Business Strategy
Where will you compete? What will you prioritize? How will value flow?
Strategy is the bridge between vision and execution. It answers the questions that artifacts alone cannot.
The Stack
PROBLEMS (what's broken)
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STRATEGY (where to compete)
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MODELS (how value flows)
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ARTIFACTS (what you produce)
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OUTCOMES (what you measure)
Core Questions
| Question | Answers | Links To |
|---|---|---|
| What problem matters? | Market pain, opportunity | Problems |
| Where do we compete? | Positioning, differentiation | Positioning |
| How does value flow? | Revenue, costs, margins | Business Models |
| What structure enables this? | Legal, governance, capital | Structure |
| What price captures value? | Pricing strategy | Pricing |
Strategy Components
Positioning
Where you sit in the market's mind. Not what you do — what you own.
- Positioning Strategy — Carve out market space
Business Models
How value flows through your business. 50+ models rated by tech potential.
- Business Models — Full catalog with examples
- DePIN Models — Decentralized infrastructure
- SaaS Models — Software subscriptions
- Crypto Models — Token economics
Structure
Legal and governance architecture.
- Business Structure — Entity options
- Corporations — Corporate structures
- M&A — Growth through acquisition
Pricing
How you capture value from the value you create.
- Pricing Strategy — Price as strategy lever
The Tight Five for Strategy
| # | Question | Strategic Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why does this matter? | The problem you solve, the pain you remove |
| 2 | What truths guide you? | Constraints that sharpen focus |
| 3 | What do you control? | Assets, capabilities, unfair advantages |
| 4 | What do you see others don't? | Market insight, positioning opportunity |
| 5 | How do you know it's working? | Revenue, margins, market share |
Culture Eats Strategy
Drucker's insight holds. The best strategy fails inside a weak culture. The worst strategy survives inside a strong one.
Strategy says where to compete. Culture determines whether anyone shows up to fight. Culture builds community, community creates tokens — not the other way around. The goodwill flywheel outperforms every positioning exercise because it compounds trust, and trust is the only asset that appreciates under pressure.
Strategy without culture is a document. Culture without strategy is a vibe. You need both — but if forced to choose, bet on the crew.
Context
- Culture — Culture eats strategy for breakfast
- Scoreboard — The Tight Five Scorecard: Priority (should we?) x Readiness (can we?)
- Mycelium — Where Priority Score orders the build queue
- Inspiration — From idea to pitch
- Growth Opportunities — Channels and tactics
- Problems — Where strategy starts