Blog Tag: Blockbuster

• What’s Your Competitor’s Strategic Approach?

  Published on: Friday, April 8th, 2011 Author: richhorwath

  As more large public companies such as Borders and Blockbuster file for bankruptcy, it’s apparent that Chinese general and philosopher Sun Tzu’s words nearly 3,000 years ago still haven’t sunk in: If you know your enemies and know yourself, you… read more

• The Discomfort of Strategy

  Published on: Friday, January 21st, 2011 Author: richhorwath

  “If you are not genuinely pained by the risk involved in your strategic choices, it’s not much of a strategy.” Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix Think you have a tough group of competitors to deal with? Take a look at… read more

• The Holy Grail: Competitive Advantage

  Published on: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 Author: richhorwath

  What is your competitive advantage? If you’re not able to answer this question, there’s a good chance you don’t have one. And if you don’t have one, there’s the distinct possibility that your company won’t be around much longer. We… read more