$WIZ - Cybersecurity company with exceptional growth trajectory, doubling net new bookings annually for six years straight, representing Insight's ideal investment profile
$AI - AI is fundamentally expanding addressable markets for existing software companies, enabling them to automate previously impossible customer problems and driving reacceleration in growth
$ANTHROPIC - AI company with exceptional CEO vision and potential moat, showing incredible growth numbers in the last four months particularly in coding applications
$VERTSW - Overlooked vertical software companies in niche markets like salmon farms and roller coaster software offer value opportunities when growth markets become overpriced, with AI potentially reenergizing growth
$DATABRICKS - Despite high valuation, represents a classic growth investment opportunity with strong fundamentals when normalized for scale
$MSFT - Microsoft positioned to benefit from AI by enhancing existing products like PowerPoint with Copilot features rather than being disrupted by new entrants
Bearish:
$LOWGDRSW - Software companies with low gross dollar retention (below 80s) face mathematical challenges in filling customer churn buckets and rarely achieve top market cap status
$BLOCKCHAIN - After 12+ years, blockchain lacks clear use cases with technology experts unimpressed by the tech but interested in finance aspects, while finance experts see the opposite