Agordo

Strategic Concepts & Mechanics

Cornerstone MoveClose Every Circle Until Control Is Complete Competitive AdvantageFashion Signature as Margin Multiplier Signature MovePaternalistic Covenant With the Valley Strategic PatternSubcontractor Apprenticeship as Espionage Strategic PatternLow Cost Many Models Flood Strategy Identity & CultureOrphan Hunger as Permanent Engine Cornerstone MoveBuy the Myth Then Rebuild It From the Product Up Risk DoctrineCash Fortress Before the Storm Hits Identity & CultureSilicon Valley Peers Not Italian Peers Operating PrincipleBring Production Home When Quality Fails Signature MoveEvery Euro Saved Is an Extra Euro in Profit Risk DoctrineOwnership Separated From Management Competitive AdvantageClosed Valley as Loyalty Fortress Signature MoveMove Before Being Overwhelmed Cornerstone MoveHostile Raid to Swallow the Whole Animal Capital StrategyWall Street Listing as Credibility Weapon Signature MovePocket Recorder on the Nightstand Signature MoveFactory Floor at Five AM, Never the Office

Primary Evidence

"I produce the semi-finished goods necessary to make the glasses, why give this competitive advantage to the final assembler, if I can do everything in-house with the possibility of presenting a quality product at competitive prices? Why allow others to benefit from my expertise, if we can do everything ourselves here in Agordo? The answer is self-evident and it's called manufacturing of the finished product. And to his glasses, Leonardo wants to put his own brand: Luxottica."

Source:Leonardo Del Vecchio

"At Metalflex, they start to worry, "the foreigner" from Agordo has reached business sizes now similar to those of the parent company, whose secrets and limits he knows all too well."

Source:Leonardo Del Vecchio

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Leonardo Del Vecchio