When evaluating the competitive advantage of a data-based analytics business, three important questions come to mind: 1) Is the data proprietary? 2) Are the insights from the data critical? and 3) Does the data fuel a product feedback loop? Verisk began its operations in 1971 as Insurance Services Offices (ISO), a non-profit enterprise started by P&C […]
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[scuttlebit] Wise is probably going to be fine
October 10, 2025
What are scuttlebits? “we fundamentally believe whoever has the best infrastructure in this space will [...]
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Is Gartner Doomed?
October 1, 2025
In simple terms what Gartner does is it furnishes research reports that executives use to [...]
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Continue reading →scuttlebits [SCHW] Charles Schwab
[scuttlebit] Charles Schwab is so back
September 22, 2025
What are scuttlebits? Nobody talks about Charles Schwab anymore, but just two and a half [...]
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[scuttlebit] thoughts on ASML
September 15, 2025
What are scuttlebits? I recently read Focus: The ASML Way by Marc Hijink, a book [...]
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[ALGN] Invisalign: Still the Clear Choice?
September 8, 2025
MBI and I recorded an episode of Never Sell recently (Global Payments, AI and Software, OpenAI and Anthropic [...]
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