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The Long Game
A Playbook of the World's Most Enduring Companies
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In the next decade, nearly 70 percent of U.S. new businesses will fail . . . Why?
Competition. Stock market downturns. Geopolitical crisis. Poor planning. Millions of companies struggle to make it past one year, but how do the rare few manage to endure one hundred years? And is it still even possible to future-proof your business?
The answer is yes. This playbook, developed by Eric Becker, will show you how it’s done.
As an investor, board member, CEO and founder, Eric has become a global leader in private equity and wealth management and successfully played key roles in over one hundred companies in his career. He has also guided some of the world’s most powerful entrepreneurs and ultra-high net worth families.
By leveraging his own success and lessons he’s learned in board rooms of billion-dollar start-ups and iconic legacy brands, Eric has developed the key plays that he believes can fortify a business to thrive.
The Long Game highlights a curated collection of companies that have defied the odds and thrived for over a century. Through meticulous research and in-depth interviews with CEOs, historians, and key decision makers, this book delves into the pivotal strategies and decisions that enabled them to adapt and remain competitive on a global stage.
Eric’s playbook passes forward the legacy of those who have figured it out, helping founders shape the future.
Product Details
- Publisher: Rodin Books (October 14, 2025)
- Length: 288 pages
- ISBN13: 9781957588339
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“In a world obsessed with instant gains and quick exits, The Long Game is a refreshing invitation to go deeper, think longer, and build something worth inheriting. Eric Becker’s lessons are eminently practical and undeniably profound.”
– Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Drive, To Sell Is Human, and The Power of Regret
“I could not put down Eric Becker’s extraordinary book on how great companies endure through uncertainty and economic changes. The mystery of why some companies endure and others do not is brilliantly analyzed in The Long Game. I cannot recommend highly enough. A great read!”
– David Rubenstein, Cofounder and Co-Executive Chairman, Carlyle Group
“Success in business is all about recognizing opportunities (and danger signals) when they come along and responding appropriately. The insights that Eric Becker has gleaned from a cross-section of long-term wins help show how.“
– Scott Galloway, NYU Stern Professor of Marketing, Serial Entrepreneur and Author of The Algebra of Wealth
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