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Perimeter Solutions: The Cornered Resource That Almost Wasn’t

Magic, monopoly and fire retardants

Aug 23 • The School of Knowledge

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The 7 Types of Business Power: Cornered Resource

Why exclusive access to a single irreplaceable asset beats billions in capital

Aug 17 • The School of Knowledge

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Hermes: 189 Years of Excellence

Six generations of "savoir faire"

Aug 9 • The School of Knowledge

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How Brand Empires Are Built

And how to tell the difference between brand recognition and Power

Aug 2 • The School of Knowledge

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July 2026

TransDigm: Switching Costs at 30,000ft

A regulatory barrier that's hard to breach

Jul 5 • The School of Knowledge

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June 2026

How Netflix Upended an Industry

What counter-positioning and scale economies look like in business

Jun 14 • The School of Knowledge

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Stop Optimising Everything: How to Design Business Systems That Don't Snap Under Pressure

Why efficiency taken too far becomes a liability

Jun 7 • The School of Knowledge

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May 2026

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May 12 • The School of Knowledge

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The Premortem: The 6-Step Framework That Increases Your Ability to Spot Business Failure by 30%

Why smart teams still make bad decisions — and the 10-minute exercise that fixes It

May 10 • The School of Knowledge

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Visually Understand Anything In Claude

Accelerate your learning by seeing things clearly

May 3 • The School of Knowledge

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How to Read a Cash Flow Statement

Why profit tells you what a company earned—and cash flow tells you whether it's real

May 2 • The School of Knowledge

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April 2026

45 Financial Metrics Owner-Operators Must Understand

The School of Knowledge is the weekly newsletter for SME owners and investors who want frameworks they can actually use — frameworks, checklists, and…

Apr 25 • The School of Knowledge

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