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Strategy Bootcamp: Think Like Top MBAs in 2 Hours
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Strategy Bootcamp: Think Like Top MBAs in 2 Hours

Win at Business: Strategy Frameworks That Build Empires
Created byThe Compact MBA
Last updated 5/2026
English
English [Auto],

What you'll learn

  • Develop competitive strategies by applying Porter's 5 Forces and PESTEL to real markets
  • Formulate growth plans using BCG Matrix, Ansoff, and Blue Ocean to scale businesses
  • Build economic moats through cost leadership, network effects, and switching costs
  • Assess first-mover risks and craft fast-follower advantages for market dominance
  • Create business model canvases to validate and pivot strategies for startups or corporates

Course content

2 sections • 16 lectures • 1h 42m total length

  • What is Strategy?5:38
  • Porters 5 Forces5:31
  • PESTEL - Your World View Radar5:25

    Explore the PESTLE framework and how macro forces—political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal—shape strategic decisions, illustrated by Starbucks' China expansion.

  • SWOT Analysis7:33

    Master the SWOT analysis, a two-by-two framework that maps internal strengths and weaknesses against external opportunities and threats, guiding smarter, market-aligned decisions.

  • The BCG Matrix6:52
  • Blue Ocean Strategy6:45

    Learn blue ocean strategy to escape red ocean competition by creating new demand with the ERRC four actions framework, illustrated by Cirque du Soleil.

  • Business Model Canvas6:39
  • The Ansoff Matrix7:03

Requirements

  • No prior experience required

Description

“This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.”

The Strategy Mini-MBA is a focused slice of The Weekend MBA, built only around what matters most first: strategy foundations and competitive advantage. It delivers Ivy League–level strategy frameworks, but with sharp, modern examples that let you decode business moves instantly and talk strategy with confidence.

Instead of drowning you in 2 years of classes, this sub-course gives you the first 2 power modules—Strategy Foundations and Competitive Dynamics—so you can build a rock-solid strategy brain in just a weekend, at a lower price point. Use it as your strategy starter pack or as a fast upgrade before interviews, role transitions, or launching a new idea.

Inside, you’ll learn to see businesses the way McKinsey, BCG, and top MBA grads do. You’ll break down any company using Porter’s 5 Forces, PESTEL, BCG Matrix, Blue Ocean Strategy, Ansoff Matrix, and the Business Model Canvas—and then go deeper into moats, network effects, cost leadership, platform strategy, and switching costs. You won’t just memorize frameworks; you’ll learn to spot them in the real world and apply them to your own decisions.

Expect a lot of:

  • “Oh, that’s why this company wins” moments

  • “I’ve seen this move before” pattern recognition

  • “Now I know exactly how to explain this” clarity in your thinking and communication

This is perfect if you:

  • Want to understand strategy deeply without committing to a full 9-hour MBA-style course yet

  • Are a founder, PM, consultant, engineer, or student who wants to sound “business fluent” when discussing markets and competition

  • Need to quickly upgrade for interviews, investor meetings, internal strategy discussions, or new product launches

  • Learn best with tight, practical examples instead of dry theory

If you later want the full stack—marketing, product, growth, finance, operations, leadership, and startup scaling—you can seamlessly upgrade to The Weekend MBA full course. But even on its own, this Strategy Mini-MBA will permanently change how you read news, analyze competitors, and make decisions.

Enroll now, and by next weekend you won’t just see companies—you’ll see the strategy behind every move.

Who this course is for:

  • Working Professionals
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Undergrad students
  • Freelancers
  • Looking for job
  • Looking for promotion

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