$DNOW: the boring distributor that could double on 2029 numbers | Firebird Management
DNOW’s MRC Global merger creates a full-chain distributor with $75M targeted synergies and water, utilities, and data-center exposure.Buybacks at $10–12 and debt paydown support a cash-flow case, while the conservative-looking 2027 $350M EBITDA guide compares with roughly $400M on 2024 numbers.Reaching $30–32 by 2028–2029 from $16 depends on $300M 2027 FCF and re-rating, leaving ERP execution, macro recovery, and multiple expansion to monitor.
How Nuclear Will Unlock Energy Abundance with Valar Atomics Founder Isaiah Taylor
Valar Atomics treats nuclear as a manufacturing problem, targeting a simple, intrinsically safe “Toyota Camry” rather than a bespoke paper reactor.DOE testing authority enabled its 100 kW W-250 to reach criticality, while passive heat removal and a seven-month milestone interval provide operating evidence.Equity-funded deployment could precede project finance, with AI as an initial catalyst and cheaper energy as the longer-term demand thesis.
From SpaceX to Founders Fund to Solving America's Nuclear Fuel Problem
Patrick O'ShaughnessyScott Nolan
America’s zero commercial uranium-enrichment capacity makes fuel the bottleneck for advanced nuclear power, with HALEU scarcity and the January 1, 2028 Russian-import ban creating defined market openings.General Matter targets dollars per kilogram-SWU as its cost metric, while data-center demand and behind-the-meter SMRs could accelerate deployment; execution, permitting, and the economics of nuclear construction remain key risks.
Zach Dell - Powering the Future - [Invest Like the Best, EP.434]
Patrick O'ShaughnessyZach Dell
US electricity demand could accelerate from a 2% to a 10% CAGR as EVs, AI infrastructure, and industrial electrification collide with a 5-10-year interconnection queue.Base deploys batteries behind existing meters for $500 upfront plus $16/month, targeting a 4-year unlevered payback while utility partnerships could temper volatile merchant energy revenues.