Decision-Making to Avoid Mistakes: Misconception

Making mistakes may cost you more than your gain. Decision-Making to avoid mistakes is often overlooked.
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Imagine this situation. You have a $1,000 investment and if this year you gain 50%, your money will be $1,500 – that is $1,000 plus (50%$1,000 = $500). The next year, the economy was bleak and affected your investment, so it lost 50%. Your money is $750, which is derived from $1,500 less (50%$1,500=$750). What is the message from this case? Your brilliance could be wiped out easily by mistakes. Decision-making to avoid mistakes should be a priority.

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Fundamental Analysis of Rivian: The Next Tesla?


Key points of Fundamental Analysis of Rivian:

  1. Unlike other EV makers, Rivian has a durable competitive advantage with Amazon on its side. But we don’t know how much this edge contributes to Rivian’s revenue.
  2. We are still curious about how Rivian will transform in the future. Will it be Amazon’s arm for delivery or become an EV maker that specializes in SUVs?
  3. Conservative management, we like it. Low debt, and a high amount of cash – may be due to part of the Amazon deal and other investments. Unlike the other start-up.
  4. The business model has not yet been proven.
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Competitive Advantage of Tesla: Chapter II


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The third quarter of 2021 illustrates the competitive advantage of Tesla due to its integrated business. In the midst of a chip shortage that trims the production of almost all automakers, Tesla still breaks the record in terms of production units. This article is the sequel to talk about Tesla’s economic moat that discussed brand power, direct sales, and low-cost producer.

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Competitive Advantage Analysis of Differentiation


Competitive Advantage Analysis of Differentiation in Samsung Mobile. The Company differentiation doesn't prevent competitors to come
Samsung’s approach to harsh competition

Some investors may confuse differentiation products with a durable competitive advantage. They assume that the production and fixed costs could be distributed among different kinds of products, thus could sell their product lower than competitors. Well, is it true? Starting from this, we are going to develop some competitive advantage analysis of differentiation.

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