by Samo Burja | Apr 4, 2018
This is an excerpt from the draft of my upcoming book on great founder theory. Learn more here. To win on the global strategic stage, you must understand how to gain and wield power. As soon as you decide to gain power, however, you’ll find yourself surrounded by...
by Samo Burja | Mar 23, 2018
This is an excerpt from the draft of my upcoming book on great founder theory. Learn more here. Power is the ability to realize your will, to affect the world in ways you desire, to achieve your goals. Power always has a source. Borrowed power is power that has been...
by Samo Burja | Mar 14, 2018
This is an excerpt from the draft of my upcoming book on great founder theory. Learn more here. Whether you are examining past societies or living and acting within one today, it’s important to distinguish between live and dead players. A live player is a person or...
by Samo Burja | Mar 8, 2018
This is an excerpt from the draft of my upcoming book on great founder theory. Learn more here. Let’s say you are designing a research program, and you’re realizing that the topic you’re hoping to understand is too big to cover in your lifetime. How do you make sure...
by Samo Burja | Mar 2, 2018
This is an excerpt from the draft of my upcoming book on great founder theory. Learn more here. Although people are relatively aware of the material technology that powers their lives, they are less aware of the non-material technology that influences them — namely,...
by Samo Burja | Feb 23, 2018
This is an excerpt from the draft of my upcoming book on great founder theory. Learn more here. Why was Barack Obama elected president in 2008? Was it because he ran a smart and successful campaign? Was it because new social media sites allowed young people to get...
