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Travis Hoium

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Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

I don't see them buying a bunch of cryptocurrencies.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

So again, all moving in the right direction there for me.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

But in my mind, I worry about Toast conceptually because of where they sit in the value chain, because we've seen other companies unsuccessfully

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

perform there.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

And I worry also, of course, about take rates for fees.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

Payment processing in general is seeing a lot of pressure in terms of take rates.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

So it's possible that part of the reason why Toast is seeing share price pressure is because there's an expectation that their take rates, despite adding all the stuff onto their platform, is only going to fall.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

I actually wish I had more picks.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

Can I give some honorable mentions here?

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

Two that I'm not running with, but I do really like, Adobe and PayPal.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

Both of these companies, I think, have been fairly or unfairly hit by markets.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

It's done incredible things with their branded checkout experience.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

The reason it's not making my list right now is obviously they're dependent upon consumer spending in the near term.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

That could be a headwind.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

Adobe, I think a lot of the fears around AI are maybe overblown with this company.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

They still have the go-to software solution for creative professionals.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

I worry about seat pricing and pricing pressure in that regard, which is why it's not making my cut in this exact moment.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

But the stock that is making the cut, I will say, is ServiceNow.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Can Elon Musk Form a Super-Company?

And the reason why ServiceNow is making my cut is because I cannot believe...