TIP744: Hidden Monopolies w/ Kyle Grieve

TIP744: Hidden Monopolies w/ Kyle Grieve

Update: 2025-08-102
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On today’s episode, Kyle Grieve discusses a thought-provoking framework that redefines competitive advantage through the lens of customer loyalty. Kyle breaks down the five types of customer loyalty moats, introduces the Moat Strength Index (MSI), and explains how investors can use this approach to measure, monitor, and deepen their conviction in high-quality businesses.




IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:


00:00 - Intro


03:45 – Why scale effects are ineffective against disruption via innovation


06:22 – Why having high customer loyalty is so powerful as an advantage vs competitors


10:01 – The five customer loyalty moats you must know


17:15 – Why ecosystem moats are so hard to build, but generate significant customer loyalty


18:53 – How platform moats generate powerful customer loyalty between multiple parties


20:08 – How can we objectively measure a company's moat using customer loyalty advantages


23:09 – The nine failures in using retention-like KPI’s


25:31 – The three barriers that create customer loyalty


26:57 – Why the moat score index is such a handy tool for measuring moat


47:17 – How customer loyalty moats can be disrupted


And so much more!




Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.




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TIP744: Hidden Monopolies w/ Kyle Grieve

TIP744: Hidden Monopolies w/ Kyle Grieve

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