The Strategy Stack: frameworks for strategy, AI, and operating models

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AI Strategic PlaybookAI-Native Model Archetypes
AI Strategic PlaybookThe Intelligence Economy
AI Strategic PlaybookThe Intent Economy
Level 24Retention Logic
Level 23Audience as Infrastructure
Level 22The Distribution Control Map
Level 21The Demand System
Level 20Distribution as Leverage
Level 19Value Orchestration vs. Ownership
Level 18The 3 Engines of Digital Value
Level 17From Value Chains to Value Networks
Level 16Digital Business Model Architecture
Level 15Modularity and APIs
Level 14Hybrid Business Models
Level 13The Digital Value Unit
Level 12Value Models vs. Revenue Models
Level 11Digital Business Model Map
Level 10Strategic Stack of a Digital Firm
Level 09Evolution of Business Logic
Level 08Perceived vs. Delivered Value
Level 07The Value Creation Loop
Level 06Problem Discovery Canvas
Level 05JTBD for Digital Founders
Level 04Three Assets of Digital Independence
Level 03The Value Leverage Ladder
Level 02The Four Levers of Leverage
Level 01Digital Entrepreneurship 101
Artificial IntelligenceAI Type Cheat Sheet
Artificial IntelligenceChatGPT-5 Models & Features
OtherSuccess Formula Cheat Sheet
OtherBusiness Model Core Shapes
Digital EnterpriseDigital Enterprise Cheat Sheet
PlaybookSTACK PLAYBOOK, The AI Systems Series
BookAgentic Strategy
AI Strategic PlaybookAI-Native Model Archetypes
AI Strategic PlaybookThe Intelligence Economy
AI Strategic PlaybookThe Intent Economy
Level 24Retention Logic
Level 23Audience as Infrastructure
Level 22The Distribution Control Map
Level 21The Demand System
Level 20Distribution as Leverage
Level 19Value Orchestration vs. Ownership
Level 18The 3 Engines of Digital Value
Level 17From Value Chains to Value Networks
Level 16Digital Business Model Architecture
Level 15Modularity and APIs
Level 14Hybrid Business Models
Level 13The Digital Value Unit
Level 12Value Models vs. Revenue Models
Level 11Digital Business Model Map
Level 10Strategic Stack of a Digital Firm
Level 09Evolution of Business Logic
Level 08Perceived vs. Delivered Value
Level 07The Value Creation Loop
Level 06Problem Discovery Canvas
Level 05JTBD for Digital Founders
Level 04Three Assets of Digital Independence
Level 03The Value Leverage Ladder
Level 02The Four Levers of Leverage
Level 01Digital Entrepreneurship 101
Artificial IntelligenceAI Type Cheat Sheet
Artificial IntelligenceChatGPT-5 Models & Features
OtherSuccess Formula Cheat Sheet
OtherBusiness Model Core Shapes
Digital EnterpriseDigital Enterprise Cheat Sheet
PlaybookSTACK PLAYBOOK, The AI Systems Series
BookAgentic Strategy

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Read by professionals from Amazon, Duolingo, Cisco, Lenovo, and Samsung.

Publication

Subscribe to the Stack

Monday cheat sheet. Vault when you’re ready.

Operator Vault

24 levels · Phase I + II

Cheat sheets, playbooks, and templates for operators building digital models.

Index

Operating Model Index

Comparable teardown scores on the same ten dimensions (/20 every time).

Phase II

Architecting Digital Models

Twelve levels on value units, networks, distribution, and retention.

Teardown

Klarna

Operating model scorecard. Judgment before the verdict ships.

Book

Agentic Strategy

Field guide to the agentic operating model, with credibility and depth.

Essay

AI Is Not Killing SaaS

How AI is rebuilding software economics and competitive structure.

Practice

Work with me

Diagnostic first. The retainer is the install.

About

Alex Pawlowski

Bio, speaking, and how to work together.