The BarberShop with Shantanu With TWO PROFITABLE UNICORNS, Asish Mohapatra Founder OfBusiness is making people rich | S1E3 Part 1
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Aug 20, 2022 AI Snips
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Obscurity Can Be A Moat
- Competition often follows obvious, glamorous markets; obscure sectors stay underexploited.
- Choosing non-intuitive sectors creates a natural moat against copycats.
Pick Unglamorous Gaps For Durability
- Do unglamorous, non-intuitive businesses to reduce competition and build defensibility.
- Asish Mohapatra chose steel, aluminium and chemicals because few people think about those raw-material gaps.
Use A 3‑Point Decision Filter
- Focus on three things: profitability, a clean (governed) business, and growth in that order.
- Use that tripod as your decision filter to spot gaps and expand adjacently without abandoning your base.