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Returns are meaningless if capital does not survive.Val Sklarov’s Investment Strategies perspective reframes investing as a survival game with optional upside, where the primary objective is to remain solvent, liquid, and free to act. 1. Survival Is the Only Non-Negotiable Metric Everything else is optional. Val Sklarov defines survival as: …

Strategy is not the art of acting.It is the discipline of delaying irreversible commitment until advantage is clear.Val Sklarov’s Strategic Thinking perspective treats optionality as the core strategic asset. 1. Commitment Is the Most Expensive Decision Once committed, flexibility disappears. Val Sklarov distinguishes: Reversible commitments (experiments, pilots) Irreversible commitments (capital …