seven-powers

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7 Powers is a framework for understanding sustainable competitive advantage. The core insight: Business value comes from possessing an attribute that produces higher returns than competitors AND a barrier that prevents competitors from arbitraging it away.

Warren Buffett famously said: "In business, I look for economic castles protected by unbreachable moats." Power is understanding what makes something a castle (the benefit) versus a shack, and what makes the moat unbreachable (the barrier).

The key shift: Move from asking "What's our competitive advantage?" to asking "What economic structure creates durable differential returns?"

Use when asked to "7 Powers", "build a competitive moat", "analyze defensibility", "find sustainable advantage", "economic moats", or "Hamilton Helmer framework". Helps identify durable competitive advantages. The 7 Powers framework (created by Hamilton Helmer) reveals the economic structures that protect business value from competition. Source: wdavidturner/product-skills.

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