Company profile
- Industry
- Automotive
- Founded
- 1931
- Headquarters
- Stuttgart, Germany
- Ownership
- Owned by Volkswagen Group.
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The decisions Porsche faced, as kits you can run.
Each pack takes one of these decisions and gives you the framework, a deck for the room, a model that resolves to one number, and the sourced cases behind it. $499, one-time.
Decision ForksThe CannibalizationShould you launch the thing that takes revenue from your best business?See the pack →People & ControlThe Founder ControlWhat does holding control cost you, and what must it be worth?See the pack →Business ModelThe Pricing Model ChangeWhat does changing how you charge cost before it starts paying?See the pack →
The analyses
The Cannibalization Choice · Growth & Portfolio
By 1998 Porsche Was Already Profitable; the Cayenne Was a Growth Bet on VW's Tooling
Everyone says the Cayenne SUV rescued Porsche from bankruptcy. The crisis peaked in 1992 - a decade before the SUV shipped. By 1998 Porsche was already turning a $166M profit. The Cayenne wasn't a rescue. It was a cost-arbitrage growth bet riding VW's tooling.
8 min
The Founder Doctrine · People & Control
Porsche Almost Swallowed a Company 15 Times Its Size. Then the Trade Ate Porsche.
In October 2008 a niche sports-car maker briefly controlled access to 74.1% of Volkswagen and blew up the world's short-sellers. Within a year the same options gamble left Porsche €10 billion in debt - and VW bought Porsche instead. The family still holds the leash.
8 min
The Pricing Play · Business Model
Porsche's Options Game Is Real. The 'Empire Built on Them' Is a Myth Its Own 2025 Numbers Demolished.
The legend says Porsche's profit lives in 80%-margin options, not the car. The company never published that figure. And in 2025, with over 1,000 Exclusive options still on the menu, operating profit fell 93% to €413m. The options can't carry the building.
8 min
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