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Emerging Moats, Oscar Health, and Kraken Robotics – with Brett Schaefer

Dec 4, 2025
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Brett Schaefer
Brett Schaefer, a researcher and founder of the Emerging Moats service, dives into the concept of companies with emerging competitive advantages. He discusses Kraken Robotics' innovative defense tech and growth prospects while highlighting Oscar Health's unique place in the ACA market and the challenges posed by legacy insurers. Brett emphasizes spotting scalable advantages and the potential for growth in small and mid-cap stocks. With insights on risks, rewards, and market trends, this conversation offers a fresh perspective on under-the-radar investment opportunities.
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INSIGHT

Focus On Expanding Competitive Advantages

  • Emerging moats are companies whose competitive advantages are expanding as they scale or evolve.
  • Brett's service condenses deep research into digestible reports for investors seeking such evolving advantages.
INSIGHT

Subsea Tech Is A Long Defense Runway

  • Kraken Robotics builds specialized subsea batteries and imaging for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs).
  • Brett sees it as a play on a long defense tech runway as militaries adopt UUVs broadly.
ADVICE

Validate Contract Backlog And Customer Breadth

  • Check contract backlog and defense contractor relationships to gauge revenue durability for defense suppliers.
  • Look for multiple contractor programs to avoid overreliance on a single customer.
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