David's Articles

David has been writing and blogging for over 10 years

Most Recent Articles:

Is Competitive Advantage Actually Dead?

Professor Rita Gunther McGrath makes the audacious claim Is Competitive Advantage Actually Dead? in here book (The End of Competitive Advantage: How to Keep Your Strategy Moving as Fast as Your Business ) published in 2013. I'm not sold that she proved her point. At...

Beating the Market or Winning the Loser’s Game?

As we come into the end of 2015, volatility is back in the equity markets and near-panic conditions exist in some parts of the high yield market. Active managers are likely to under-perform again this year. With this confluence of factors, it seemed...

Ten Lessons I’ve Learned from Being an Entrepreneur

10 lessons I’ve learned after ~4 years as an entrepreneur It will take twice as long to get where you want to be – no matter how prepared you are, it will take longer than you think The hardest time in the startup is at the “growth plateau” – 7-12 months after you’ve...

The Art of the Sale – Book Review and Notes

Author Philip Delves Broughton followed up his entertaining book about his time at Harvard Business School with his book "The Art of the Sale." (Disclaimer – These are Amazon Affiliate links and pay a small commission to me for the referral). As Broughton notes, sales...

Your Best 2016 Starts in 2015 – Thoughts on Annual Planning

Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com The end of each year is marked by a period of reflection and anticipation for the coming year . The most common output of this reflection is a list of "New Year's Resolutions." Diet companies, health clubs and countless...