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Short, considered notes for executives and boards working across borders. No promotions. Each issue is a short, considered note, usually one idea, drawn from live work, written for people making cross-border decisions.
The Blue Oceans Brief
Perspectives on Japan, growth, and the global market, a few times a month.
Short, considered notes for executives and boards working across borders. No promotions.
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Recent pieces.
The Sequencing Problem
Japan market entry rarely fails on strategy. It fails on sequence: the order in which commitments, relationships, and capital are placed.
6 min read
What Japanese Counterparties Are Actually Evaluating
Cross-border conversations turn on evaluation criteria that are consistent and rarely articulated. A practical account of what is being assessed.
7 min read
Subtraction as Strategy
Most transformation portfolios can be cut substantially without loss, and the cut itself is often the intervention that restores momentum.
5 min read
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