{"product_id":"palantir-riste-gramatikov-9798254037644","title":"Palantir: Zero to Monopoly: The Anti-Mimetic Playbook for Seeing What Others Can't","description":"\u003cb\u003eIs AI overhyped -- or is everyone just implementing it wrong?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost enterprise AI initiatives die before production. Not because the models aren't good enough, but because of five predictable failure modes that have killed 84% of enterprise transformations for decades: weak executive alignment, unclear value drivers, organizational resistance, no governance, and capability gaps your team can't fill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne company solved all five\u003c\/b\u003e -- and turned enterprise AI into a repeatable, profitable business. Palantir posts 70% revenue growth and 57% operating margins simultaneously. This book is the first complete decomposition of \u003ci\u003ehow they actually did it\u003c\/i\u003e -- the philosophy, culture, organizational design, and platform architecture that produce each other as one integrated machine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you've been tasked with making AI deliver real business value and don't know where to start -- start here.\u003cbr\u003e What You'll Find Inside\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe failure framework nobody else has mapped.\u003c\/b\u003e BCG and McKinsey documented why transformations fail. Palantir built the solutions. This book connects the two -- showing exactly which component of Palantir's system addresses each failure mode, so you can diagnose what's killing your projects and see what the fix looks like. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe full arc of what success looks like.\u003c\/b\u003e Through MidWest Manufacturing -- a detailed case study based on real Palantir implementations -- you'll follow an enterprise transformation across three stages: from crisis response, through departmental automation, to enterprise-wide autonomous operations. The complete 18-month journey with real economics at every stage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe system behind the results.\u003c\/b\u003e Most Palantir coverage focuses on one dimension -- the stock, the AI hype, the controversies. This book decomposes the complete system across four layers: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/b\u003e -- How Girard's mimetic theory became a market strategy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCulture\u003c\/b\u003e -- The three anti-mimetic principles that prevent organizational drift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOrganization\u003c\/b\u003e -- The forward-deployed model, talent system, and deployment discipline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTechnology\u003c\/b\u003e -- Foundry's decision automation architecture and compound learning flywheel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese layers produce each other. You can't copy one without the others -- which is why cherry-picking tactics like \"hire FDEs\" or \"run bootcamps\" fails without the underlying system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is for product and technology leaders\u003c\/b\u003e building AI-powered enterprise software in messy, mission-critical environments -- where the gap between impressive demo and production value is where everything dies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBased on 700+ research documents. Completely independent -- no Palantir affiliation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Riste Gramatikov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798254037644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d","brand":"Riste Gramatikov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588490932479,"sku":"9798254037644","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/palantir-riste-gramatikov-9798254037644","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}