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Financial Modeling: Key Concepts

Financial Modeling: Key Concepts

The focus of this series of posts is to teach you the fundamentals of financial modeling so that you can apply them to any number of areas. This method of financial modeling is different that many presented on the internet in that it is fully circular, meaning that updating any variable will affect all calculated [...]

The Strategy Blog Manifesto

The Strategy Blog Manifesto

Introduction Welcome to The Strategy Blog’s Community. We are a diverse community of thought leaders who seek to make the world a better place for all through the understanding and successful study and application of strategy. We gather at TheStrategyBlog.com to discuss ideas and strategies in a safe, open and respectful environment. To support the [...]

Inbox Zero

Inbox Zero

The “Boiling It Down” posts are a series of executive summaries of popular ideas in strategy. Their objective is to briefly introduce you to the concept and provide you authoritative resources to read further. Merlin Mann’s Inbox Zero philosophy is great and why can best be summed up when he says, “It feels great to [...]

Using Game Theory to Negotiate Salary

Video: Utilize game theory tools to get an upper hand in salary negotiation

White Squire

A significant stockholder sympathetic to management that would make the transaction more difficult for the undesired acquirer Tweet

White Knight

Potential acquirer that would ‘rescue’ the firm from an undesired acquisition. Tweet

Weighted Average Cost of Capital

Cost of a firm’s capital weighted by utilization; includes both a debt and equity allocation. Tweet

Vertical Merger

Entails combining firms along the value chain. Tweet

Tracking Stock

Transaction by which a parent company sells an interest in the cash flows from one of its subsidiaries. Tweet

Term Sheet

Document that briefly outlines the proposed terms of the transaction. Tweet