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Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
Dev Kantesaria of VFCM was asked WHY he purchased shares of $ASML and NOT $TSM
Here’s what he said 🎙️ (full podcast below):
“We generally like to buy into very dominant businesses where industry dynamics are stable.
$ASML is a monopoly.
It makes machines about the size of a school bus. Arguably, they're 10 to 15 years ahead of anybody else in making these machines.
These machines make the leading edge chips that go into the servers that are needed to power AI. And so there's a vast need for new $ASML machines, their newest generation machines.
$TSM is, one of the major customers of $ASML, very capital intensive.
But $TSM's advantage today comes from really scale. And that is not an advantage that we prefer.
We would much rather have that advantage in the form of industry dynamics that have been stable for many decades or a technology advantage in the case of $ASML, which really makes it the only ... All of the growth in AI, we wanted a predictable way to participate in AI.
We could have bought $NVDA, we could have bought $MSFT, $GOOG, or even $TSM, but we wanted the most predictable way to participate in AI.
And we felt that was $ASML, because at the end of the day, the chip demand that will be needed to power the service for AI, all of that has to flow through $ASML.”
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https://t.co/9WHGO8hATy
The conversation is notable for its insightful commentary and thoughtful questioning, making it a worthwhile listen.
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Dev Kantesaria of VFCM was asked WHY he purchased shares of $ASML and NOT $TSM
Here’s what he said 🎙️ (full podcast below):
“We generally like to buy into very dominant businesses where industry dynamics are stable.
$ASML is a monopoly.
It makes machines about the size of a school bus. Arguably, they're 10 to 15 years ahead of anybody else in making these machines.
These machines make the leading edge chips that go into the servers that are needed to power AI. And so there's a vast need for new $ASML machines, their newest generation machines.
$TSM is, one of the major customers of $ASML, very capital intensive.
But $TSM's advantage today comes from really scale. And that is not an advantage that we prefer.
We would much rather have that advantage in the form of industry dynamics that have been stable for many decades or a technology advantage in the case of $ASML, which really makes it the only ... All of the growth in AI, we wanted a predictable way to participate in AI.
We could have bought $NVDA, we could have bought $MSFT, $GOOG, or even $TSM, but we wanted the most predictable way to participate in AI.
And we felt that was $ASML, because at the end of the day, the chip demand that will be needed to power the service for AI, all of that has to flow through $ASML.”
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https://t.co/9WHGO8hATy
The conversation is notable for its insightful commentary and thoughtful questioning, making it a worthwhile listen.
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Quiver Quantitative
We have now seen four members of Congress file purchases of Palantir stock, $PLTR, in the last week.
Two of them sit on the House Committee on Homeland Security.
One of them sits on the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
One of them sits on the House Committee on Armed Services.
One of them is an ex oficio member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs.
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We have now seen four members of Congress file purchases of Palantir stock, $PLTR, in the last week.
Two of them sit on the House Committee on Homeland Security.
One of them sits on the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
One of them sits on the House Committee on Armed Services.
One of them is an ex oficio member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs.
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App Economy Insights
📊 Last Week in Visuals:
$KO $CSCO $MCD $SHOP $AMAT $SONY $PANW $APP $MCO $MAR $ABNB $COIN $TTD $ADYEY $HOOD $HUBS $RDDT $KHC $GPN $TWLO $DKNG $QSR $Z $CYBR $ROKU $PAYC $CFLT
Check out the latest earnings 👇
https://t.co/MsrGUKXIX9 https://t.co/MufZqn7SL1
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📊 Last Week in Visuals:
$KO $CSCO $MCD $SHOP $AMAT $SONY $PANW $APP $MCO $MAR $ABNB $COIN $TTD $ADYEY $HOOD $HUBS $RDDT $KHC $GPN $TWLO $DKNG $QSR $Z $CYBR $ROKU $PAYC $CFLT
Check out the latest earnings 👇
https://t.co/MsrGUKXIX9 https://t.co/MufZqn7SL1
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Appleseed on Cameco Corporation $CCJ US
Thesis: Cameco Corporation is a leading uranium supplier with strong reserves, and Sprott Physical Uranium Trust provides direct exposure to uranium price changes without equity risk.
(Extract from their Q4 letter) https://t.co/jW5WBWGayN
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Appleseed on Cameco Corporation $CCJ US
Thesis: Cameco Corporation is a leading uranium supplier with strong reserves, and Sprott Physical Uranium Trust provides direct exposure to uranium price changes without equity risk.
(Extract from their Q4 letter) https://t.co/jW5WBWGayN
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Finding Compounders
A must read
An Honest Reflection after Two years since the Funds Inception
From Peninsula Capital https://t.co/9q4f1AcNdb
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A must read
An Honest Reflection after Two years since the Funds Inception
From Peninsula Capital https://t.co/9q4f1AcNdb
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Startup Archive
Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta on doing things that don’t scale
“Y Combinator encourages startups to do things that don’t scale. I find that this is one of the biggest competitive advantages that a startup has over a larger company… The idea is that once your product has demand, you can figure out how to scale your product.”
Apoorva explains how in the early days of Instacart customers could place orders even if there weren’t shoppers online to fulfill those orders.
“Of course, this meant that I would drop everything I was doing and fulfill the order myself.”
They also ran into the issue that Trader Joe’s didn’t have an API or website with catalog of the items in the store. So the team literally went to their local Trader Joe’s, bought one of every single item, took it back to their office, photographed every single item, and manually entered it in the Instacart catalog.
“Using the same unscalable techniques, we added Whole Foods, Costco and many other stores, and we realized we had the best product in the market.”
Having the best product on the market allowed Instacart to quickly expand to 10 cities and maintain 10% week over week growth for 20 weeks. This traction would allow Instacart to raise more money, hire more people, and then make everything scalable.
Video source: @ycombinator (2014)
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Instacart founder Apoorva Mehta on doing things that don’t scale
“Y Combinator encourages startups to do things that don’t scale. I find that this is one of the biggest competitive advantages that a startup has over a larger company… The idea is that once your product has demand, you can figure out how to scale your product.”
Apoorva explains how in the early days of Instacart customers could place orders even if there weren’t shoppers online to fulfill those orders.
“Of course, this meant that I would drop everything I was doing and fulfill the order myself.”
They also ran into the issue that Trader Joe’s didn’t have an API or website with catalog of the items in the store. So the team literally went to their local Trader Joe’s, bought one of every single item, took it back to their office, photographed every single item, and manually entered it in the Instacart catalog.
“Using the same unscalable techniques, we added Whole Foods, Costco and many other stores, and we realized we had the best product in the market.”
Having the best product on the market allowed Instacart to quickly expand to 10 cities and maintain 10% week over week growth for 20 weeks. This traction would allow Instacart to raise more money, hire more people, and then make everything scalable.
Video source: @ycombinator (2014)
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Stock Analysis Compilation
Baron Focused Growth Fund on IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. $IDXX US
Thesis: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is expected to achieve accelerated growth and strong financial performance due to the pandemic-driven increase in pet ownership, improved foot traffic, and its significant pricing power.
(Extract from their Q4 letter)
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Baron Focused Growth Fund on IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. $IDXX US
Thesis: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is expected to achieve accelerated growth and strong financial performance due to the pandemic-driven increase in pet ownership, improved foot traffic, and its significant pricing power.
(Extract from their Q4 letter)
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