Behold! The collective wisdom of the strategy world.

(Titles link to my summary/review. Items without links haven’t been summarized/reviewed yet. This document serves as a roadmap for “things of the week” to come.)

Books

Strategy Classics

Competitive Strategy, by Michael Porter (amazon)
Competitive Advantage, by Michael Porter (amazon)
The Innovator’s Dilemma, by Clayton Christensen (amazon)
The Innovator’s Solution, by Clayton Christensen (amazon)
Seeing What’s Next, by Clayton Christensen (amazon)
7 Powers, by Hamilton Helmer (amazon)
Good Strategy, Bad Strategy, by Richard Rumelt (amazon)
Turning the Flywheel, by Jim Collins (amazon)
Good to Great, by Jim Collins (amazon)
Great by Choice, by Jim Collins (amazon)
Zero to One, by Peter Thiel (amazon)
The Practice of Management, Peter Drucker (amazon)

Secondary Literature on Great Strategy Thinkers

The Personal MBA, by Josh Kaufman (amazon)
The Lords of Strategy, by Walter Kiechel (amazon)
Understanding Michael Porter, by Joan Magretta (amazon)

Jobs-to-be-done

Competing Against Luck, by Clayton Christensen (amazon)
When Coffee and Kale Compete, by Alan Klement (amazon)
Value Proposition Design, by Alexander Osterwalder (amazon)

Positioning

Positioning, by Al Ries and Jack Trout (amazon)
The Origin of Brands, by Al Ries and Laura Ries (amazon)
Obviously Awesome, by April Dunford (amazon)

Military / Politics

Warfighting: MCDP-1, US Marine Corps (pdf)
The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli (Mansfield translation) (amazon)
The Art of War, by Sun Tzu (Cleary translation) (amazon)
On War, by Carl von Clauswitz (Howard & Paret translation) (amazon)

Miscellaneous, but indispensable

Inadequate Equilibria, by Eliezer Yudkowsky (free version) (kindle version)
Hit Makers, by Derek Thompson (amazon)
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned, by Kenneth O. Stanley (amazon)
The Origin of Wealth, by Eric Beinhocker (amazon)
Principles, by Ray Dalio (amazon)

Podcasts

The Critical Path (podlink)
Exponent (podlink)
Acquired (podlink)
Disruptive Voice (podlink)
Invest Like the Best (podlink)
Jobs To Be Done Radio (podlink)
Demand Thinking (podlink)
Operators (podlink)
Venture Stories (podlink)

Articles

“What is Strategy?” by Michael Porter in HBS (pdf)
“A Taxonomy of Moats” by Jerry Neumann (link)
“Four Fits for $100m+ Growth” by Brian Balfour (link)

This is just the beginning! If you have a book, podcast, or article you think I should include, leave a comment below! I’ll put it up, assuming it’s a good fit.