Strategy / from History Free guide
25 FILES · 12 READYFree field guide for digital businesses

How to win before the fight starts.

25 moves history's commanders used to beat bigger enemies, mapped. 12 are in the guide today, each with the version to copy for your digital business, product or service.

What's inside

Every great move was decided before the first shot.

Each file is one page. Same four parts every time, so you can read one in a minute and use it the same day.

  1. 01

    The move

    What the commander did, and why it looked like a mistake at the time.

  2. 02

    Why it worked

    The mechanism, with the numbers. Where historians disagree, you see both figures.

  3. 03

    The rule

    The whole file in one line you can pin above your desk.

  4. 04

    Your move

    Two scenarios you can copy today: one if you sell a product, one if you sell a service.

Start from the result you want

Pick your problem. Get the file.

The guide opens with an index by outcome. Tap one to see which files answer it.

  • The Trojan HorseThe legendThe best way in is something they carry in themselves.
  • Operation Mincemeat, 1943DeceptionDon't tell them. Let them find it.
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Tap a file. Open the map.

Three pages from the guide. The front is the story. The back is the rule and the two ways to use it.

+ 9 more files in the guide today · 13 more on the way

Who it's for

You sell something online. You're smaller than the other guy.

A founder, a consultant, an agency owner, a marketer, a creator. You like a good story, and you want a move you can run this week.

Most of these commanders were the underdog. The files don't need a big budget. They need a decision made before the other side moves.

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I'm small. Will it work for me?

That is what it is written for. Most of these commanders were outnumbered, and every file ends with a product version and a service version you can try with your own numbers.

Is this real history?

Every file cites its sources. Where historians disagree, you see both numbers. Legends, like the Trojan Horse, are labeled that way.

Is this about tricking people?

No. These are decisions made in the open: where to fight, what to build first, what to leave alone. The business examples are about serving the right customers better, not deceiving them.

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