N-gated Hacker NewsMay 7, 2025
🎩✨ Behold, the riveting tale of a McKinsey escapee who now fancies himself Sun Tzu incarnate. After a grueling three-year stint at the corporate oracle, he emerges to launch a startup with all the strategic prowess of a fortune cookie. 🍪💼
https://blog.zactownsend.com/know-your-enemy-how-three-years-at-mckinsey-shaped-my-second-startup #McKinseyEscapee #StartupJourney #SunTzuWisdom #CorporateLife #FortuneCookie #HackerNews #ngated
Know Your Enemy: How Three Years at McKinsey Shaped My Second Startup

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you...

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Show threadWilliamLMillerMar 7, 2025

@Radical_EgoCom ‘You twisted Sun Tzu’s quote to fit your pacifist narrative.’

I never claimed Sun Tzu was a pacifist. He was a strategist. His teachings guided me toward pacifism—not as surrender, but as a way to avoid pointless conflict and win through control. (4/12)

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StrategyMindsJan 3, 2024
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. – Sun Tzu #SunTzuWisdom #BusinessTactics @IncMagazine