Frameworks7 min read
Vision, Clarity, Strategy: a framework for better decisions
Most strategy work skips a step. The three moves — in order — and why doing them out of order is why good teams still make bad calls.
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Fractional StrategyEssays on strategy,
Insights
Essays on strategy,
honestly.
Notes from inside the practice — AI, capital allocation, scenario modeling, and the operating choices that compound when you get them right.
- Cross-Cultural7 min read
Cross-cultural strategy: why expansion fails on people, not spreadsheets
Most international expansion doesn't fail on the model. It fails when leaders misread trust, authority, and belief in an unfamiliar market.
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- AI6 min read
Why most AI strategy ends up shelf-ware (and how to make yours actually ship)
Most AI strategy decks die in a SharePoint folder. Three conditions decide whether yours ships or doesn't.
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- Capital7 min read
The capital allocation question every founder gets wrong
Every founder asks 'what should we fund?' Few ask 'what should we kill?' Starvation by addition kills more companies than bad bets.
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- Engagement8 min read
When to hire a Fractional CSO — five inflection points
Most founders hire a Fractional CSO six months after they needed one. The five trigger moments to watch for.
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- Frameworks8 min read
Scenario modeling for founders who don't want a 200-slide deck
Three scenarios, five drivers, one decision rule each. The honest one-page artifact behind the theater.
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- Frameworks9 min read
Build, buy, or kill: a 90-minute framework for stuck initiatives
Most stuck initiatives don't need an off-site. They need a structured 90-minute conversation that ends with a real decision.
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