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Start from the decision you face. Each of the 24 decisions has a free guide, a Casebook and a Strategy Pack; 2 also have a decision test. Not sure which decision yours is? Read its guide first, or ask the Analyst.

DecisionStrategy PackCasebookDecision Brief
Decision Forks
Choosing between two pathsWhen the path split, why this way and not the other?The Road Not Taken$49944 cases$299—
The road not takenWhy didn't they buy, build, or enter when they had the chance?The Road Not Taken$49949 cases$299—
Betting the companyWhy risk everything on a single move?The All-In Bet$49922 cases$299—
Reversing courseWhy publicly reverse a position they'd staked out?The Reversals$49919 cases$299—
Business Model
Changing the business modelHow does the money actually get made?The Money Machine$49954 cases$299—
Changing how you priceWhy has the pricing evolved the way it has?The Pricing Model Change$49954 cases$299—
Selling at a loss on purposeWhy sell something cheap — or at a loss — on purpose?The Loss Leader$49913 cases$299—
Letting one business pay for anotherWhich part of the business quietly funds the rest?The Cross-Subsidy$49921 cases$299—
Boundaries of the Firm
Make or buyWhy make it themselves instead of buying it?The Vertical Integration$49934 cases$299Make or buyFree test
Owning lessWhy own almost nothing and still scale?The Asset-Light Bet$49912 cases$299—
Going directWhy bypass the channel everyone else relied on?The Distribution Rebellion$49912 cases$299—
Moat & Competition
Defending an advantageWhat actually protects them once the playbook is visible?The Moat Anatomy$49935 cases$299—
FlywheelsWhat self-reinforcing loop compounds the advantage?The Flywheel$49913 cases$299—
Customer lock-inHow do they keep customers inside the walls?The Ecosystem Lock-In$49915 cases$299—
Standards warsHow did they win — or lose — the fight to set the standard?The Standards War$49913 cases$299—
Growth & Portfolio
Entering a new marketHow did they crack a market that was supposed to be hard?The Market Entry$49930 cases$299—
Moving into the business next doorWhy move from the core into the next thing over?The Adjacency Expansion$49998 cases$299Acquisitions$745
CannibalizationWhy kill their own cash cow before a rival could?The Cannibalization$49939 cases$299—
People & Control
Keeping the company's rulesWhat's the codified culture rule — and does it actually work?The Refusal$49913 cases$299—
Who controls the companyHow does ownership or control shape the strategy?The Founder Control$49934 cases$299—
Choosing the next CEOWhat happens after the defining leader is gone?The Verdict Window$49927 cases$299—
Crisis & Reinvention
Why companies declineWhy did a dominant company come apart?The Residual$49949 cases$299—
Turning a company aroundHow did they come back from near-death?The Turnaround$49942 cases$299—
Handling a crisisHow did they handle the defining crisis?The Crisis Response$49977 cases$299—

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