This is part 3 on building digital moats. You need to build at two levels: Moats and structural advantages. That’s Warren Buffett land Operating performance. Elon Musk’s crazy pace is a good symbol for this. —–Transcript Below
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Lessons in Competitive Advantage from Warren Buffett’s Omaha Businesses: Oriental Trading Company (Tech Strategy – Daily Article)
Oriental Trading Company is a successful business that has been around for over 50 years.
The company focuses on quality products, low prices, and a large selection.
These factors have helped Oriental Trading Company to build a strong competitive advantage.
Lessons in Competitive Advantage from Warren Buffett’s Omaha Businesses: Nebraska Furniture Mart (Tech Strategy – Daily Article)
In Part 1, I went through Borsheims, Buffett’s jewelry retailer in Omaha. It has historically had a very strong business model, although this may be changing. And his jewelry business has a lot of interesting parallels to his biggest retail business, Nebraska Furniture Mart. Company 2: Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM) I was in Omaha with […]
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Lessons in Competitive Advantage from Warren Buffett’s Omaha Businesses: Borsheims Jewelry (Tech Strategy – Daily Article)
Back in 2017 and 2018, I took a bunch of Peking University students to Omaha to have lunch with Warren Buffett. And we also did visits (arranged by Berkshire) to several of his private businesses around Omaha. And as every business he buys has a competitive advantage, it was a good chance to try and […]
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Valuation Like Warren Buffett in 1 Slide (Tech Strategy – Daily Article)
I have mentioned a few times on the podcast that I use a one page sheet to do an initial estimate for valuation. I got asked about that today so I thought I would send it out. However… I am not a hedge fund or other such analyst. I do not spend my days updating […]
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Lessons from Warren Buffett on Compounding and Competitive Advantage (Tech Strategy – Podcast 91)
In this podcast, Jeffrey Towson discusses lessons from Warren Buffett on compounding and competitive advantage. He shares insights on how to build businesses that can grow over time, and how to identify companies with sustainable competitive advantages.
Lessons from Warren Buffett on Compounding and Competitive Advantage (Tech Strategy – Podcast 91)
In this podcast, Jeffrey Towson discusses lessons from Warren Buffett on compounding and competitive advantage. He shares insights on how to build businesses that can grow over time, and how to identify companies with sustainable competitive advantages.
Switching Costs, Wabco and Buffett’s Critical Companies (Tech Strategy – Podcast 85)
In this podcast, Jeffrey Towson discusses the concept of “criticality” as a type of switching cost. He specifically talks about Wabco, one of Warren Buffett’s companies that has fairly powerful B2B criticality. Wabco is a supplier of braking systems for trucks and buses, and its products are critical to the operation of these vehicles. As a result, customers are reluctant to switch to other suppliers, even if Wabco’s prices are higher. This gives Wabco a strong competitive advantage.
Switching Costs, Wabco and Buffett’s Critical Companies (Tech Strategy – Podcast 85)
In this podcast, Jeffrey Towson discusses the concept of “criticality” as a type of switching cost. He specifically talks about Wabco, one of Warren Buffett’s companies that has fairly powerful B2B criticality. Wabco is a supplier of braking systems for trucks and buses, and its products are critical to the operation of these vehicles. As a result, customers are reluctant to switch to other suppliers, even if Wabco’s prices are higher. This gives Wabco a strong competitive advantage.
My 9 Investment Questions (Tech Strategy – Podcast 75)
In this episode of the Asia Tech Strategy podcast, Jeffrey Towson shares his 9 investment questions. These questions can help you evaluate companies for investment by assessing their competitive strengths, market size, and management team. Towson also discusses the importance of building digital moats, which are sustainable competitive advantages that make it difficult for competitors to imitate.