couple of days whether I can help and what it would look like.

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