This reminds me of the time when Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" was popular advice for entrepreneurs.

BTW, quoting Wikipedia: Under the bushidō ideal, if a samurai failed to uphold his honor he could only regain it by performing seppuku (ritual suicide).

I don't think I want to do this should my company fail the code of honor.

Also, samurai were beholden to a master or lord. I don't want a boss. That's why I started my own company. Yes, there are the rōnin, but those were undesirable.

Picking out the things one likes from a philosophy doesn't mean that one embraces the philosophy.