How Baseball Superstar Ohtani Crushes His Goals
"What’s amazing about the Harada Method is it breaks down your multiyear ambition."
Talent and hard work have been integral to Ohtani’s success, but a new Harvard Business School case study suggests a simple goal-setting technique that the ballplayer began following while in high school in Japan can help anyone, not just athletes, turn ambition into reality.
If you can't get a job today, it's your fault
Nothing like a provocative headline, but this article by Auren Hoftman is thought provoking and challenging. I love that he has called out something I have been saying for a while "the most important skill is the simplest one: doing what you say you will do"
Because coordination is expensive
If you’ve ever worked at a larger organization, stop me if you’ve heard (or asked!) any of these questions:
“Why do we move so slowly as an organization? We need to figure out how to move more quickly.”
Why Are Chinese EVs So Cheap?
We’re often asked: Why are Chinese EVs so cheap? Comparing costs between Western and Chinese automakers in China shows that subsidies matter, but they’re only part of the story. Chinese carmakers benefit from fundamentally lower cost structures, driven by tighter control over their supply chains and a stronger focus on the China market—both of which significantly reduce operating costs. They also make more aggressive use of supplier-backed financing, a practice Beijing is now cracking down on.
Strategic choices: When both options are good
Key point: Most “strategy” documents fail because they repeat platitudes instead of making decisions that require trade-offs and sacrifice.
2026: the biggest year of M&A in history?
Key takeout:
"AI makes it possible to throw money at a problem (for the first time in the information age). Traditionally, software development followed the “mythical man month” principle: you couldn’t throw more people or dollars at a problem to solve it faster. But with AI, more data and more compute (in other words, more money) can actually accelerate results and improve outcomes. This is important because it creates a new model where capital deployment can directly drive faster progress. It means earlier-stage companies may raise more money, since capital is now a real edge."