(Or: everything you learned in this series, now put together into one game plan) You’ve already seen, separately, analytical thinking, conceptual thinking, quantitative thinking, communication, and SWOT and Porter’s Five Forces. This is the guide that pulls it all together into one step-by-step process, for when you have a real […]
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(Or: the mental templates consultants use so they don’t reinvent the wheel every single time) When you’re facing a new business case, having a couple of familiar structures memorized saves you precious minutes of improvising from scratch. Two of the most used, among the various schools of thought in management, […]
(Or: the difference between a brilliant idea nobody remembers and one that actually convinces) You can have the best analysis in the world, with the perfect strategy and flawless numbers — but if you can’t communicate it clearly, the judge (or any audience) only walks away with the part they […]
(Or: the skill of inventing a reasonable number when nobody gave you the exact data) You get asked: “how many pianos are there in Quito?” There’s no official database with that answer. And yet, you can reach a reasonable number, with pure logic. That skill has a name: estimation, and […]
(Or: why good analysts fall in love with their ideas a lot less than you’d think) You already broke the problem into manageable parts (that was analytical thinking). Now comes the part where a lot of cases fall apart: turning those parts into a concrete idea about what’s actually going […]
(Or: the mental habit that separates someone who solves a case from someone who just has an opinion about it) You get handed a business case: “this company’s sales dropped 20% this quarter, what do you recommend?” The temptation is to jump straight to an idea (“lower the prices!”). The […]
(Or: the moment you stop studying theory and start solving real problems) All the economics and business theory you’ve been learning has a final exam different from what you’re used to: they’re not going to ask you to define concepts, they’re going to hand you a real company problem and […]
“In the beginning there was nothing… except a poorly organized family business with too many meetings and no strategy. Then, the Business Schools were born.” Welcome, intrepid reader, to the Museum of the Great Business Schools. Here, among these ruins covered in sticky notes, whiteboards, and coffee mugs with inspirational […]
(Or how to be an entrepreneur without turning into a movie villain) Making money without destroying the planet (hard, but not impossible) When you think of a “businessperson,” you might picture someone in an expensive suit, on a yacht, yelling on the phone. But… there’s also another type: the one […]
Dear Olympians: The 2026 International Economics Olympiad will take place from July 12 to 20 and will be held in Suzhou, China. In line with the results of the National Olympiad, the selection committee now has the names of the team members who will represent our country at the International […]