Comments on: Forget Armor http://www.ryanholiday.net/forget-armor/ Meditations on strategy and life Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:25:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://www.ryanholiday.net/forget-armor/#comment-9459 Anonymous Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:38:39 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/forget-armor/#comment-9459 Whether or not The Right Stuff's comment is accurate, in this instance or in general, it is the main cricism that will be levied at you, due to the nature of what you do. You're smart enough to know that, and it should be a main thing you guard against. Whether or not The Right Stuff’s comment is accurate, in this instance or in general, it is the main cricism that will be levied at you, due to the nature of what you do. You’re smart enough to know that, and it should be a main thing you guard against.

]]> By: amphibian http://www.ryanholiday.net/forget-armor/#comment-9458 amphibian Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:25:29 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/forget-armor/#comment-9458 Shutting it down, digging the trenches, protecting the lead and playing the Prevent defense can work within timed games. The big question is "What's a timed game and what's not?" How many business interactions can be won out by sheer attrition and are they worth winning in that manner? Shutting it down, digging the trenches, protecting the lead and playing the Prevent defense can work within timed games.

The big question is “What’s a timed game and what’s not?” How many business interactions can be won out by sheer attrition and are they worth winning in that manner?

]]> By: Maxbro http://www.ryanholiday.net/forget-armor/#comment-9457 Maxbro Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:02:34 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/forget-armor/#comment-9457 Interesting. Just last night I'm reading through Robert Greene's 48th Law of Power: Assume Formlessness. What struck me most was the story about how the Chinese Communists resisted defeat by following a strategy Mao learned partly from the game go, or wei-chi. Interesting. Just last night I’m reading through Robert Greene’s 48th Law of Power: Assume Formlessness. What struck me most was the story about how the Chinese Communists resisted defeat by following a strategy Mao learned partly from the game go, or wei-chi.

]]> By: Tim http://www.ryanholiday.net/forget-armor/#comment-9456 Tim Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:58:19 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/forget-armor/#comment-9456 We handle this similarly at the software company I work at. We're small and agile. Rather than fighting the big companies at their game (sales and marketing, which costs big money), we just beat them to market with new features. Since we're so much faster than them, it's easy to always stay ahead. In fact, we moved so fast that we were already out in front before they even realized they had serious competition. The potential customer base saw what we had and we've started killing the big guys every time we see them. We handle this similarly at the software company I work at. We’re small and agile. Rather than fighting the big companies at their game (sales and marketing, which costs big money), we just beat them to market with new features. Since we’re so much faster than them, it’s easy to always stay ahead. In fact, we moved so fast that we were already out in front before they even realized they had serious competition. The potential customer base saw what we had and we’ve started killing the big guys every time we see them.

]]> By: The Right Stuff http://www.ryanholiday.net/forget-armor/#comment-9455 The Right Stuff Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:49:27 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/forget-armor/#comment-9455 You write too much crap disguised as profundity. You write too much crap disguised as profundity.

]]> By: Ilan Bouchard http://www.ryanholiday.net/forget-armor/#comment-9454 Ilan Bouchard Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:15:40 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/forget-armor/#comment-9454 If I understand what you're saying, it seems the entrenchment strategy plays similarly to your strategy. Entrenchment is a good armor, but it also limits one's maneuverability. In which case, I would think there are some cases in which it can be a good strategy. (After all, ignoring your armor altogether leaves you open to attack.) If I understand what you’re saying, it seems the entrenchment strategy plays similarly to your strategy. Entrenchment is a good armor, but it also limits one’s maneuverability.

In which case, I would think there are some cases in which it can be a good strategy. (After all, ignoring your armor altogether leaves you open to attack.)

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