Management is buying the same thing twice: proven demand from one place is being replicated into identified new places r
The model's full reasoning — Q2 2023 call → NOWe need to determine if management describes a situation where a proven instance works, copies are being stood up now, and demand is already identified at the destination. The key is a specific, identifiable piece of the company that has been proven and is being replicated in new locations with visible demand. Looking at the transcript: Dani Reiss discusses store openings. He mentions "Quest West" in the US, opening stores in Las Vegas, Denver, Aspen, Detroit. He also mentions opening in Osaka, Tokyo, Manchester. He says "Our DTC strategy is working. Excluding Mainland China, we generated 28% DTC revenue growth and our DTC comparable sales growth excluding China, was 3.2%." He also says "we are at the early stages of development in the majority of our large international markets" and "we continue to see tremendous opportunity across our existing store network globally." But is this a case of replicating a proven instance? The company is opening new stores. Are these stores proven? They have existing stores that are performing well. They are opening more stores in new locations. Demand is identified? They mention "we will open the win in Las Vegas in the coming days" and "we plan to open two more temporary stores this Fall" - but do they say demand is already there? They say "we are investing in China for the long-term" and "we continue to see tremendous opportunity" - that's more about opportunity than visible demand. The question asks for a specific, identifiable piece that has been proven and is being replicated. The store network is the piece. But is it being replicated in a way that is "large relative to the company"? They are opening a few stores. The company has many stores already. This seems like routine expansion, not a massive replication of a proven unit. Also, they are not describing a situation where the existing instance is turning away business. They are just opening new stores as part of their growth strategy. The transcript also mentions "In South Korea, in partnership with our new distributor, Lotte Group, we opened 14 new shop-in-shops." That is a replication of a proven model? But is that a proven instance? They say "Our performance has already exceeded our expectations" - that suggests it's working. But is it a proven instance? They just opened them. They are new.
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GDS · Q2 2021 → YESThe question is whether management describes the company as currently in the middle of copying a part of its own business that is already working into additional places where the same demand is alread...YES The transcript shows management describing a clear, present-tense replication of their proven China-based data center platform into new markets (Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia) where demand is already visible and committed. William Huang explicitly references the “proven” China edge-of-town model (land-and-expand MOUs, 500 000 sqm secured pipeline, hyperscale orders already landed) and states they are “currently developing two purpose-built data centers” in Hong Kong (HK1/HK2) with most capacity “already allocated to strategic customers pending contracts,” plus a new building (HK4) under agreement and a heads-of-agreement for HK3, creating “nearly 80 megawatts of purpose-built capacity through to 2027.” For Macau they have a JV to acquire brownfield sites for redevelopment (20 MW).
FOLD · Q1 2018 → YESThe question is about whether management describes the company as currently copying a proven part of its business into additional places where demand is already visible. YES The transcript shows management describing Galafold as a proven commercial offering (Q1 revenue $16.7M, 300% YoY growth, hundreds of patients, high compliance, 7 approvals, 18 countries with pricing/reimbursement) that is now being replicated into additional markets.
TPIC · Q3 2018 → YESThe question is whether management describes the company as currently in the middle of copying a part of its own business that is already working into additional places where the same demand is alread...YES The transcript shows management describing a proven manufacturing operation (existing dedicated lines and plants in the U.S.