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Competition Demystified

Book • 2005
Competition Demystified offers a streamlined approach to understanding business strategy by emphasizing barriers to entry as the primary factor in achieving competitive advantages.

The book simplifies Michael Porter's five-force model, focusing on how companies can create and maintain advantages through customer captivity, lower production costs, or economies of scale.

It provides practical examples across various industries and discusses strategies for maintaining market stability through cooperation and bargaining.

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Mentioned in 7 episodes

Mentioned by
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Stig Brodersen
after discussing Peter Thiel’s talk, "Competition is for Losers."
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TIP719: Investing and Life Lessons w/ Mohnish Pabrai
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Stig Brodersen
as one of his top five books read in Q1 2023.
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TIP538: Richer, Wiser, Happier, Q1 2023 w/ William Green & Stig Brodersen
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Stig Broderson
as a book he read after being inspired by Peter Thiel's talk on competition.
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Mohnish Pabrai's Interview at the Investors Podcast on April 15, 2025
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Stig Brodersen
for understanding competitive dynamics in business.
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TIP528: Mastermind Q1 2023 w/ Tobias Carlisle and Hari Ramachandra
Recommended by a professor named Bruce Greenwald, who is well-known in terms of competitive advantage.
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5 Things People Get Wrong about Scale Advantages, Economies of Scale and Moats (251)
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Frank Fischer
, um die Konzepte wunderbarer Firmen und wirtschaftlicher Burggräben zu verstehen.
Der MSCI-World-Bezwinger – seine Aktien für den neuen Welt-Index
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Tyler Sosin
, highlighting its anthropological survey of monopolies and why they fail.
E182: Lessons from 17 Years at Menlo Ventures and Accel w/Tyler Sosin
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Florian Bartunek
as an author whose book he recommends for understanding business models.
Florian Bartunek – Equities in Brazil at Constellation Asset Management (Manager Meetings, EP.27)

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