HBS RC Strategy: Conversations in Strategy

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Welcome to HBS RC Strategy, a podcast series where Harvard Business School students unpack the key ideas, cases, and frameworks from the Required Curriculum Strategy course — one of HBS’s defining first-year experiences. Each episode features a candid conversation between two students exploring one of the course’s six modules, reflecting on how strategy is taught, debated, and lived inside the classroom: • Industry Attractiveness – Why are some industries more profitable than others? Students apply economic and competitive frameworks to cases like Cola Wars and AI Wars in 2025 to understand how structure shapes outcomes. • Competitive Advantage – How do firms outperform their rivals? Through Walmart, Royal Opera House, Hurtigruten, and Hilti students examine how firms align activities to create lasting value. • Strategi