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Nov 20 13 tweets 4 min read
Steve Jobs interviewed thousands of people at Apple.

But he only hired people who answered this ONE question perfectly.

It was so effective, it helped him spot Wozniak, Ive, and Cook before anyone knew their names.

Here's his secret to predicting future legends:🧵 Image Jobs wasn't just building a company.

He was assembling a team of visionaries who would revolutionize entire industries.

But finding these people wasn't about degrees, experience, or even skills.

It was about something far more fundamental...
Nov 19 16 tweets 5 min read
The most dangerous man in tech isn't Elon or Sam Altman.

It's a 75-year-old professor they call the "Godfather of AI."

After discovering a horrifying truth in Google's AI, he risked everything to expose it.

Here's why they paid him $44 Million to keep quiet: 🧵 Image Meet Geoffrey Hinton.

The man who pioneered the AI that powers ChatGPT & Gemini.

But after discovering a horrifying truth in Google's AI lab, he resigned & risked everything to expose it.

Now they 're trying to keep him quiet...
Nov 13 15 tweets 5 min read
In 2014, Elon "gave away" Tesla's secrets to BWM.

Everyone thought he was crazy.

But this "act of charity" was actually the most ruthless business move in corporate history.

Here's why BMW never saw it coming: 🧵 Image BMW was ready to dominate electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe:

They had the brand.
They had the engineering.
They had the perfect strategy.

But they made one fatal assumption about Elon's "gift."

It all started with a $5 billion bet:
Nov 7 13 tweets 4 min read
I bet my life savings Sarah Guo will be a Billionaire by 2030.

Not because she backed OpenAI before ChatGPT or became Greylock's youngest partner at 25.

But because she's building the AI that will 10x salaries (and eliminate jobs):🧵 Image At 20, while most were figuring out college...

Sarah was analyzing multimillion-dollar tech deals at Goldman Sachs.

By 25, she became the youngest female partner in Greylock's 59-year history.

But her real genius? Spotting a massive gap in enterprise AI:
Nov 6 17 tweets 5 min read
In 1998, Google and Yahoo started the biggest war in corporate history.

Yahoo tried to destroy Google with a ruthless $3 Billion takeover.

Google's response? A business masterclass I can't believe hasn't been studied before.

Here's what happened: 🧵 Image Remember Yahoo? Technically they're still around.

But in 1997, they were a $125 billion search engine titan.

90% of ALL internet searches. Thousands of employees. Total dominance.

Then two Stanford kids in a garage decided to take them down...
Nov 5 15 tweets 5 min read
In 2019, Elon pulled off the greatest comeback in corporate history.

His wild behavior was costing Tesla $6.5 BILLION per week.

Everyone said they were done.

Then one conversation with a secret investor saved the dying company.

Here's what happened: 🧵 Image During Telsa's 2019 fall, Wall Street's top analysts were ruthless:

"Tesla is going bankrupt" - JPMorgan

"Sell TSLA immediately" - Morgan Stanley

"Worth $10 per share" - Citi

But one investor saw something others missed completely:
Oct 24 14 tweets 5 min read
He sold his jet company to Warren Buffett for $125 million.

Most would've retired.

Instead, he married a billionaire, bought an NBA team, and runs multiple 10-figure businesses.

Here’s the surprising mindset behind Jesse Itzler's relentless success: 🧵 Image Ever wonder how some people crush it in every area of life?

Meet Jesse Itzler. From rapper to billion-dollar businesses, he's redefining what's possible.

But here's the thing: It's not about luck. It's about strategies anyone can use.

Want to know his secret sauce?
Oct 16 14 tweets 4 min read
By 2030, I guarantee we won't be using smartphones anymore.

Elon Musk is making sure of it.

His latest invention promises to change the way we think, speak, and interact with the world.

Here's what's coming (and what it means for you): 🧵 Image That phone in your pocket? You won't need it soon.

The next revolution won't fit in your hand. It'll live inside your skull.

And it's not just Musk. Tech giants are in an arms race to colonize your head.

Here's why your brain is the next technological frontier:
Oct 15 14 tweets 5 min read
Jeff Bezos picked this guy to be Amazon's CEO.

He immediately forced 1.1 Million employees back to the office.

Now he's spending Bezos' money on AI to replace them.

Here's why Andy Jassy just became the most feared CEO in the world: Image
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Andy Jassy's reign at Amazon began with a bang.

In 2021, he took over from Jeff Bezos and quickly made waves.

His first power move?

A controversial return-to-office mandate affecting 1.1 million employees.

But that was just the beginning of his plan:
Oct 8 15 tweets 5 min read
These kids sold a video-sharing website for $1.65 billion in 2006.

Then vanished overnight.

Today, that site is worth over $455 BILLION dollars.

Here's why they walked away from the most valuable website in history: Image These unknown kids have shaped your life forever.

And you've never heard their names.

Meet Chad, Steve, and Jawed: the founders of YouTube.

3 friends who stumbled into creating the world's 2nd largest search engine.

And their journey? It's wilder than any viral video:
Oct 4 15 tweets 5 min read
This man became a billionaire by accident.

He built an app in 10 days to make his girlfriend's beach photos look better.

18 months later, Facebook bought it for $1 billion.

(A thread on how groundbreaking ideas can come from anywhere): Image Kevin Systrom didn't plan to be a tech star.

At Stanford, he studied Management Science & Engineering.

But two decisions changed everything:
• A random trip to Florence
• Saying NO to Mark Zuckerberg

Here's how these choices shaped tech history:
Oct 3 15 tweets 6 min read
You're looking at the highest-paid employee in the world.

Growing up in India:
• He was too poor to own a phone
• Had to study by streetlight

Now he's worth $1.7 billion dollars.

3 lessons from the CEO the world depends on: Image Chennai, India, 1980s:

A young boy squints at textbooks under a dim streetlight.

No electricity at home. No phone. No computer.

Just an insatiable hunger to learn.

This is Google CEO Sundar Pichai's origin story…
Oct 1 13 tweets 5 min read
Billionaires crushed his dream on national TV.

Amazon bought his "stupid idea" for $1.2 billion.

Now, he's returned to face his critics...

3 powerful lessons from the man who turned Shark Tank's biggest rejection into the ultimate revenge: Image Imagine your idea being torn apart by Sharks on national TV.

That's exactly what happened to Jamie Siminoff in 2013.

He asked for $700k for his "smart doorbell" company, DoorBot.

The Sharks' response?
Sep 25 14 tweets 5 min read
Elon Musk is terrified of this man:

• Chess master at 13
• Sold his company to Google for $500 million

Now he's building something that will make humans obsolete.

4 lessons from the only person Elon listens to: Image Picture a kid beating you at chess... at age 4.

That's Demis Hassabis.

By 17, he was making hit video games.

But Demis had bigger plans than just fun and games.

He wanted something that could think like us. Only better...
Sep 24 14 tweets 5 min read
This is the world's most dangerous billionaire:

• Pays students $100,000 to drop out of college
• Turned $500K into $1.2 billion betting on Facebook
• Invested in Bitcoin at $0.30 in 2010

Here are his 6 controversial opinions about building future wealth: Image Peter Thiel is more than just the man who saved Facebook:

German-born American. Philosophy major. Chess master.

At Stanford Law, he saw the internet's potential before anyone else.

But it's what he did next that set him apart...
Sep 19 12 tweets 4 min read
This man runs the most important company in the world.

And he ignores every rule in the book:

• No 9-to-5 schedule
• No pointless meetings
• No micromanagement

Here's his wild method that built a $2 trillion empire: Image Hate bosses that watch your every move?

Meet Jensen Huang.

He runs Nvidia like it's still a startup.

No bureaucracy. No long-term plans. No BS.

And it starts with 1 simple rule…
Sep 17 16 tweets 5 min read
This is the youngest billionaire you've never heard of.

At 19, he dropped out of college.

Today? Nvidia, Meta, and the US government can't survive without him.

Here's how a teenager built a company the entire world depends on: Image Meet Alexandr Wang.

His resume at 19:
• Pro coder since 15
• Machine learning engineer at Quora
• Solved AI problems PhD holders couldn't

But Wang wasn't satisfied. He saw a billion-dollar opportunity others missed:
Aug 23 14 tweets 5 min read
You're looking at one of the youngest self-made billionaires ever.

Born in rural Ireland, he was too poor to afford a wifi connection.

At 20, he dropped out of MIT — by 32, he'd built a $95 billion company more valuable than PayPal.

His 3 predictions for the future of tech will blow your mind:Image Your morning coffee purchase travels through 15 countries in 0.3 seconds.

Not magic. A global network of invisible digital pipes.

One college dropout saw their world-changing potential.

Meet Patrick Collison: the architect of our digital future.
Aug 20 16 tweets 5 min read
Uber doesn't own a single car.

But it's worth $150 billion - more than Ford, GM, and Toyota combined.

They disrupted a 100-year-old industry in just 10 years.

The 1 secret behind Uber's unstoppable growth (& what it means for the future of business): Image Uber launched in 2009 as a ride-hailing app in San Francisco.

Co-founder Travis Kalanick stated, “The original idea for Uber was to be everyone’s private driver.”

And today, it's in 12,000+ cities across 70 countries. How?

First, let's break down the numbers: