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How Otter's AI Product Strategy Dominates By Creating Unexpected Value And A Totally New Organizational Asset Class
The strategic power of permissionless value creation and focus to build deeper moats than any technical feature alone ever could
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Mike Goitein
A Complete Guide To Reverse-Engineering Strategy
Every product already has a strategy. Even yours. The question isn't whether you have one. It's about seeing what it actually is and making better…
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The Platform Strategy Slack Used To Quietly Become the Nervous System of Modern Work
How a failed video game accidentally turned better work chat into an irreplaceable $27 billion workplace collaboration ecosystem
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Mike Goitein

July 2025

How Tim Denning Uses Vulnerability As A Strategy To Out-Earn "Perfect" Influencers
While Denning wins by sharing his struggles and failures, don't make the mistake of copying him without understanding what really drives his success
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Mike Goitein
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I Wasted 600 Days Chasing The Wrong Kind Of Growth. Here's What I Learned.
Why focusing on the wrong metrics nearly killed my business
Published on The IndiePreneur • 
Why Revolut's Financial Super App Creates An Existential Crisis For Traditional Banks
Revolut's strategy reveals why specialized financial services are giving way to integrated operating systems
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Mike Goitein
5 Unique Ways Claude Helps Tech Leaders Supercharge Their Writing
Writing is your most underutilized leadership tool… Claude helps you supercharge it
Published on Leadership in Change • 
How Shopify's AI-First Mandate Turbocharges Its Already Unbeatable eCommerce Strategy
While competitors bolt on AI features, Shopify uses AI to eliminate entire categories of work, creating speed advantages that compound faster than…
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Mike Goitein
The "LEGO Brick" Revolution That's Killing Traditional Platform Strategies
How Notion & Discord's component-based "building block" approach creates billion-dollar platforms users can't leave
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Mike Goitein

June 2025

Why Fast Feature Shipping Is Slowly Killing Your Product
How Linear turned a radical bet that polishing beats the feature factory into a billion-dollar+ advantage
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Mike Goitein
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Discord's Strategy To Build Communities Users Never Want to Leave
While competitors chase algorithms, Discord has quietly built gaming’s community infrastructure that over 200 million people call home
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Mike Goitein
Linear’s Unconventional Strategy to Win By Defying Everything Silicon Valley Stands For
How Linear turned craft over metrics, quality over features, and paid interviews into a $1.25 billion valuation
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Mike Goitein
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