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Economic Moat

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Warren BuffettBerkshire Hathaway letters

A durable competitive advantage protecting a business the way a moat protects a castle — pricing power, brands, switching costs and low-cost production that competitors cannot easily cross.

Bruce GreenwaldCompetition Demystified, 2005

True barriers to entry reduce to a few sources — customer captivity, proprietary technology and economies of scale; without them, only operational efficiency remains.

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