by Hamilton Helmer
Helmer develops a first-principles theory of business strategy grounded in Power, defined as conditions that create potential for persistent differential returns. He catalogs seven distinct Powers (scale economies, network economies, counter-positioning, switching costs, branding, cornered resource, process power) and maps each to the competitive dynamics that make it durable.
In this collection, 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy references 3 other books.
It draws on The Innovator's Dilemma, The Innovator's Solution and Blue Ocean Strategy.
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Helmer explicitly contrasts his Counter-Positioning Power with Christensen's Disruptive Technologies framework from The Innovator's Dilemma, using Kodak vs digital photography to distinguish the two
Draws on Christensen's resources-processes-values framework from The Innovator's Solution when explaining why incumbents fail to respond to counter-positioned entrants
References Kim and Mauborgne's Blue Ocean Strategy as a related but distinct approach to creating uncontested market space, positioning his Power framework as the underlying physics of why such positions endure
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