Berkshire has managed to find a balance between a diversified business and an alpha-rich portfolio. The company’s efficiency is reflected in its low risk, which also limits growth.

Key Takeaways Expanding the customer base with large brands via the Shopify Plus subscriptions is a profitable way to grow the business. In my view, Shopify has a $32B software, and $15.4B payments market opportunity.

Key Takeaways Reddit’s key segment is advertising with a focus on U.S. male demographics. The target audience tends to be ad-resistant with low monetization potential.

Key Takeaways Pinterest has a differentiated and growing discovery business, catering to young shoppers. The project-driven platform attracts close to 500M high-intent MAUs. The company is shifting focus to profitability with its lower-funnel tools.

Key Takeaways Efficient software, accelerated computing, and AI, will benefit a growing cybercrime industry State actors are getting more involved in digital warfare which may be a weak point of the West Successful data breaches and cybercrime work in favor of spreading awareness for cybersecurity spending CrowdStrike’s move towards an all-in-one solution addresses the complexity pain-point of customers Catalysts Cybersecurity Threats Are Entering A New Era Cybercrime is the other side of the coin of technological development and is expected to keep advancing at an unknown pace in the future, this makes companies like CrowdStrike well-positioned to help. They predict attackers will continue to target large companies "Big Game Hunting", internet-connected devices (edge devices) and end-of-life products (EOL).

Key Takeaways Electricity prices, incentives (tax credits, net metering) and technology advancements will drive sales. Microinverters are gaining traction but their advantage over traditional inverters is unclear.

Key Takeaways While government contracts were historically Palantir's primary revenue source, commercial adoption driven by AIP workshops is set to overtake revenue growth and become the largest segment. Palantir’s value-based pricing model allows the company to generate high margins and reinvest in product development.

Key Takeaways AT&T is emerging from an unstable phase with questionable performance and a large debt burden. Sentiment will pick up as the company demonstrates fundamental improvements and recapitalizes its structure.

Key Takeaways TSMC is the current leader in chip manufacturing, boasting the most advanced technology and a strong customer base High-Performance Compute (HPC), AI, and EVs will drive growth, while the smartphone market slowly becomes saturated Their specialization strategy optimizes chips for specific use cases, allowing them to maintain their edge Peers are catching up, and a capital intensive industry will lower the bottom-line for investors TSMC has a high intrinsic value, but their exposure to China expands the risk to reward range Catalysts TSMC Will Remain Market Leader Key semiconductor competitors differ in their innovation and business approach. Roughly speaking, the quality of a semiconductor tends to be judged by its size, the smaller it is, the more transistors you can fit on a chip.

Key Takeaways Store growth plans to increase by 74% internationally, but only 12% in the US. Coffee demand is expected to be a tailwind for revenues longer term, growing at a stable 4.2%.

Key Takeaways The CRM landscape is shifting to specialized CRMs for different use cases There is room to increase its market share to 20%. Most efficiency gains have been made, and excess capital will return to shareholders Salesforce will leverage its cloud to create an attractive value proposition.

Key Takeaways Costco may be overvalued, but its stable profitability indicates that it can catch-up in five years Growing the number of warehouses still makes sense, despite the lower returns Its own Kirkland brand, and eComm will contribute to margin expansion The special dividend is a working capital optimization tactic that also incentivizes investors to hold Membership fee increases may degrade loyalty, and act as a negative catalyst for the stock Catalysts Kirkland Signature's Growing Presence on Shelves Could Increase Margins Costco is a customer-centric company, with a $300B market cap and $246B in annual revenue. Its substantial purchasing power allows it to negotiate favorable deals with suppliers, enabling it to pass on savings to its members.