In the Spring 2019 issue of Graham and Doddsville, John Hempton was quoted as saying: “In my case, [I usually want to own] a company that makes a widget that is a small yet important part of a bigger thing, has high switching costs, and has incrementally improved over time. I call this the trifecta. […]
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Rippling UKG [ADP] ADP
A tour through HR and payroll processing software: part 2a (Rippling, Deel, UKG)
Folks, a few announcements: First, I’m creating short 5-7 minute AI-generated podcast conversations based on [...]
Continue reading →[ADP] ADP [DAY] Dayforce [PAYC] Paycom [PAYX] Paychex [PCTY] Paylocity [WDAY] Workday
A tour through HR and payroll processing software: part 1 (Paycor, PAYC, PCTY)
(this is part 1 of a 3-part post on HCM and payroll processing software and [...]
Continue reading →[CDNS] Cadence [SNPS] Synopsys
Cadence, Synopsys, and the Future of Chip Design
Related posts: [CDNS – Cadence; SNPS – Synopsys] The evolution of the EDA industry (2/28/20) [...]
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[CRL] Charles River
A few announcements: 1) I’ll be in Omaha this year, hanging out on the 2nd [...]
Continue reading →[FOUR] Shift4
Shift4’s M&A Alchemy
It’s been just over two years since I first wrote up Shift4. With founder/CEO Jared [...]
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