Today’s post is part of a broader discussion about scale advantages: when they apply and to what degree. I’m addressing this topic in the context of rolled-up entities because, in my experience, it is here that scale advantages seem far too liberally promoted, even if they do sometimes apply with awesome effect. This write-up was […]
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[SNA] Snap-On
[SNA – Snap-On] when brand meets distribution
Snap-On’s origin coincides with that of the US auto industry. In 1920, an engineer by [...]
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what did Warren Buffett see in Simpson Manufacturing?
The next time you find yourself at the site of a half-built home, direct your [...]
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Wise and the business of cross-border transfers: part 2
Related post:Wise and the business of cross-border transfers: part 1I concluded part 1 describing how, [...]
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Wise and the business of cross-border transfers: part 1
Every year, consumers the world over move ~£2tn across borders, with roughly 2/3s of that [...]
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[AEP.V] Atlas Engineered Products
(taking a break from building products after this. Up next: a 2-parter on Wise)In part [...]
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