Business Breakdowns

Learn how companies work from the people who know them best. We do deep research and interview industry veterans, investment professionals, and business leaders to explain the inner workings of public stocks and private businesses. Every business has lessons and Breakdowns is here to highlight them.

Matt Reustle, Zack Fuss Hosts Matt Reustle, Zack Fuss

Matt is the CEO of Colossus. Zack is the Chief Investment Officer of Shoni Holdings, a single family office.

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Ep.83

Vanguard: The Alpha Disrupter

Eric Balchunas is a senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg. We cover how Vanguard's unique ownership structure has enabled its success, the risk regulation poses to growth, and the unique characteristics of founder Jack Bogle.

11.09.2022

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Ep.81

The Home Depot: The Pro Builder’s Choice

Sean Stannard-Stockton is the CEO of Ensemble Capital. We cover Home Depot's customer acquisition strategy, the difference between DIY builders and Pros, and what drove their decision to stop growing its store count.

11.02.2022

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Ep.82

Old Dominion: Best in Class Trucking

David Kim is the author of popular investing blog scuttleblurb. We cover the trucking industry writ large, why ODFL is objectively the best operator in its space, and how the economics of the business work.

11.02.2022

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Ep.80

Cameo: Monetizing Fame

Steven Galanis is the CEO and co-founder of Cameo. We cover the unusual origin story of the business, the challenges of a two-sided marketplace, and the process of discovering a scalable pricing model.

10.26.2022

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Ep.79

Archaea Energy: Turning Pollution into Profit

Chadd is a portfolio manager of the Ave Maria mutual funds. We cover the mechanics of turning landfill waste into usable methane, the driving factors behind the large untapped opportunity in this sector, and touch on the significance of BP's acquisition of Archaea.

10.19.2022

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Ep.78

Spotter: Funding YouTube Creators

Aaron DeBevoise is the CEO of Spotter. We cover YouTube's evolution, why it nailed monetization in a way competitors didn't, and how Spotter helps the world's most influential creators.

10.12.2022

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Ep.77

Intuit: An Operating System for Small Businesses

John Feeley is Deputy CIO and a Portfolio Manager at Findlay Park. We cover the scope of Intuit's various offerings, how they have fought off significant competition, and the key drivers behind Intuit's dominant financial position.

10.05.2022

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Ep.76

Trader Joe’s: Grocer to the Overeducated and Underpaid

Cristina Berta Jones is a long-time e-commerce and grocery investor who is now building an online supermarket business called Picnic. We cover the elements that made Trader Joe's so successful over a long period of time, how it's differentiating itself amidst greater competition, and how the pandemic changed the way we shop for groceries.

09.28.2022

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Ep.75

Polaroid: The Genius of Edwin Land

David Senra is the creator of the Founders podcast. We cover the history behind the instant camera, why Edwin Land was Steve Jobs' hero, and the lessons from Polaroid's meteoric rise and equally spectacular fall.

09.21.2022

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Ep.74

GE: Lessons From the Rise and Fall

Josh Aguilar is a senior equity analyst at Morningstar. We cover the evolution of GE's business strategy, how it lost the right to be an industrial conglomerate, and the role GE Capital played in its rise.

09.14.2022

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