A deep local presence can confer competitive advantages in industries with low entry barriers. Rollins typically commands the largest share in its markets, allowing it to service more houses per technician outing than competitors, resulting in greater labor productivity and scale economies on marketing and branch overhead. Fastenal clusters its stores near customers, permitting steady […]
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[scuttleslops] FICO, PAYC, ABNB, TREX, Anthropic
November 11, 2026
FICO would rather not talk about prices anymore; Paycom’s AI opportunity starts with its own [...]
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[scuttleslops] INTC, AMD, Anthropic, BKNG, NEE, PLTR
November 6, 2026
Intel can’t make enough CPUs; AMD is supply constrained too but appears to be taking [...]
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November 4, 2026
Upcoming posts (in no particular order): Domino’s Pizza, Constellation Software, Otis, Badger Meter, Tractor Supply, [...]
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[scuttleslops] RDDT, AI and cybersecurity, AMZN, MU, META, BLDR, RYAN
November 2, 2026
Google is reading Reddit and sending it less traffic; cybersecurity is entering a dangerous new [...]
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October 29, 2026
AI could improve Google’s ad economics; AI agents need Amazon; more specialty insurance risks are [...]
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