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Matt Frankel

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Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

But on the other hand, FedEx and UPS have significantly greater capabilities when it comes to things like ocean freight, freight forwarding, and other critical areas of the process that Amazon would have to spend heavily on.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

So it is a really good question, the why now.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

Why is this the optimal time to build this out?

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

My short answer is the reasons for the profit-taking matter.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

For example, I've done this in the past if the valuation became too high and became too high of a percentage of my portfolio for comfort.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

Even though if it ends up going higher, in my case, it was Apple that I sold for that reason, it's not necessarily a bad move.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

But in general, I ask myself, is the higher valuation justified by the recent results?

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

Do I believe in the ability of management to keep the growth story going?

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

And above all, do the reasons I bought the stock in the first place still apply?

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Shopify Retreats, Amazon Attacks

So I don't necessarily think you make a bad move by trending, especially if you have valuation concerns, but it really depends on the specifics of the situation.

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OpenAI Misses Expectations - Should Tech Investors Worry?

Nobody has been more skeptical about OpenAI's longer-term revenue projections, all these circular deals we're seeing among these AI companies.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
OpenAI Misses Expectations - Should Tech Investors Worry?

No one's been more skeptical about all this than me.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
OpenAI Misses Expectations - Should Tech Investors Worry?

Maybe you.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
OpenAI Misses Expectations - Should Tech Investors Worry?

Management has said $280 billion of revenue by 2030.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
OpenAI Misses Expectations - Should Tech Investors Worry?

That's more than Nvidia has by a mile.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
OpenAI Misses Expectations - Should Tech Investors Worry?

But take this report with a big grain of salt.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
OpenAI Misses Expectations - Should Tech Investors Worry?

The report said that OpenAI missed its internal growth projections, which have been aggressive.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
OpenAI Misses Expectations - Should Tech Investors Worry?

It didn't specify by how much it missed.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
OpenAI Misses Expectations - Should Tech Investors Worry?

As Tyler mentioned, with a recent $122 billion raise and an upcoming IPO, the company shouldn't have much of a problem fulfilling at least its near-term contractual obligations.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
OpenAI Misses Expectations - Should Tech Investors Worry?

On a similar note, though, I feel like Oracle's investors are already very skeptical about OpenAI's ability to pay for what it's agreed to pay already over the long term, even before today's downward movement.