The Art of War is the more over-used/analyzed book in history (okay, next to the Bible...). Business people read it saying a lot relates to corporate management and leadership, sales people say it relates to their need to push products, athletes say it helps them mentally prepare for games ... and now webmasters say it relates to this business.
Take a deep breath.
The book was written a long, long, LONG time ago and based on strategies at fighting armies in the field. There were no corporations, CEOs, strategic business plans, VCs, or geeks working on Linux boxes.
It's a book about wartime strategy. Period.
If you're a general or soldier, it probably will be beneficial for you. For everyone else, it's not for you.
Mr. Tzu would probably be laughing in his grave if he heard you all waxing philosophical on his words.
(Then again, he'd probably be kicking himself for not hiring a publicist and getting a spot on Larry King Live, millions in endorsements and the lecture circuit ...)
