Why good product people talk about iteration, taste, and Christopher Alexander, while novices obsess over the trappings of frameworks.

A look at two syllabuses for learning the art of business, why they're rare, and why to take notice when a practitioner mentions one.

7 Powers is arguably the best book on business strategy currently available today.

Why career moats are better thought of as a navigation tool in your career.

How to pick tree books and branch books, demonstrated using an example of a reading program I developed for B2B sales.

When you miss a deadline — was it because you messed up, or was it because your work was too uncertain?

You know that 'loose feedback loop' thing? Yeah, it applies to historical narratives as well.

Why a loose feedback loop is just another way of saying 'better, more rigorous trial and error'.

Can networking act as a career moat? The answer is more nuanced than you might think.

Wicked domains include stock picking, psychiatry, and intelligence analysis. What do skills in such domains really look like? We take a look at one example.