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Competitive Strategy Guide
Practical competitive strategy frameworks for companies between $2M and $100M. Written from 25 years of building strategy for growth-stage companies.
Talk to Kamyar ShahPorter's Five Forces and Competitive Positioning
Competitive strategy is not about being better than competitors on every dimension. It is about choosing which dimensions to compete on and building operational systems that make your position defensible. Kamyar Shah has applied competitive strategy frameworks across 650+ engagements. The resources below reflect what actually works at the $2M-$100M stage.
Core Competitive Strategy Resources
- Cost Leadership vs Differentiation Strategy Explained
- Focus Strategy vs Differentiation vs Cost Leadership
- Blue Ocean Strategy: Unlocking Uncontested Market Opportunities
- Blending Cost Leadership and Differentiation
- Internal and External Analysis: Building a Unified Strategic Lens
- Internal vs External Analysis in Strategic Management
- SWOT: Balancing Internal and External
- Top Tools for Internal Analysis: Value Chain to VRIO
- Balanced Scorecard: Aligning Strategic Objectives
- Strategy Mapping: A Hierarchical Approach
Strategy Implementation
- Why Strategy Fails in SMBs
- Strategy Dies When the Operating System Isn't Rebuilt
- Strategy Fails When Authority Is Not Explicit
- Strategy Collapses When Incentives Undermine Decisions
- Strategy Breaks When Accountability Is Diffuse
- Agile Strategy Development: Planning in Sprints
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