Mucken Singh works VERY hard on his brawler's physique!

Successful strategies adhere to a basic pattern.

You have to chip away at it and shape it to let the winning idea emerge.

Of course, it is worth it to take the time to think carefully through your assumptions, and ensure you at least have hypotheses around how you will create value. But use the analysis as a way to focus attention on the most critical assumptions, rather than spend a ton of time massaging the numbers.

If you are trying to improve the performance of existing operations in known markets, it is an analytical problem where it's just a question of aligning your execution engine in the right way. If it is about creating something new and different, you can't derive the right answer analytically.

I've never seen impeccable logic be sufficient to win both the heart and the mind.

Some people who were central to former success aren't the right people for your future success.