[Verse 1] Porter's forces circle round your battleground Suppliers squeeze while buyers bargain down New entrants storm the gates you thought secure While substitutes make customers unsure Rivals clash with swords of price and brand Analyze these five to make your stand [Chorus] Structure follows strategy like shadow tracks the sun Functional or divisional, matrix gets it done VRIN your resources - Valuable, Rare, and hard to clone Inimitable fortress that you call your own Build-measure-learn or exploit what you know Every enterprise must choose which way to grow [Verse 2] Centralize control or spread decision rights Span of control determines management heights Value chain dissection finds your golden links While dynamic capabilities help when the market shrinks Sensing, seizing, transforming when disruption calls Ambidextrous balance before your kingdom falls [Chorus] Structure follows strategy like shadow tracks the sun Functional or divisional, matrix gets it done VRIN your resources - Valuable, Rare, and hard to clone Inimitable fortress that you call your own Build-measure-learn or exploit what you know Every enterprise must choose which way to grow [Bridge] Kotter's eight steps march through transformation's maze Create urgency, build coalitions through the haze MVP your vision, test before you scale Angels, seed, and Series A tell funding's holy grail Liquidation preference, anti-dilution's sting Term sheet negotiations where entrepreneurs sing [Verse 3] Valley of death between product-market fit Burn rate climbing while your runway starts to split Founder-led evolving to professional command Culture as your weapon or quicksand where you stand Power law returns guide venture capital's game Portfolio theory sorts the fortune from the fame [Outro] Pivot when the data speaks a different truth Established giants, startups in their youth Both must master people, strategy, and change In the enterprise management exchange
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