I. Every few years, this graphic from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), reproduced by Matthew Ball, makes the rounds: It shows how a 15-year decline in recorded music revenue, precipitated by the cannibalistic effect of free downloads, is being reversed by the rise of subscription fees from digital streaming providers (DSPs). As I […]
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December 19, 2025
Hi everyone – on Monday, I’ll share some thoughts on Avantor in my final post [...]
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[scuttlebit] Shift4’s organic growth
December 10, 2025
Last week, a reader and Shift4 shareholder messaged me, raising questions about the company’s organic [...]
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Booz Allen and the business of defense – part 2
December 8, 2025
I left Part 1 with the observation that, starting in earnest around a decade ago, [...]
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Booz Allen and the business of defense – part 1
December 1, 2025
MBI and I recorded an episode of Never Sell recently (Serial Acquirer ROIC, Fiserv Debacle and Management Credibility, [...]
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[scuttlebits] Trex is getting cheap
November 21, 2025
TREX is down nearly 60% since I first profiled the company last August. You’d think [...]
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