PRIME MOVERS
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First National Bank

Strategic Concepts & Mechanics

Risk DoctrineCourage to Retreat Over Reckless Advance
Competitive AdvantageAsia's Digital Gravity as Location Advantage
Cornerstone MoveSmall Fish Swallows Big Fish at Timing Inflection
Risk DoctrineSeventy Percent Victory Threshold
Relationship LeverageTen Generals Who Would Give an Arm
Signature MoveTwenty-Five Characters Before Every Decision
Signature MoveMeter-High Research Stacks Before Commitment
Cornerstone MoveNine-Filter Gauntlet Before Any Business
Strategic PatternInfrastructure Toll Booth Over Hit Products
Signature MoveFifty-Year Life Plan as Operating Calendar
Operating PrincipleThree-Hundred-Year Company Horizon
Decision FrameworkAspiration Before Vision Before Strategy
Strategic PatternNinety Percent Won Before Battle Begins
Capital StrategyBankrupt Audacity in Early Fundraising
Signature MoveTen-Person Teams with Daily Profit Closing
Signature MoveInstall Winning Habit Then Compound It
Cornerstone MoveInvention as Capital Creation Machine
Risk DoctrineLifebuoy Group Strategy Against Single-Point Failure

Primary Evidence

"“Seven” is the magic number that indicates “the optimal timing to make a move in a game is when a 70% chance of victory is seen.” When Oda Nobunaga, Ryoma Sakamoto, and Eiichi Shibusawa sensed “victory,” they took “bold actions” as if driven by it. Oda Nobunaga made a significant shift with the Battle of Okehazama, where he blocked the path of Imagawa Yoshimoto aiming for Kyoto, Ryoma Sakamoto with his two defections, and Eiichi Shibusawa when he resigned from the Ministry of Finance at the request of the Meiji government to live as an entrepreneur establishing the First National Bank."

Source:Son's Square Law (translated)

"“Defense” is “defensive power.” Eiichi Shibusawa modeled the First National Bank after the Bank of England, which he actually saw in England, and worked to establish and nurture many banks, accumulating Japan’s financial power."

Source:Son's Square Law (translated)

Appears In Volumes

Son's Square Law (translated)