Modern Monopoly

Small mental models. On business strategy. For CXOs.

Placeholder — a short list of videos worth a CXO's uninterrupted hour, curated for signal over polish.

  • Placeholder cover for 'Why Most Strategy Decks Are Fiction'
    Placeholder — Why Most Strategy Decks Are Fiction

    A talk on the gap between strategy-as-document and strategy-as-behavior.

    Placeholder Creator OnePlaceholder bio — operator turned essayist, writes on organizational power.

    23 min

    Composition·Opinion 55%·Fact 30%·Story 15%

  • Placeholder cover for 'The Economics of Trust at Scale'
    Placeholder — The Economics of Trust at Scale

    How trust functions as a balance-sheet asset in platform businesses.

    Placeholder Creator TwoPlaceholder bio — former CFO, now studies capital allocation in tech.

    44 min

    Composition·Opinion 25%·Fact 60%·Story 15%

  • Placeholder cover for "A Founder's Postmortem, Ten Years Later"
    Placeholder — A Founder's Postmortem, Ten Years Later

    A long-form retrospective on a failed Series C, told without the usual varnish.

    Placeholder Creator ThreePlaceholder bio — two-time founder, one exit, one wind-down.

    1h 6m

    Composition·Opinion 20%·Fact 20%·Story 60%