🐬 Simon's Portfolio: https://www.strategysprints.com ⚡️ Free Tools: https://www.strategysprints.com/tools 💎 The Investing Show Newsletter: https://theinvestingshow.beehiiv.com/ I waited 5 YEARS to buy this AI stock with a 42% ROIC - here's why FICO might be the ultimate data moat play (but there's a valuation problem) Discover why FICO (Fair Isaac) could be the best AI investment play with an unbreakable data moat and 90% market dominance. After 5 years on my watchlist, here's my complete investment analysis. You'll Learn: Why FICO has a 42% ROIC (Return on Invested Capital) - one of the highest on the planet How Rocket Mortgage uses FICO to approve loans in 2 hours vs industry average of 35 days The "Nobody Gets Fired" factor that creates ultimate customer loyalty Complete SWOT analysis of FICO's 90% US market share dominance Why the $4 trillion lending market makes this essential infrastructure Current valuation analysis: Fair value $1,600 vs current price $1,816 My exact entry strategy and why timing matters See how my income portfolio generated $8,900-$14,000 monthly from a $150K account using strategic options trading. Chapter Markers 00:34 - Personal Investment Story: 5 Years on Watchlist, Waiting for Entry 01:01 - Use Case Deep Dive: Rocket Mortgage Success Story 01:26 - FICO's Game-Changing Results: 2 Hours vs 35 Days Loan Approval 02:06 - The "Nobody Gets Fired" Factor: FICO as Gold Standard 03:28 - Capitalism & Lending: Why FICO is Essential to Society 04:41 - Profitability Analysis: 42% ROIC Performance 05:52 - Growth Rate: Sustainable 15% Annual Growth 06:13 - Competitive Moats: Loyalty, IP, and Regulatory Protection 07:59 - Brand Risk Aversion: The IBM Dynamic in Finance 08:14 - SWOT Analysis: 90% US Market Share Dominance 08:58 - Weaknesses: US Lending Cycle Dependency 09:17 - AI Threats vs Opportunities: Disruption and Enhancement 09:57 - Investment Thesis: Ultimate Switching Cost Moat SOCIAL MEDIA ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ 🐦 X: https://x.com/simonseverino 👋 LinkedIn: https://at.linkedin.com/in/simonseverino 🎉 Free Community: https://www.strategysprints.com/offers/q5PdV9FV DISCLAIMER ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ I am not a professional investor and have never claimed to be. I'm a private investor sharing my experience of what I've learned, where I have had success, and where I've had failures. I share my thoughts on investing and performance with transparency. My approach and goal to investing is to buy high-quality long-term investments in world-class businesses that I call "compounders". I view my investments as businesses, not as stocks. I am a strategy advisor. Over the years as an advisor, I compounded my knowledge. I take the same iterative learning approach to my study of investing. I study investing as a craft in the continual pursuit of being better. I will make mistakes in investment decisions from time to time. Results are not guaranteed. Please do not blindly follow me into any investments, and make sure your portfolio and investments are built around your specific income, risk tolerance, personality, timeline, and overall circumstances.

🐬 Join the Sprint Club: https://www.strategysprints.com ⚡️ Receive our newsletter: https://thesalesshow.beehiiv.com/ 💎 Free Sales Tools: https://www.strategysprints.com/tools Discover the 3 AI tools that generated millions in revenue for these successful entrepreneurs - plus the costly mistakes that could destroy your brand Join us to reveal the exact AI tools and strategies driving massive business growth in 2025. What You'll Learn: The #1 AI tool every founder should install first (it's not what you think) How I built a million-dollar dashboard in 1 hour using Claude AI Marie's secret to automating client research and personalized outreach The 3 AI tools that replace expensive assistants and VAs Critical mistakes that could ruin your brand (and how to avoid them) Sean's 3 DM rules that win every time using AI Featured AI Tools: ChatGPT for business automation Claude Pro for building custom solutions Google Workspace integration strategies Fathom AI for meeting notes ClickUp AI for project management Fixer AI as your virtual executive assistant Plus: Napkin AI, Gamma AI, Sora, CapCut AI Learn why 95% of founders fail at AI implementation and the simple framework that guarantees success. Chapter Markers 01:44 - First AI Tool Recommendations: Starting from scratch 02:42 - Marie's Approach: ChatGPT for email customization and client research 04:52 - Simon's Foundation: Google Workspace + Claude Pro integration 08:16 - Profit-Driving AI Tools: Marie's top picks (Fathom, ClickUp) 11:33 - Simon's Power Tools: CloudPro dashboards, Fixer AI assistant 16:53 - Sean's Content Tools: Napkin AI, Gamma AI, Sora, CapCut 18:52 - Major AI Mistakes: Marie on tool paralysis and forcing wrong fits 21:21 - Time Study Strategy: Sean's 15-minute tracking method 23:06 - Simon's Conference Mistake: Learning vs. executing balance 25:45 - Tool Selection Filters: Marie's efficiency + company stability criteria 28:26 - Simon's Testing Process: One-week team evaluation method 33:45 - Vulnerability Round: AI tool failures and lessons learned 38:14 - Relationship Concerns: Marie on AI in relationship-driven business 40:58 - DM Writing Rules: Sean's 3 rules for AI-generated messages 43:53 - Closing Tips: Focus, test one tool deeply, stay consistent 45:28 - Monday-Friday Structure: Simon's weekly priority system 🐬 Join the Sprint Club: https://www.strategysprints.com ⚡️ Free Tools: https://www.strategysprints.com/tools CONNECT WITH ME 🐦 X: https://x.com/simonseverino 👋 LinkedIn: https://at.linkedin.com/in/simonseverino 🎉 Free Community: strategysprints.com ACCELERATE YOUR SALES 🐬 Business Coaching: https://www.strategysprints.com 🌴 Sales Show: https://www.youtube.com/@simonseverinosales 💪 Investing Show: https://www.youtube.com/@InvestingShow SIMON SEVERINO Simon Severino is the CEO of Strategy Sprints. He has created +2B in additional sales for his clients over the last 21 years. As an advisor who became CEO, he had to learn the importance of working ON the business more than IN it. Now, he shares his proven templates with high-ticket entrepreneurs. They reclaim 14 hours per week using the Strategy Sprints™ Method and enjoy sales that soar. Author of "Strategy Sprints", Podcast Host Ranking Top 2,5%, TEDx speaker, Forbes contributor, Triathlete. Has appeared on over 1300 podcasts. When he is not supercharging sales, you'll find him swimming, biking, running and tricking his 3 kids into outdoor activities so they can't escape his annoying shrinky questions.

🐬 Simon's Portfolio: https://www.strategysprints.com ⚡️ Free Tools: https://www.strategysprints.com/tools 💎 The Investing Show Newsletter: https://theinvestingshow.beehiiv.com/ The AI Revolution Is Here. But What’s the Smartest Way to Invest Without Taking Big Risks? In this video, we explore whether Arista Networks (ANET) is the ultimate “pick and shovel” play in the AI revolution. While most investors are chasing risky AI startups, we’re breaking down a highly profitable, fast-growing, and essential infrastructure company powering giants like Microsoft and Meta. What You'll Learn: Why Arista Networks could be a safe compounder for the next decade How it fits the 15% profitability and growth rule What makes it defendable — from switching costs to client loyalty Full SWOT analysis, competitive risks, and hidden opportunities Our investment thesis, entry points, and real-time price alerts Want to invest with sharper tools and sharper minds? Chapter Markers 0:00 - AI Revolution Introduction: Pick and shovel investment opportunity 0:40 - Analysis Framework: Use case, profitability, growth, moats, SWOT 1:00 - Use Case Examples: Meta and Microsoft as major clients 1:25 - Microsoft Deep Dive: Cloud scaling to world's #2 position 2:42 - Profitability Analysis: 27.6% margins (incredibly profitable) 3:52 - Growth Analysis: 27% growth rate with upward trend 4:15 - Competitive Moats: No network effects, but strong loyalty/switching costs 5:15 - Loyalty Moat: EOS deployment creates massive migration costs 5:47 - Barriers to Entry: 18 months to land Microsoft as example 6:50 - SWOT Analysis: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats 7:12 - Client Concentration Risk: 35% from tech giants 8:10 - Investment Thesis: Essential pick-and-shovel play for AI networking 8:37 - Valuation & Position: DCF shows $82 fair value, entered in 60s SOCIAL MEDIA ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ 🐦 X: https://x.com/simonseverino 👋 LinkedIn: https://at.linkedin.com/in/simonseverino 🎉 Free Community: https://www.strategysprints.com/offers/q5PdV9FV DISCLAIMER ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ I am not a professional investor and have never claimed to be. I'm a private investor sharing my experience of what I've learned, where I have had success, and where I've had failures. I share my thoughts on investing and performance with transparency. My approach and goal to investing is to buy high-quality long-term investments in world-class businesses that I call "compounders". I view my investments as businesses, not as stocks. I am a strategy advisor. Over the years as an advisor, I compounded my knowledge. I take the same iterative learning approach to my study of investing. I study investing as a craft in the continual pursuit of being better. I will make mistakes in investment decisions from time to time. Results are not guaranteed. Please do not blindly follow me into any investments, and make sure your portfolio and investments are built around your specific income, risk tolerance, personality, timeline, and overall circumstances.

🐬 Join the Sprint Club: https://www.strategysprints.com ⚡️ Receive our newsletter: https://thesalesshow.beehiiv.com/ 💎 Free Sales Tools: https://www.strategysprints.com/tools Are you tired of inconsistent results and organizational chaos that prevents your business from truly thriving? In this insightful interview, Martin reveals the 10 big mistakes many businesses make, including: • Focusing solely on org charts (anatomy) or processes (physiology), ignoring the vital 'neurology.' • Copying competitors' structures, which means copying their strategy and hindering your unique advantage. • Optimizing for weaknesses instead of building on strengths and defining what's right first. • Starting with people rather than prioritizing the customer, the true purpose of a business. Discover the Vital System Model (VSSM), a powerful, scalable framework derived from natural organisms, outlining five essential functions every organization needs to ensure long-term viability and adaptability. Learn how this model helps you create a coherent, interlinked system where success is not just possible, but probable and repeatable. Whether you lead a large corporation, a small team, or even need to organize your personal life, understand the neurological structure that enables faster, better decisions and helps you build an environment where you always succeed. Chapter Markers 2:13: Cardinal Mistake #1: Focusing Only on Anatomy (Org Charts) and Physiology (Processes) 5:02: Cardinal Mistake #2: Copying Competitors Instead of Creating Unique Strategy 6:22: Cardinal Mistake #3: Optimizing Weaknesses Instead of Building on Strengths 8:15: Cardinal Mistake #4: Starting with People Instead of Customer Purpose 10:15: The Five Essential Functions of Viable System Model (VSM) 14:03: Practical Application Example (Simon's Phone Organization in 5 Buckets) 18:44: Weekly Team Alignment (Monday Goals, Friday Learning Sessions) 21:34: How VSM Becomes a Natural Way of Thinking and Organizing 25:21: Principle of Subsidiarity (Bottom-Up Decision Delegation) 28:44: Constellation Software Case Study (Decentralized Acquisition Model) 32:31: VSM as Organizational Language and Martin's Contact Information CONNECT WITH ME 🐦 X: https://x.com/simonseverino 👋 LinkedIn: https://at.linkedin.com/in/simonseverino 🎉 Free Community: https://www.strategysprints.com ACCELERATE YOUR SALES 🐬 Business Coaching: https://www.strategysprints.com 🌴 Sales Show: https://www.youtube.com/@simonseverinosales 💪 Investing Show: https://www.youtube.com/@InvestingShow SIMON SEVERINO Simon Severino is the CEO of Strategy Sprints. He has created +2B in additional sales for his clients over the last 21 years. As an advisor who became CEO, he had to learn the importance of working ON the business more than IN it. Now, he shares his proven templates with high-ticket entrepreneurs. They reclaim 14 hours per week using the Strategy Sprints™ Method and enjoy sales that soar. Author of "Strategy Sprints", Podcast Host Ranking Top 2,5%, TEDx speaker, Forbes contributor, Triathlete. Has appeared on over 1300 podcasts. When he is not supercharging sales, you'll find him swimming, biking, running and tricking his 3 kids into outdoor activities so they can't escape his annoying shrinky questions.

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🐬 Join the Sprint Club: https://www.strategysprints.com Eric Lofholm shares decades of sales experience gained from working with top sales gurus. Hear practical sales tips and behind-the-scenes stories from the world of high-level sales. Gain insight on sales techniques and sales training from decades of experience. CONNECT WITH ME 🐦 X: https://x.com/simonseverino 👋 LinkedIn: https://at.linkedin.com/in/simonseverino 🎉 Free Community: https://www.strategysprints.com ACCELERATE YOUR SALES 🐬 Business Coaching: https://www.strategysprints.com 🌴 Sales Show: https://www.youtube.com/@simonseverinosales 💪 Investing Show: https://www.youtube.com/@InvestingShow SIMON SEVERINO Simon Severino is the CEO of Strategy Sprints. He has created +2B in additional sales for his clients over the last 21 years. As an advisor who became CEO, he had to learn the importance of working ON the business more than IN it. Now, he shares his proven templates with high-ticket entrepreneurs. They reclaim 14 hours per week using the Strategy Sprints™ Method and enjoy sales that soar. Author of "Strategy Sprints", Podcast Host Ranking Top 2,5%, TEDx speaker, Forbes contributor, Triathlete. Has appeared on over 1300 podcasts. When he is not supercharging sales, you'll find him swimming, biking, running and tricking his 3 kids into outdoor activities so they can't escape his annoying shrinky questions.

🚀 Simon's Portfolio: https://www.strategysprints.com/offers/q5PdV9FV 💵 Free Tools: https://www.strategysprints.com/tools SOCIAL MEDIA ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ 🐦 X: https://x.com/simonseverino 👋 LinkedIn: https://at.linkedin.com/in/simonseverino 🎉 Free Community: https://www.strategysprints.com/offers/q5PdV9FV DISCLAIMER ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ I am not a professional investor and have never claimed to be. I'm a private investor sharing my experience of what I've learned, where I have had success, and where I've had failures. I share my thoughts on investing and performance with transparency. My approach and goal to investing is to buy high-quality long-term investments in world-class businesses that I call "compounders". I view my investments as businesses, not as stocks. I am a strategy advisor. Over the years as an advisor, I compounded my knowledge. I take the same iterative learning approach to my study of investing. I study investing as a craft in the continual pursuit of being better. I will make mistakes in investment decisions from time to time. Results are not guaranteed. Please do not blindly follow me into any investments, and make sure your portfolio and investments are built around your specific income, risk tolerance, personality, timeline, and overall circumstances.

🐬 Join the Sprint Club: https://www.strategysprints.com CONNECT WITH ME 🐦 X: https://x.com/simonseverino 👋 LinkedIn: https://at.linkedin.com/in/simonseverino 🎉 Free Community: https://www.strategysprints.com ACCELERATE YOUR SALES 🐬 Business Coaching: https://www.strategysprints.com 🌴 Sales Show: https://www.youtube.com/@simonseverinosales 💪 Investing Show: https://www.youtube.com/@InvestingShow SIMON SEVERINO Simon Severino is the CEO of Strategy Sprints. He has created +2B in additional sales for his clients over the last 21 years. As an advisor who became CEO, he had to learn the importance of working ON the business more than IN it. Now, he shares his proven templates with high-ticket entrepreneurs. They reclaim 14 hours per week using the Strategy Sprints™ Method and enjoy sales that soar. Author of "Strategy Sprints", Podcast Host Ranking Top 2,5%, TEDx speaker, Forbes contributor, Triathlete. Has appeared on over 1300 podcasts. When he is not supercharging sales, you'll find him swimming, biking, running and tricking his 3 kids into outdoor activities so they can't escape his annoying shrinky questions.