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Capital intensity as moat
Industries where the cost to build the next unit of capacity is so large that only a few players can afford to play — and the rest of the system bends around them.
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Other conceptsScarcity and desireBrand mythmaking and cultureStatus goodsDistribution controlSupply controlVertical integrationNetwork effectsPlatform playCompounding profitCapital allocationFounder controlFounder tenure compoundsLong horizonThe CUDA betCapital intensity as moatGeopolitical moatInverted business modelScale economiesMental modelsNarrative as assetOrganisational inertiaPlatform shiftsOperating disciplineFocus as moat
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Supply control
Owning the constraint side of a market — being the only source of something the rest of the system needs.
Geopolitical moat
Strategic advantage that comes from being indispensable — and difficult to displace — for reasons that are about geography, defence, and policy as much as economics.
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