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A business strategy podcast about AI, competitive advantage, business models, and marketing strategy in the AI era. Eric D. Noren, author of The Strategic Formula and creator of the Periodic Table of Business Strategy, analyzes how companies grow, defend market position, and adapt during technological change. Episodes are adapted from the Bankshot Strategy newsletter and focus on practical strategic thinking for executives, operators, founders, and marketers.

  1. 4d ago

    Hims & Hers Turned the Prescription Into a Subscription

    Traditional pharmacies had the patients, the chronic conditions, and the refill relationships. They never owned the prescription trigger. Hims & Hers did.Read the full article on Substack: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/hims-hers-prescription-to-subscriptionLearn more at www.ericdnoren.com.Additional Links:Periodic Table of Business Strategy: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/the-2025-periodic-table-of-businessStrategic Formula: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/strategic-formula-business-model-strategy-advantage

    11 min

  2. Jun 3

    You Don't Have a Competitive Advantage, and That's Okay

    True competitive advantage is rarer than most leaders think. Operational Parity names the gap — and Peloton shows what it costs to mistake one for the other.Read the full article on Substack: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/operational-parity-competitive-advantageLearn more at www.ericdnoren.com.Additional Links:Periodic Table of Business Strategy: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/the-2025-periodic-table-of-businessStrategic Formula: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/strategic-formula-business-model-strategy-advantage

    14 min

  3. May 27

    Your Retention Is Fine. That's the Problem.

    Ancestry's traffic is down 40% while revenue holds. That combination isn't good news — it's the signal subscription businesses are worst equipped to see.Read the full article on Substack: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/ancestry-subscription-traffic-declineLearn more at www.ericdnoren.com.Additional Links:Strategic Formula: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/strategic-formula-business-model-strategy-advantageStrategic Breakpoint Analysis: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/strategic-breakpoint-analysis

    9 min

  4. May 20

    What Just Died in Martech, and What Dies Next

    The 2026 martech contraction was architectural, not competitive. Learning-Loop Economics explains why. The AI Susceptibility Index names what's next.Read the full article on Substack: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/martech-cull-2026Learn more at www.ericdnoren.com.Additional Links:AI Susceptibility Index: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/ai-susceptibility-index-how-to-assess-and-mitigate-riskLearning-Loop Economics: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/learning-loop-economicsChiefmartec Landcape Report: https://newsletter.chiefmartec.com/p/here-s-your-ungated-copy-of-the-state-of-martech-2026-report

    11 min

  5. May 13

    What "Platform" Doesn't Explain About Business Models

    "Platform" accurately names a class of business. It doesn't tell you whether two companies share a business model, a strategy, or a competitive advantage — or what happens when those advantages cancel against each other. A structural decomposition using Amazon, Uber, Apple, and Facebook.Read the full article on Substack: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/what-platform-doesnt-explainLearn more at www.ericdnoren.com.Additional Links:Strategic Formula: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/strategic-formula-business-model-strategy-advantage

    9 min

  6. May 6

    Retrieval Is Not Citation: A Five-Stage Pipeline for AI Visibility

    Most AI visibility failures happen after retrieval. Learn why 85% of retrieved pages are never cited — and how a five-stage pipeline explains what SEO practice can't diagnose.Read the full article on Substack: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/retrieval-is-not-citation-ai-visibility-pipelineLearn more at www.ericdnoren.com.

    13 min

  7. Apr 29

    Strategy Frameworks Were Never Meant to Work Together

    A functional comparison of the major strategy frameworks — diagnostic, growth, business model, execution, and integrated systems — and how the Strategic Formula System addresses the integration gap they share.Read the full article on Substack: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/strategy-frameworks-comparison-strategic-formula-systemLearn more at www.ericdnoren.com.Additional Links:Periodic Table of Business Strategy: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/the-2025-periodic-table-of-businessStrategic Formula: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/strategic-formula-business-model-strategy-advantageAI Susceptibility Index: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/ai-susceptibility-index-how-to-assess-and-mitigate-riskLearning-Loop Economics: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/learning-loop-economicsStrategic Breakpoint Analysis: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/strategic-breakpoint-analysis

    16 min

  8. Apr 22

    Who Is Responsible for Knowing When the System Is Wrong?

    Every AI approval contains a second decision no one makes explicitly: which human judgments to eliminate. That gap between accountability and evaluative capacity is a governance failure, not a technology risk.Read the full article on Substack: https://bankshotstrategy.substack.com/p/who-is-responsible-for-knowing-when-system-is-wrongLearn more at www.ericdnoren.com.

    11 min
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A business strategy podcast about AI, competitive advantage, business models, and marketing strategy in the AI era. Eric D. Noren, author of The Strategic Formula and creator of the Periodic Table of Business Strategy, analyzes how companies grow, defend market position, and adapt during technological change. Episodes are adapted from the Bankshot Strategy newsletter and focus on practical strategic thinking for executives, operators, founders, and marketers.

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