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Business Breakdowns
@bizbreakdowns
Official account of the Business Breakdowns Podcast. Diving deep into a single business and finding the key lessons for investors and operators. @colossusmag
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Joined April 2021
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    Today's episode is a unique one. Shortly after @Opendoor reported earnings, @ReustleMatt spoke with CEO @nejatian for a breakdown of $OPEN. We talk about the quarter in the context of Opendoor's turnaround, including Kaz's view of the business as a market maker, the priorities
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    In April, we launched Business Breakdowns to dive deep into a single company with investors and operators that know it best. 30 businesses in, let’s recap what we’ve found.
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    We started creating Breakdowns last fall. We tried and failed 20 times before recording one that we were proud to publish. This morning, we passed through one million downloads. Thank you to everyone who has listened to one of our Breakdowns, it means everything.
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    One year of Business Breakdowns. 53 companies down, thousands to go. So many lessons. Learn them all @ joincolossus.com/episodes?prod-…
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    Wired called it “The $150M Machine Keeping Moore’s Law Alive.” Meet ASML’s EUV Machine - one of humanity’s greatest engineering feats. It took 17 years and €6B to develop and can print 20,000 transistors on an area the width of a human hair. Here is how it works: 1/ 50,000
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    Breakdowns inventory check. 89 done. 1000s to go.
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    Would this interest you in a business? - 15% revenue CAGR for 30 years - 100x return since IPO - Family run Welcome to Kingspan, a building materials business born out of Ireland that makes the best insulated panels in the world. You'll find their work in Apple's
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    Ryanair market share in Europe: 2004: ~4% 2008: ~8% 2023: ~16%
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    Last week we looked at ASML. Today we explore Applied Materials. Despite being the two biggest equipment makers in the semiconductor industry, they don't really compete with each other. ASML is the clear leader in lithography equipment. Applied Materials product range is far,
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    We have covered 117 companies on Business Breakdowns. One of our favorites? Rolex. Here are three fascinating anecdotes about the legendary watchmaker: 1/ Rolex goes to incredible lengths to hide the scale of its operations. From the outside, their facility in Geneva looks
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    The scale of The Coca-Cola Company is hard to comprehend. 1. They sell 2.2 billion servings every day. 2. The sell in every country around the world, except for Cuba and North Korea. 3. They own 26 individual billion dollar brands.
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    No episode today so a chance to recap our Breakdowns so far this year. Old, new, big, small, thriving, surviving. They cover the whole spectrum.
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    Today, we break down Constellation Software. Radically decentralized, singular founder, gold standard comp plan, incredible returns, the list of reasons to study this biz goes on. @zbfuss and Chris Cerrone of Akre Capital Management explain it in detail. joincolossus.com/episodes/23981…
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    Legendary investor Ed Wachenheim succinctly explains why the U.S. homebuilding industry is attractive. "It will take 20 years to build the number of homes we need."
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