On Strategy

2.28 billion ways to lose

How to lose to your competition, and to your own consultants

May 22 • Adil Husain

overcoming the stalemate problem

What Hormuz, TikTok, and Nippon Steel reveal about the mechanics of resolution, and what to do when you're in one.

May 6 • Adil Husain

Palantir Published a Manifesto. Every S&P500 CEO Should Understand Why.

A signaling game, a prisoner's dilemma, and a framework for deciding how much political alignment your business actually needs.

Apr 20 • Adil Husain

Same Inputs. Different Conclusions. We Were Right.

One up 40%. One down 50%. Here is how we saw both coming.

Apr 10 • Adil Husain

Watching the System Run Without Us

Moltbook makes visible what has already escaped real-time human control

Feb 3 • Adil Husain

"strategic uncertainty" isn't strategy

Game Theory Lessons for Trump’s 2025 Tariff Doctrine

May 2, 2025 • Adil Husain

lean times ahead

Whispers from American businesses

Apr 25, 2025 • Adil Husain

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