Value Creation vs. Value Capture: Reframing the Purpose of the Firm with Ashutosh Garg

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Hunter Hastings and Ashutosh Garg discuss the distinction between value creation and value capture in business.

What is the real purpose of the firm: creating value or capturing it? In this episode of The Value Creators Podcast, Hunter Hastings is joined by Ashutosh Garg to explore one of the most fundamental misunderstandings in modern business thinking—the confusion between value creation and value capture. While traditional economic and management frameworks emphasize profit extraction, pricing power, and competitive positioning, Ashutosh explains why these ideas can mislead firms away from their tr...

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Host: Hunter Hastings

Guest: Ashutosh Garg

Topics covered

• value creation
• value capture
• purpose of the firm
• business thinking
• economic frameworks

Keywords

• value creation
• value capture
• business purpose
• profit extraction
• competitive positioning

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