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David Marcus Replied. Now I Have Receipts.

Does David Marcus Still Think There’s No Evidence of Predatory Behavior? David Marcus was certain. In response to my post on the state of the live entertainment business, he took offense to me saying that Live Nation had won, but everyone else had lost. He replied to Charles Kaufman’s comment on LinkedIn to call me […]

The Fix Was Always In

Dan Wall stood in a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday and said there’s “zero chance” the states will settle. Judge Subramanian shot back: “Not with that attitude.” (I like judges with the same dismissive attitude towards nonsense that I have.) 25 states are still fighting. They know this settlement is a bad deal. It doesn’t stop […]

Judge Arun Subramanian. Live Nation. DOJ. Settlement?

This morning, rumors broke: Live Nation and the Department of Justice were about to agree to a settlement of the DOJ’s antitrust case that began last week in New York. The headlines will likely call this settlement historic. A landmark agreement. A new day in ticketing. As if?! Here’s what’s really going down: The flywheel keeps spinning. […]

The NY Times Just Published the Temu Version of My Met Opera Analysis

Same story. Less depth. No framework. Let’s compare. A little over two weeks ago, I wrote a piece called “The Met Opera’s Crisis Isn’t About Art. It’s About Strategy.” I laid out frameworks for analyzing the situation: Today, the New York Times published its own version. Same subject. Same desperation. Same Saudi deal. Same Chagall […]

Your Strategy is Probably Backwards: The Strategy Stack

Last week, I taught you about CFA: Choice. Focus. Action. The three movements of execution. Strategy expressed. Here’s the thing: there’s a series of decisions you need to make before you get to CFA. Too many organizations jump right to action. Motion feels like strategy. It’s not. Then wonder why they’re drifting. To make CFA […]