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Polina Marinova Pompliano

14 Dec, 9 tweets, 5 min read

@ProfileRead

In Sunday's @ProfileRead: An interview with @Noah_Galloway, a veteran whose vehicle ran over a tripwire that detonated a roadside bomb.

He lost his left arm, left leg, & entire military career.

Here's how Galloway turned his life around.

theprofile.substack.com/p/the-profile-…

@NewYorker

The man who builds impossible things: Mark Ellison is a carpenter savant, a welder, a sculptor, a contractor, a cabinetmaker, an inventor, and an industrial designer. He is the person billionaires hire to build impossible things (@NewYorker)

newyorker.com/magazine/2020/…

@seanmgregory

The athlete-turned-activist: LeBron James has embraced that his talent on the court is a means to achieving something greater. This year, he got deep-pocketed owners, fellow athletes & fans around the world engaged directly with democracy (@seanmgregory)

time.com/athlete-of-the…

@DanBarbarisi

The man who found a million-dollar treasure: 10 years ago, Forrest Fenn hid a treasure chest containing valuables. He published a poem that, if solved, would lead searchers to the treasure. Meet the med student who finally solved the case (@DanBarbarisi)

outsideonline.com/2419429/forres…

@WSJ

The inspiring founder who lost his way: Prior to his sudden death, close friends to Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh say he underwent a more than six-month downward spiral and increasingly extreme behavior. (@WSJ)

wsj.com/articles/the-d…

@JeffreyT1

The CEO trying to save traditional bookselling: Barnes & Noble's CEO James Daunt is abandoning the strategy that made it a bookselling behemoth — uniformity. Instead, Daunt is empowering store managers to curate their shelves on their own. (@JeffreyT1)

wsj.com/articles/barne…

@Lucas_Shaw

The obscure billion-dollar media giant: OnlyFans has grown into one of the biggest media businesses hiding in plain sight. Although it has been largely associated with porn stars, it's evolving to encompass more types of content creators (@Lucas_Shaw)

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

@alexrkonrad

The immigrant VCs who made a great bet: In 2013, Pear VC co-founders Mar Hershenson & Pejman Nozad found an interesting new startup called DoorDash. They invested about $1.9M, which they turned into $440M. Meet the relentless VC duo (@alexrkonrad)

forbes.com/sites/alexkonr…

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