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Mentioned in 61 episodes

Seven powers

Book • 2006

Mentioned by

David Rosenthal

Gustav Söderström

Harry Stebbings

Hamilton Helmer

Mentioned in 61 episodes

Referenced by

Ben Gilbert

when discussing the seven powers that enable persistent differential returns in business.

Epic Systems (MyChart)

Mentioned by

Ben Gilbert

when discussing Costco's business strategy using the Seven Powers framework.

Mentioned by

David Rosenthal

while discussing the seven powers framework for achieving sustainable competitive advantage.

Novo Nordisk (Ozempic)

Mentioned by

David Rosenthal

as the source of the "Seven Powers" framework for business analysis.

Microsoft Volume II

Mentioned by

Ben Gilbert

when introducing the Seven Powers framework for analyzing business success.

Mentioned by

Daniel Ek

as an amazing book on strategy.

My conversation with Daniel Ek: Founder of Spotify

Mentioned by

Ben Gilbert

when introducing the Seven Powers framework for analyzing business success.

Lockheed Martin

Mentioned by

Ben Gilbert

as a book exploring the seven powers that enable businesses to achieve persistent differential returns.

Mentioned by

Daniel Ek

who had a discussion with Hamilton Helmer about the concepts in it.

DAVID SENRA: Daniel Ek, Spotify

Mentioned by

Varun Mohan

, stating that if anyone has actually read it, it is a great book.

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Mentioned by

Gustav Söderström

as a strategic framework he introduced to Spotify.

Gustav Söderström - How Spotify Thinks - [Invest Like the Best, EP.424]

Mentioned by

Garry Tan

and

Diana Hu

as an important book that discusses business strategy.

The 7 Most Powerful Moats For AI Startups

Recommended by

Jeff Weinstein

as a book that explores business strategies and competitive advantages.

Building product at Stripe: craft, metrics, and customer obsession | Jeff Weinstein (Product lead)

Mentioned by

Jonathan Ross

as a book about moats, referring to competitive advantages in business.

20VC: OpenAI and Anthropic Will Build Their Own Chips | NVIDIA Will Be Worth $10TRN | How to Solve the Energy Required for AI... Nuclear | Why China is Behind the US in the Race for AGI with Jonathan Ross, Groq Founder

Recommended by

Harry Stebbings

, calling it the best business book he has ever read.

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Mentioned by

Hamilton Helmer

when discussing the importance of business strategy and its contribution to entrepreneurial efforts.

Interview: Hamilton Helmer & Chenyi Shi on How to Build an AWS-Like Second Business

Mentioned by

Dwarkesh Patel

as a leading scholar on sources of business defensibility.

Patrick Collison — Why Silicon Valley's most talented should leave

Recommended by

Gustav Söderström

as a great strategy framework for those starting out.

Lessons from scaling Spotify: The science of product, taking risky bets, and how AI is already impacting the future of music | Gustav Söderström (Co-President, CPO, and CTO at Spotify)

Mentioned by

Harry Stebbings

as one of the best books to understand what makes a company defensible, breaking it down into seven factors.

20VC: The 10 Question Framework a $217BN Manager Uses to Make Investment Decisions | Lessons from Turning Down Stripe, Coinbase and Losing Money on Northvault | The Bull Case for Bytedance | How Anduril Could Be a $200BN Company with Peter Singlehurst

Mentioned by

Ben Gilbert

as a book that provides a framework for understanding what creates an enduring company.

7 Powers with Hamilton Helmer

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