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Resilience Series Part 3: Bakkafrost

Business Breakdowns • 334 implied HN points • 26 Sep 23

💼 Business Finance Vertical Integration Resilience Strategy

Bakkafrost is a family-run salmon farming company with extensive vertical integration.
The company owns every part of the operation, from fish eggs to processing, creating a resilient ecosystem.
Despite challenges like a new 20% salmon tax, Bakkafrost remains focused on expansion and diversification for long-term growth.

Vertical Integration and the Make-or-Buy Decision: Electricity and Cruise Boats

Knowledge Problem • 78 implied HN points • 02 Mar 23

💼 Business Vertical Integration Transaction Costs

Asset specificity plays a key role in determining firm boundaries and decisions on vertical integration or contracting out.
The consideration of asset specific costs and transaction costs affects the make-or-buy decision for firms.
Using existing assets can be a cost-effective solution for firms, reducing the need for specialized assets and influencing decisions on vertical integration.

Starship, Starlink, and some SpaceX-conomics

The efficient frontier • 78 implied HN points • 11 Jun 23

🕹 Technology Space Exploration Economics Monopolies Vertical Integration

The economics of Starship are more complex than perceived, involving pricing, competition, and opportunity costs.
Price and cost are not the same; in markets like space launches, firms charge markups and earn positive profits.
Opportunity costs play a role in decisions, with each slot allocation affecting revenues from different sources like Starlink satellites.

Edgecraft: Enhance Your Creativity by Thinking Inside the Box

The Absent-Minded Professor • 2 HN points • 25 Apr 23

💼 Business Innovation Creativity Vertical Integration Finance Education

Embrace innovation and creativity under pressure
Consider the concept of Edgecraft: thinking inside the box with existing expertise
Value vertical integration to support successful implementation of Edgecraft

Quicktake: Vertical integration is an overused term (Space industry case)

Intersections (by Filip) • 0 implied HN points • 23 May 24

🕹 Technology Space Industry Vertical Integration Market dominance

Vertical integration in the space industry is a popular but overused term
SpaceX, despite being associated with vertical integration success, actually works with third parties at different levels
Vertical integration may be beneficial in specific market conditions or for cultural reasons, but it can also be expensive and not always the best strategy

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