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# 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy

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desertcart.com: 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy: 9780998116310: Helmer, Hamilton: Books

Review: Best strategy book since Sun Tzu (seriously) - This book isn't particularly polished compared to most hardcover business books. It looks like the author basically took the lecture notes from his course and published them as a book. And what a book it is! The content is pure gold. Unlike the "fad of the month" or "if it worked for me it'll work for you" or just plain "gee whiz" of many books on business strategy, the concepts and method set out in this book are highly skeptical and therefore thoroughly rigorous. The ideas feel like they've been tested in the most challenging competitive environments (the author refers to his work at the most senior levels of Netflix). The book is not always easy to absorb, and tying everything back to an equation of economic value may be more interesting in theory than in practice (the author assigns great value to this Theory of Everything integration), but the book is worth a dozen of the books churned out by business strategy consultants. If you're interested in or must understand business strategy, this lesser-known book is a must-read. It has earned a place in my permanent collection, next to Sun Tzu.
Review: One of the very best business books I've read in my career - I work as a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley, and first heard about this hidden gem of a book from a fellow VC. Having now read it, I can say it is more than just a gem - this is one of the very best business and strategy books written in the past 30 years, up there with Innovator's Dilemma, Lean Startup and Good to Great. As you can see from the photo, I've covered nearly every page in notes and highlights. In reading it, I found Hamilton providing both: 1) Incisive theoretical frameworks for dynamics that I'd observed intuitively in my work as an investor and board member for startup companies but couldn't quite put my finger on explaining. E.g., that individual company leaders are not sources of sustained competitive advantage ("cornered resources" in Hamilton's terms) because their services can be bought and sold and thus their value is arbitraged by the market. (Note this applies even to company founders - "superstar" teams will typically raise capital at much higher prices than "unknowns". Very often the price paid by investors for this talent does not adequately compensate for the market risk still faced by the fledgling company.) and 2) whole new ways of thinking about the relationship between market opportunities (what most startups and VCs blindly chase), and the potential for sustainable, differentiated value to be built by a single firm within that market opportunity (Hamilton's concept of "Power"). I can't wait to apply these lessons to my own career going forward, and will be recommending Hamilton's ideas to all companies and entrepreneurs I work with from now on!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #8,390 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3 in Strategic Business Planning #4 in Systems & Planning #95 in Business Management (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,134) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 0.53 x 9 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 0998116319 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0998116310 |
| Item Weight  | 11 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 210 pages |
| Publication date  | October 27, 2016 |
| Publisher  | Hamilton Helmer |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best strategy book since Sun Tzu (seriously)
*by E***T on June 30, 2025*

This book isn't particularly polished compared to most hardcover business books. It looks like the author basically took the lecture notes from his course and published them as a book. And what a book it is! The content is pure gold. Unlike the "fad of the month" or "if it worked for me it'll work for you" or just plain "gee whiz" of many books on business strategy, the concepts and method set out in this book are highly skeptical and therefore thoroughly rigorous. The ideas feel like they've been tested in the most challenging competitive environments (the author refers to his work at the most senior levels of Netflix). The book is not always easy to absorb, and tying everything back to an equation of economic value may be more interesting in theory than in practice (the author assigns great value to this Theory of Everything integration), but the book is worth a dozen of the books churned out by business strategy consultants. If you're interested in or must understand business strategy, this lesser-known book is a must-read. It has earned a place in my permanent collection, next to Sun Tzu.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the very best business books I've read in my career
*by D***L on February 12, 2020*

I work as a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley, and first heard about this hidden gem of a book from a fellow VC. Having now read it, I can say it is more than just a gem - this is one of the very best business and strategy books written in the past 30 years, up there with Innovator's Dilemma, Lean Startup and Good to Great. As you can see from the photo, I've covered nearly every page in notes and highlights. In reading it, I found Hamilton providing both: 1) Incisive theoretical frameworks for dynamics that I'd observed intuitively in my work as an investor and board member for startup companies but couldn't quite put my finger on explaining. E.g., that individual company leaders are not sources of sustained competitive advantage ("cornered resources" in Hamilton's terms) because their services can be bought and sold and thus their value is arbitraged by the market. (Note this applies even to company founders - "superstar" teams will typically raise capital at much higher prices than "unknowns". Very often the price paid by investors for this talent does not adequately compensate for the market risk still faced by the fledgling company.) and 2) whole new ways of thinking about the relationship between market opportunities (what most startups and VCs blindly chase), and the potential for sustainable, differentiated value to be built by a single firm within that market opportunity (Hamilton's concept of "Power"). I can't wait to apply these lessons to my own career going forward, and will be recommending Hamilton's ideas to all companies and entrepreneurs I work with from now on!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ detailed treatment of moats
*by K***R on October 22, 2025*

It took me a while to get into the book as some of the definitions are either fuzzy or provided much later (for example hysteresis). The main issue I have is exemplified by the Intel example. I worked at Intel in the 80s and 90s and I believe that the book missed the central role that Intel culture played in the company’s ability to execute and outperform AMD and Motorola. Otherwise great book and 20 years later still relevant

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