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8 May, 13 tweets, 4 min read
1 year ago, I wrote my first Twitter thread.

100 threads and 70,000+ words later, I’m just getting started.

10 favorites (on business, finance, mental models, and life):
Competitive Advantages

10 competitive advantages that don’t require talent.

(Note: This may be the subject of a future book...)
The Feynman Technique

A method for learning through teaching.

Complexity and jargon are often used to mask a lack of deep understanding.

Find beauty in simplicity.
Warren Buffett’s Wisdom

10 lessons for life from the Oracle of Omaha.
5 Powerful Mental Models

A thread of threads with 5 powerful mental models to help you think clearly and outperform in an ultra-competitive world.

1) First Principles
2) Second-Order Thinking
3) Circle of Competence
4) Occam’s Razor
5) Compounding
Breaking Down the GameStop Saga

Demystifying the underlying mechanics of the $GME saga.

Short squeezes, gamma squeezes, and much more...
The Cantillon Effect

A framework for understanding the relationship between “money printing” and wealth inequality.

The flow path of new money matters...
Morris Chang & TSMC

The inspiring story of an overlooked 52-year-old semiconductor executive who would go on to change the world.

A thread serving up business inspiration with a side of geopolitical tension...
The Fight Against Normalcy

A powerful lesson for life from Jeff Bezos’ final letter to Amazon shareholders.
Memento Mori

Remember your mortality.

A powerful philosophical tool for finding clarity and purpose in your life.
A Thread on Markets

And last but not least, the thread that started it all.

Using storytelling to explain the impact of intervention in markets.
So those were my 10 favorites from Year 1.

I’m just getting started on my journey to simplify the complex and demystify the world of business and finance.

Thank you to everyone who has joined me. Y’all are amazing!

And if you haven’t joined me, what are you waiting for?!
I have so many exciting updates and plans for the year ahead.

Follow along and stay tuned for more...

And tag a friend to share the wealth!

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1 May
Warren Buffett is a treasure trove of wisdom.

But contrary to what you have been told, most of it has nothing to do with investing.

10 powerful lessons for life from the Oracle of Omaha:
Wait For A Juicy Pitch

“You don't have to swing at everything - you can wait for your pitch."

Life doesn’t reward you for the number of swings you take.

Focus on identifying the juiciest pitch.

When it comes, swing hard and don’t miss it.
Just Stop Digging

“The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging."

When things aren’t working, change course and try something different.

Be nimble. Be agile.

When you find yourself at the bottom of a hole, stop digging and climb out of it.
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28 Apr
Transformative innovation begins with a variant perception.

A belief or view that differs from the consensus.

4 variant perceptions that are changing the world:
TSMC - Morris Chang

Variant Perception: The status quo (integrated chip design and manufacturing) was constraining innovation in the semiconductor industry.

Solution: Pure play chip manufacturer.

Outcome: Rapidly accelerating chip innovation that has propelled society forward.
Stripe - @patrickc & @collision

Variant Perception: Existing internet payments infrastructure created friction and limited economic growth.

Solution: Developer-friendly tools for the online economy.

Outcome: Infrastructure solutions that are increasing the GDP of the internet.
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24 Apr
In his final Amazon shareholder letter, Jeff Bezos shared a powerful mental model on maintaining your distinctiveness.

A thread on the fight against normalcy (in your career, startup, writing, or life):
Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994.

In 27 years at the helm, he grew it into one of the largest and most influential companies in the world.

Today, it is worth almost $1.7 trillion.

Each year since its 1997 IPO, Bezos has written an annual letter to Amazon shareholders.
In February, Jeff Bezos announced he would step down as CEO.

In his final annual shareholder letter, he covered his “create more than you consume” mantra and hit on climate and employee issues.

But its closing - on the fight against normalcy - held the most powerful lessons.
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18 Apr
To grow, you need to be relentlessly consistent.

Because growth - in your career, startup, writing, or life - comes gradually and then suddenly.

10 threads to help you on your growth journey:
Competitive Advantages

10 competitive advantages that don’t require talent.
The Feynman Technique

A learning framework for growth:
(1) Identify
(2) Explain It To Me Like I’m 5
(3) Reflect & Study
(4) Organize, Convey & Review
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13 Apr
The Audience Building Course

I’m excited to announce that my friend @Julian and I will be co-teaching a live sprint course on the art and science of audience building for Twitter and newsletters.

If you’re interested, apply to join at the link below! maven.com/demandcurve/au…
We will be teaching the sprint course in early June and will cover a variety of topics related to audience building.

It is designed to be tactical and provide course participants with everything @Julian and I wish we knew when we were getting started on our own creator journeys.
This course is for founders, creators, and builders looking to learn the ins and outs of audience building.

Participants will learn alongside a community of passionate, positive-sum individuals and have the opportunity to build circles to co-promote and grow.
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12 Apr
The story of the last few weeks in finance has been the secretive rise and rapid downfall of Archegos Capital Management.

A thread on the underlying mechanics of the Archegos saga and how a $20 billion fortune vanished into thin air...
First, let’s set the stage.

Archegos Capital Management is the family office of Bill Hwang, a former prodigy of hedge fund legend Julian Robertson.

Hwang previously built Tiger Asia Management - a so-called “Tiger Cub” fund due to its lineage from Robertson’s Tiger Management.
Bill Hwang grew Tiger Asia Management into a highly successful hedge fund, reaching ~$10 billion in assets under management in the 2000s.

He was a bit of an anomaly in the world of high finance - known as a devout Christian with simple tastes (seriously, he drives a Hyundai!).
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