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178 analyses · Moat & Competition
Stripe's Moat Isn't the Beautiful API. It's the Cost of Leaving It.
Stripe
Pinterest's Moat Isn't Network Effects. It's a Pile of Labeled Pictures Nobody Else Has.
Pinterest
Epic Won the War It Wasn't Fighting and Lost the One It Started
Epic Games
Nintendo's Moat Isn't Mario. It's the Trap You Step Into to Play Him.
Nintendo
Booking's Moat Isn't the Brand. It's a Density No Rival Can Reach.
Booking Holdings
Anyone Can Match Walmart's Price. Nobody Can Match Walmart's Map.
Walmart
Best Buy Didn't Bypass the Channel. It Fired the Salesman and Bought the Leverage.
Best Buy
Macy's Didn't Bypass the Channel. It Was the Channel — In 1858.
Macy's
Nordstrom Didn't Bypass the Channel. It Got the Brands Who Hated the Channel to Pick It.
Nordstrom
TJX's Moat Isn't the Treasure Hunt. It's Being the Only Buyer Big Enough to Take the Whole Pile.
TJX
Etsy's Moat Isn't the Network. It's Your Self-Image.
Etsy
Lululemon's Moat Isn't the Fabric. It's the Fact That No One Else Touches the Price.
Lululemon
Ralph Lauren's Moat Isn't the Pony. It's the Price You Pay for It.
Ralph Lauren
Diageo's Real Moat Isn't the Brand. It's a Law It Doesn't Control.
Diageo
BMW's Moat Is Wide in the West and Cracking Where It Sells Most
BMW
Mastercard's Moat Isn't the Brand. It's the Thing No One Can Cold-Start.
Mastercard
JPMorgan's Moat Isn't Its Balance Sheet. It's the $10 Trillion It Sees Move Every Day.
JPMorgan Chase
Geico's Moat Isn't the Gecko. It's Float That Costs Less Than Nothing.
Geico
Moderna's Patent Fortress Has No Walls. What It Has Is Harder to Copy.
Moderna
Medtronic Has a Real Moat. The Problem Is It Isn't Earning Anything From It.
Medtronic
Universal Music's Moat Is Real. It's Also Cracked in Three Places You Were Told Not to Look.
Universal Music
Live Nation's Moat Isn't Ticketmaster. It's a Loop You Can't See.
Live Nation
Hilton Doesn't Run a Rewards Program. It Runs a Switching-Cost Machine.
Hilton
Delta Isn't Protected by Being a Good Airline. It's Protected by Three Things That Have Nothing to Do With Flying.
Delta Air Lines
Everyone Says Subsidies Protect Emirates. The Real Moat Is Where Dubai Sits on a Map.
Emirates
FedEx's Moat Isn't Speed or Brand. It's a Network Nobody Can Afford to Rebuild.
FedEx
There Are Only Two Companies on Earth That Can Build a Big Jet. That's the Moat - and the Fragility.
Airbus
Delta Sells You a Lie-Flat Seat. It Profits From Your Credit Card.
Delta Air Lines
Adidas Just Beat Nike at Its Own Game. It Still Doesn't Have a Moat.
Adidas
Crocs Doesn't Sell Clogs. It Rents You a Blank Canvas — and Charms by the Handful.
Crocs