competition

I don't consider those competitions fair where judges get to decide the winner, because selected judges quite often are not worthy or qualified enough to make the right decision.

The smart business person sees an opportunity to generate referrals by collaborating with their competitors.

Your reciept is your library card." -- On what killed the brick and mortar bookstores.

Competition is not about fighting, it is all about helping each other to achieve a common goal.

If the forces are intense, (..) almost no company earns attractive returns on investment.If the forces are benign, (..) many companies are profitable. P. 25

Strategy is about out-thinking your competition. Mark Zuckerberg, while at Harvard, built a website called Facemash __or fun_. Even today, Facebook believe that __one is better than perfect_.

Competitive forces = the underlying drivers of profitability P.25

Understanding industry structure is also essential to effective strategic positioning P. 26

The strongest competitive force or forces determine the profitability of an industry and become the most important to strategy formulation. The most salient force, however, is not always obvious. P. 26

In essence, the job of the strategist is to understand and cope with competition. P. 25

What distinguishes a true competitor from a mere participant is that the competitor derives enjoyment from the nature of the competition aside from the prize at the end. She gets a rush from the gaming dynamics and appreciates the beauty of the game. At the end of the day, you play for the love of the game or not at all.

Understanding the competitive forces, and their underlying causes, reveals the roots of an industry__ current profitability while providing a framework for anticipating and influencing competition (and profitability) over time. P. 26

Imitation is the highest form of flattery. Try not to see it as an invitation to compete.

He had a simple maxim for all competitive or adversarial situations: work out what the other party least wants you to do, and then do it. Relieving your feelings was fun, but the best course of action was to make things as difficult as possible for the person trying to make things difficult for you.

If you just can__ get rid of envy, then start creating a life, so that if you saw yourself from afar, you__ be envious of you.

Jealousy is love in competition.

Instead of playing to win, I was playing not to lose. It reminds me of the story I once heard about two friends being chased by a bear, when one turned to the other and said, "I just realized that I don't need to outrun the bear; I only need to outrun you.

I don__ think writers compete, I think they__e all doing separate things in their own style.