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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[VRSK] Verisk has standards
June 8, 2026
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June 1, 2026
What are scuttleslops? The very first scuttleslop! Let me know what you think. Again, the [...]
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IAC and MGM update: part 2
May 29, 2026
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May 27, 2026
Hi everyone, I’m launching a new weekly service called scuttleslops. It will be included in [...]
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IAC and MGM update: part 1
May 21, 2026
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