by Paul Simister
on June 8, 2015
When I reviewed the book,
The Art of Profitability by Adrian Slywotzky,
on Amazon.co.uk, I rated it at the Four Stars level.
This means I think it is Good and Well Worth Reading.
Here is my book review.
A fable for different business models
This is a fascinating book which reveals twenty three different business models which an entrepreneur can use to build a profitable business.
What Is A Business Model?
It is the way your business creates value for customers and captures its fair share as profit. The best business models build their own momentum so success automatically leads to more success. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on June 4, 2015
The full title of this book by Adrian Slywotsky and David Morrison is
“The Profit Zone: How Strategic Business Design Will Lead You to Tomorrow’s Profits“.
In my review posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave the book Four Stars. This means I think it is Good and Well Worth Reading.
Here is my book review.
A superb book when it was published which is still valuable in 2015
This is a fascinating look at the power of business models to determine the success of a business.
The authors argue that the traditional sources of profit in many businesses and industries are broken. No longer can higher market share and market growth be assumed to “guarantee” financial success because there are many cases where high market share is unrewarded and where fast growing markets become profit traps. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on June 3, 2015
The full title of this book by Adrian Slywotzky and David Morrison is
“Profit Patterns: 30 Ways to Capture Profit for Your Business“.
In my review posted on Amazon.co.uk, I rated this book as Four Stars. This means I think it is Good and Well Worth Reading.
Here is my book review.
An interesting way of making sense of your analysis to see the big picture
Profit Patterns begins with the interesting metaphor of business strategy is like Picasso’s paintings.
In the beginning, things were pretty straightforward. It was very clear what was happening in the picture but over time, it became more difficult to understand the paintings, the message, the pattern until in the end you were left guessing what Picasso was painting.
The idea of Profit Patterns is that with work, order can be found within the chaos provided you understand pattern thinking. This makes sense to me and the book represents a shift in perspective from Slywotzky’s earlier books Value Migration and The Profit Zone. [continue reading…]
