Most Strategic Advice Assumes Yesterday's Framework
Traditional consulting firms sell you PowerPoint decks optimized for internal politics and billable hours. Strategy boutiques recycle the same frameworks regardless of whether your challenge is market entry or existential disruption. MBB partners rotate through engagements while junior analysts do the real work—and nobody is accountable when their recommendations collide with reality.
The world changed. Technology diffused. Demographics shifted. Economic power redistributed. Social cohesion fractured. AI accelerated everything. Yet most strategic advice still operates from a unipolar playbook written for a world that no longer exists.
This is where I come in.
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- Direct access to the same intelligence infrastructure, analytical frameworks, and pattern-recognition methodologies that power this entire platform
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- Multidisciplinary synthesis spanning geopolitics, technology, economics, and warfare—not siloed and rapidly obsolete credentials
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- You're navigating strategic inflection points where traditional frameworks don't apply
- You need cross-domain pattern recognition that your internal team can't provide
- The stakes are high enough that generic advice or algorithmic outputs aren't sufficient
- You want unfiltered analysis without institutional bias or political constraints
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Beyond the Strategy
"My passion for history centers on a fascination with civilization's journey: where we've been, the forces shaping our present moment, and the trajectories that might define our collective future."
The Great Man Theory
I am a firm believer in the Great Man theory of history—the idea that the course of human events is dictated not just by material conditions, but by the singular will and vision of exceptional individuals.
The Lifecycle of Civilizations
While history is often steered by the singular vision of exceptional individuals, civilizations themselves follow a predictable, organic rhythm. They are born, they ascend to power, they succumb to excess, and eventually, they fade. Thomas Cole’s The Course of Empire is more than just a masterpiece of the Hudson River School—it is a visual archetype of this universal reality. Understanding which stage we occupy is the first step to navigating the future.
The Savage State
The beginning of the cycle: nature untamed, man as hunter-gatherer.
The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Nature cultivated, the dawn of agriculture and settled society.
The Consummation of Empire
The peak of luxury, power, and architectural magnificence.
Destruction
The inevitable collapse: war, fire, and the fall of the great city.
Desolation
The cycle completes: ruins reclaimed by nature, a silent testament to what was.
The Lesson of the Cycle
The descent from the 'Consummation of Empire' to 'Destruction' isn't some random act of nature, it is a failure of strategy. It occurs when a society, and its companies, institutions, and individuals that form it trade the rugged virtues of their founding for the easy comforts of success. As the adage goes: hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.
When this happens, nations see a sort of institutional sclerosis and the loss of civic purpose. Companies tend to shift from innovation to financial engineering, especially when R&D is replaced by M&A, and risk-taking is punished by quarterly guidance. For individuals, this begins when the curiosity that enables life-long learning yields to the comforts of complacency, trading ambition for routine.
Escaping this cycle requires more than just awareness; it demands a relentless, active resistance to entropy. It requires the courage to disrupt one's own success before a competitor does, and the discipline to plant trees under whose shade you will never sit. Remember, these civilizational cycles aren’t endings; they are invitations to rebirth.
Books Are a Major Part of My Life
While experience is the ultimate teacher, books allow us to live a thousand lives in one. I have spent decades curating a library that spans disciplines, eras, and perspectives. The works below are some of the most profound studies on the rise and fall of civilizations, texts I return to again and again to ground my strategic thinking in the hard-won lessons of the past. You can explore my fully digitized library to see the breadth of my collection—I am always eager to discuss ideas and hear new recommendations.
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon
The definitive study on how internal rot and external pressure converge to collapse the most sophisticated systems.
The Decline of the West
Oswald Spengler
A monumental work arguing that civilizations are organic entities with predictable lifecycles of birth, growth, and inevitable decay.
The Lessons of History
Will & Ariel Durant
A concise survey of the patterns that repeat across 5,000 years of human experience, from economics to morals.
The Fate of Empires
Sir John Glubb
An analysis of the predictable 250-year lifespan of great nations, from the Age of Pioneers to the Age of Decadence.
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
The foundational text of political realism, exploring the cold mechanics of power and the necessity of strategic flexibility.
Discovery & Exploration
I don't just study history or learn about the world from books. I have experienced it first hand across dozens of countries. The map below is a small sample of interesting places I have traveled to that really stood out with respect to how the course of civilization and world order was altered. I try to discover and explore with every trip I take.
Linguistic Foundations
I have studied several languages not merely for communication, but as a means to access the unique strategic and philosophical frameworks of the cultures that shaped them.
The Long View
True strategy requires looking beyond the immediate horizon. To maintain this perspective, I look to the frontiers of human ambition. Civilization—whether a nation, a company, or an individual—requires playing the long game. It is a discipline of investment, hard work, and the creativity to imagine what does not yet exist. It demands the courage to investigate the unknown and embark on dangerous expeditions. This "long view" is essential for any leader who wishes to build not just for the next quarter, but for the next century.
Strategy for a Multipolar World
Master the strategic principles needed to outthink, outmaneuver, and outlast in a world of dispersed power and accelerating disruption. This book codifies the multidisciplinary approach for individuals, businesses, and nations.
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