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by tamade 4y ago
If you can't beat them, buy them
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by tamade 4y ago
That's not how CPG business models work. Unilever doesn't "churn out thousands of brands" to cannibalize their own portfolio. What they are doing is building brand equity and competing for sales and shelf space vs other
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by tamade 4y ago
Judging from the losses they are taking on short sales, Opendoor seems to have overpaid on the bulk of their home inventory. Ironic to get penalized for deceptive practices, but not actually profit from them.
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by tamade 4y ago
Dried peppercorns are found in most Chinese kitchens. It's not used in every dish, but it's certainly a staple in any Chinese pantry. The related Sansho peppercorn is used like black pepper in Japanese cooking.
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by tamade 4y ago
I tend to agree with Fred's view that this litigation will likely end with a settlement north of $1bn for Elon to walk away. Twitter BOD doesn't actually want to force Elon to buy TWTR, but has a fiduciary obligation to do so. Tha
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by tamade 4y ago
I've been visiting Italy for years and this last trip during the pandemic, sans the typical tourist volumes, was fantastic. Now that travel is back on, I recommend getting away from the main tourist hot spots, the rest of the country i
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by tamade 4y ago
I enjoy his travelogues and photography. His observations of Japan as a foreign resident are particularly perceptive. He's been able to indulge in a life as a travel writer-- if you can look past the cringe there's quite a lot the
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by tamade 4y ago
A big chunk of UK pubs are owned by global private equity shops. No surprise that with PE consolidation comes so-called synergies-- might explain why pub numbers are dwindling.
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by tamade 4y ago
Never said I was a Brit :P In fact, a big chunk of UK pubs are owned by global PE funds.
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by tamade 4y ago
Having invested in this business before, the margin is entirely in alcohol. Typical drink costs <50p and sold for >20x. Food has nowhere near those margins given the labor and materials required.
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by tamade 4y ago
I repurposed my old Fujifilm X100F as webcam with the Elgato cam link 4k and dummy battery during the pandemic-- video quality received heavy compliments on Zoom. The setup was working fine until I upgraded my desktop rig. Seems Cam link do
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by tamade 5y ago
Let's be clear, visas are handled separately because they are separate countries. Maps are just political theatre. The vintage ROC map you are referring to also includes Mongolia and parts of Russia (Chinese territories that Mao/C
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by tamade 5y ago
HP 12C. The best RPN calculator ever created. Mine is over 20 years old and still going strong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-12C
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by tamade 5y ago
So-called firewalls at i-banks and consulting firms are routinely circumvented. These conflicts are self-policed and waivers are doled out more often than not
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by tamade 5y ago
2 out of 17k? that's reassuring!
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by tamade 5y ago
Curious what % of their 2.6k and 17k datasets were white males
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by tamade 5y ago
"They do it by making bold career moves over the course of their career that catapult them to the top." "bold career moves", i.e., right place at the right time, a.k.a., dumb luck
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by tamade 5y ago
Not hard to understand. Real estate in a tier 1 city is the ultimate NFT.
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by tamade 5y ago
There's really no exceptionalism when it comes to America's so-called drinking problem. Having worked at an alcoholic beverage MNC, it's pretty clear that every country has its own subculture of getting hammered. I'd eve
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by tamade 6y ago
Looks like Tile is toast... Google/Nest acquisition perhaps
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by tamade 6y ago
Fascinating map. Would love to see this mapped for US cities
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by tamade 6y ago
The typical 5% is split 50/50 between the buyer and seller brokers and paid by the seller. If the agent represents both sides, there's usually a discount, e.g. 4% total. Additional broker incentives, e.g. extra 0.5% to the buyer b
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by tamade 6y ago
I've been a Compass client for several yrs and have generated ~$100m of the "Gross Transaction Value" they crow about in their S-1 (bs metric to focus on, since Compass only earns commissions of 3~5% of that). Most of the tec
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by tamade 6y ago
Some of these top brokers have already started to bail. They've also cut back on their Compass Concierge service, which is just an interest-free loan for sellers to dress up their homes. Guess all that Softbank cash is starting to run
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by tamade 6y ago
Yet iPad Air 4 is USB-C and arguably "non pro"
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by tamade 6y ago
They know their target consumer. You can get two colors with one stimulus check. Brilliant.
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by tamade 6y ago
Wait, so they are not even halfway through the transition to USB-C and they launch a new product with the legacy connector? How many cables do they expect us to keep around? I'll wait for AirPod Max S :)
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by tamade 6y ago
If I was a caddy dealer, I'd take the buyout too (and buy $TSLA)
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Snowflake CEO Collects a $95M Payout – Every Month(bloomberg.com)
4 points by tamade 6y ago|0 comments
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by tamade 6y ago
Stereotype much?

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