Do Academic Economists Have Anything to Offer About Business Strategy?

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If one is trying to learn or understand business strategy, do academic economists have anything to offer? I don't know. A driving force from me starting ory was i felt there was a tremendous void in actually looking at things that were happening now and thinking about them strategically. What would be a book you would recommend for someone interested in learning about business strategy? Doesn't even have to be the internet. It's very generalize broadlyis a very useful conceptw you've worked at apple, micro soft, word press.

Not only is Ben Thompson's Stratechery frequently mentioned on MR, but such is Tyler's fandom that the newsletter even made its way onto the reading list for one of his PhD courses. Ben's based in Taiwan, so when he recently visited DC, Tyler quickly took advantage of the chance for an in-person dialogue.

In this conversation they talk about the business side of tech and more, including whether tech titans are good at PR, whether conglomerate synergies exist, Amazon's foray into health care, why anyone needs an Apple Watch or an Alexa, growing up in small-town Wisconsin, his pragmatic book-reading style, whether MBAs are overrated, the prospects for the Milwaukee Bucks, NBA rule changes, the future of the tech industries in China and India, and why Taiwanese breakfast is the best breakfast.

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