Mostly Borrowed Ideas (MBI)

Mostly Borrowed Ideas (MBI)

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Researcher behind MBI Deep Dives; generalist who frequently publishes cross‑company earnings analyses and call‑note takeaways.

Meta's Heterogeneous Chip Fleet Boosts Competitive Edge
SocialApr 21, 2026

Meta's Heterogeneous Chip Fleet Boosts Competitive Edge

"while I was encouraged to see Meta’s diversified chip strategy, I was also a tad bit concerned whether the trade-off has too high a cost. However, I have now updated my opinion that Meta is increasingly quite enviably positioned due...

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Avoid Single-Model Tokenization: Vendor-Controlled, Non-Transparent
SocialApr 20, 2026

Avoid Single-Model Tokenization: Vendor-Controlled, Non-Transparent

"tokenization is a non-transparent billing unit that each vendor controls unilaterally...any enterprise would be really imprudent to standardize on just one model developer." https://t.co/Ho7XM32Rz2

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Cloud Deployment Margins Rebound, Set to Rise Further
SocialApr 13, 2026

Cloud Deployment Margins Rebound, Set to Rise Further

"The margin trajectory of cloud-based deployment segment is far more interesting. Notice how gross margin here was precipitously falling and even turned negative in 1H’25 when the Chinese labs were essentially on a death march to grab market share. However,...

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Cheap Energy Evades Metering, Expensive Power Defies Measurement
SocialApr 12, 2026

Cheap Energy Evades Metering, Expensive Power Defies Measurement

Too Cheap to Meter, Too High to Measure read the full piece here: https://t.co/h5J0gTi7ew https://t.co/iFvBD73DvS

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Low Promotion, High Churn, Substack Still Boosts Revenue
SocialApr 3, 2026

Low Promotion, High Churn, Substack Still Boosts Revenue

yep; I almost never share my Substack link and yet revenue from Substack increased ~80% YoY and is now ~20% of my overall revenue. Even if churn is high, I have no doubt that it has been certainly net positive...

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Pichai: AI Central to Google, Not a Moonshot
SocialMar 31, 2026

Pichai: AI Central to Google, Not a Moonshot

this was such a riveting read. If you're a Google shareholder, nobody came across better than Sundar Pichai in this entire saga. The fact that so many of them wanted Pichai to resign is a good reminder how clueless outsiders...

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Shopify's Profit Soars 26% CAGR, Costs Barely Rise
SocialFeb 12, 2026

Shopify's Profit Soars 26% CAGR, Costs Barely Rise

"While $SHOP gross profit compounded at ~26% CAGR since 2022, its operating expenses (S&M, R&D, and G&A) grew by only ~2% CAGR during this period." Shopify's Miraculous Momentum: https://t.co/ezGEIE1lOG https://t.co/WDbrMgAx78

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