Competitive Strategy
Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors
by Michael E. Porter
Recommended by Bill Gurley and Tren Griffin
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Strategic Thinking, Most Recommended Books, and Management.
Now nearing its 60th printing in English and translated into nineteen languages, Michael E. Porter's Competitive Strategy has transformed the theory, practice, and teaching of business strategy throughout the world. Electrifying in its simplicity like all great breakthroughs Porter's analysis of industries captures the complexity of industry ...
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Strategic Thinking, Most Recommended Books, and Management.
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Bill Gurley
“Other books that all entrepreneurs should read: 1) @MichaelEPorter, Competitive Strategy, 2) @geoffreyamoore Crossing the Chasm, 3) @claychristensen Innovator's Dilemma, and 4) @Jerry_Kaplan Startup | Twenty books you should have read by now: 1. The Outsiders by William Thorndike. 2. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight 3. Competitive Strategy by Michael Porter 4. The Misbehavior of Markets: A Fractal View of Financial Turbulence by Benoit Mandelbrot 5. Influence by Robert Cialdini”
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