The Heisenberg Principles: 5 Business Lessons from Breaking Bad

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Valuable business lessons for entrepreneurs, marketers, and any business professional from AMC's Breaking Bad, the greatest show in the history of television.

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The

HEISENBERG

5 Business Lessons From Breaking Bad*

PRINCIPLES

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*: aka the greatest show in the history of television

If you haven’t watched it...

Cost of Breaking Bad Blu-Ray Set:$209.99 (Deluxe)

Source: Amazon.com

Cost of MBA at a top 20 school:

$150,795

Source: poetsandquants.com/2011/01/08/how-much-does-a-top-mba-degree-cost/

SPOILERALERT

1. Disruption can come

from unexpected places.

Fun Fact:

Bill Gates started Microsoft in

Mr. White’s home town of

Alburquerque before moving to Seattle.

2. When entering a new market,

develop partnerships with people who are familiar with the market.

Personal connection

Entrenched in market

Latent, underrated talent

Extensive network

Highly competent

“The very best...with just a right amount of dirty”

3. Be picky when choosing partners.

crazy

discreet and professional, but even crazier

even crazier

family-oriented, but a white supremacist

4. Focus on the product.

“It may be blue, but it’s the bomb.”

Fun Fact:

Blue Sky makes a cameo in The Walking Dead

5. Don’t try to scale too quickly.

The End.