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Jun 19 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
Everyone's either excited about AI or thinks it'll steal their job.
I used to be on the fence.
Then I hired a full-time employee just to integrate AI into everything we do.
5 tools that made me 3x more productive in 6 months:
1. Whispr Flow
I don’t text anymore because of this.
All you have to do is hold Fn, speak naturally, and watch it transcribe your words perfectly like a court reporter.
It capitalizes names, adds punctuation, and even writes “fuck…” (it knows we never actually mean “duck” lol)
Jun 10 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
The fastest way to build a memorable brand is to pick a fight.
Here's a simple framework to define your enemy and build a magnetic business (The 3 Vs):
Harley-Davidson figured this concept out in the 80s.
They were getting bodied by Honda and Yamaha's smoother, faster, quieter bikes.
So Harley said screw it.
They stopped selling motorcycles and started selling middle fingers.
Jun 7 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
I spent 90 minutes with Harvard professor Arthur Brooks, and he made me rethink what I knew about happiness.
Here's everything you get wrong about being happy:
According to Arthur, the pursuit of perfect happiness is a dangerous myth.
As much as we hate them, we need negative emotions because they keep us safe and alive.
They're defense mechanisms that signal when something's wrong around us.
Jun 5 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
I asked a former Green Beret how to raise a family in 2025.
7 lessons from Nick Freitas every father should hear about raising strong men:
Dads Should Be Dangerous
One of the core duties of dads is to protect.
That’s why Nick believes the world needs more fathers who are kind, but never weak.
If you can’t be violent in the service of your family, you aren’t peaceful.
You are harmless.
Jun 4 • 17 tweets • 5 min read
If you follow where rich people put their money, you’ll never go broke.
Here's the unsexy asset class private equity billionaires & millionaires are flocking to:
For decades, PE meant massive funds buying massive companies:
• KKR buys RJR Nabisco for $25B
• Blackstone acquires Hilton for $26B
• Apollo takes Harrah's private for $27.8B
The formula was simple: Big money buys big companies, adds big debt, cuts costs.
Jun 3 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
5 businesses I'm investing in that don't give a damn about interest rates, market crashes, or tariffs.
Here they are:
July 2024, I became a co-owner in Resibrands.
It’s one of the fastest-growing home services franchise businesses in the US right now and we’re not slowing down any time soon.
Here's exactly which industries we're building in and why…
May 31 • 15 tweets • 4 min read
The cheat code to becoming a millionaire:
Sell things to rich people.
I met someone who made multiple millions from an $8,000 jet business. Here's how:
The wealthy operate differently.
You can get 1000x the reward with the same effort when selling to them.
That's why the richest salespeople in the world sell planes, yachts, and luxury cars.
But here's what most people don't realize about breaking into this world…
May 28 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
Harsh truth:
Running a company is simply a game of prioritizing problems.
Here’s how to become the Chief Problem Solver in your business:
Want to know Elon Musk's "secret" to running Tesla, SpaceX, and 3+ other billion-dollar companies?
According to Marc Andreessen, it's simple:
"He shows up every week, identifies the biggest problem, fixes it, and does that 52 weeks in a row."
May 7 • 15 tweets • 4 min read
Opportunity nobody talks about:
Buying unwanted land.
With $10K and 7 days of work, I was under contract for 10 acres in West Texas.
Here’s how I did it (and why):
Step 1: Set clear “make or break” criteria
I wanted:
• 10+ acres
• Located in West Texas (near Marfa/tourist spots)
• No restrictions on land use
• Under $10K budget
• Close in ONE week
May 1 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
In 2025, more people are buying businesses than ever before.
Here are 8 revealing stats from our comprehensive survey of small business buyers:
1. Top industry to buy in
Home services. Overwhelmingly.
Followed by:
- Professional services
- Health & wellness
- Construction
Apr 30 • 22 tweets • 6 min read
SBA loans are getting their biggest overhaul in years.
If you want to buy a business in 2025, here’s what you need to know:
First, little disclaimer: SBA rules are crazy complicated.
This is the high-level overview, but ALWAYS double-check info you find online before applying it to your specific situation.
Here are 5 new policy changes that stood out to me:
Apr 23 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
This is Bill Perkins.
He's worth 100s of millions, a hedge fund manager, poker player, asymmetric thinker...
And my smartest mentor.
Steal his 7 principles on how the rich think differently: 1. You Have ZERO Risk
Most people are afraid of risk because their egos can’t stand looking like an idiot.
I remember being slightly mind-f*cked by Bill's idea that educated people have no actual financial risk.
Listen to him explain it here:
Apr 22 • 18 tweets • 4 min read
The system is designed to keep you comfortable, not wealthy.
This financial autopsy of a 36-year-old couple earning $350k proves it.
Look at these numbers:
I just analyzed this financial autopsy of a couple in the Detroit suburbs:
- 36 years old
- $350K combined income
- $700K retirement accounts
- $900K mortgage
Looks like the American Dream on paper... Let’s look at the monthly
Apr 12 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Last year, I brought together 100s of business owners and asked them: what's the biggest thing holding your business back?
This is what they said (& how I answered):
1. Hires That Weigh Down Your Business
Q: How do you know you’ve made a right hire off the bat, instead of wasting a bunch of time and money before you realize they’re a bad fit?
A:
Apr 9 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
Stressed about what you pay in taxes?
Start a business.
Whether you run a VC-backed startup or freelance on the side, the US tax code favors business owners over everyone else.
Here’s everything you should know:
1 - Business Expenses
You can take a deduction for anything you use to run your business.. internet, phone, software, conferences (including travel)
Business owners can also deduct their home office square footage from their rent or mortgage (which W-2 employees cannot!)
Apr 5 • 15 tweets • 5 min read
Business scaling isn't rocket science.
But it is a science.
After working with 100s of companies, I can tell you the difference between the ones that plateau and the ones that explode comes down to these 3 levers:
Every scalable business needs:
- The right people (who)
- The right systems (how)
- The right focus (what)
Miss any one, and you'll hit a ceiling.
Let's break down each piece (and I'll share what most get wrong):
Mar 29 • 15 tweets • 4 min read
Build your business so it’s sellable… and you’ll never be forced to sell.
This is the map for a business that runs without you (& attracts serious buyers):
Most people run their business until they're miserable. And then try to sell.
Don't be most people.
First step…
Mar 12 • 18 tweets • 5 min read
MBA graduates are no longer interested in employment at Goldman or Google.
They want ownership.
First wave was startups. Next wave will be acquisitions.
Here’s why buying businesses is the new gold rush:
Building = years with no profit.
Buying = cashflow from day one.
When you buy a business, you're not gambling on potential.
You're getting proven profits, existing customers, and someone else's 10,000 hours of work... Made yours overnight.
Feb 18 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
27 tips to build your empire in the margins.
1. The Law of Two Hours: 2 hours of dedicated work is worth more than most people’s 8 hours.
2. How to never fail with a business: Start as a side project. Keep your job. Use your salary to fund. Quit when you have enough cashflow.
3. It's not about time. It's about the F word. Focus. You don’t need 24 hours a day to build a business.
Feb 15 • 23 tweets • 7 min read
An entire generation has been misled about startups and wealth.
• New business failure rate: over 65%
• Acquisitions failure rate: under 20%
Opportunity's here. But you might miss it..
How to decrease your chance of failure buying a business (The 3 M’s of Risk):
Entrepreneurship is hard.
You'll lose money, sleep, time, and at the end of the day… It’s statistically likely that you’ll still fail.
Even the top .1% startup founders understand this truth:
Business is risk. You should expect to fail.
Feb 12 • 21 tweets • 5 min read
Underrated business model:
Turning a service into a product.
It helps solve the issue of scaling for:
• Agencies
• Freelancers
• Solopreneurs
Here’s how a "productized service" works:
First, let's talk about the trap most consultants & contractors fall into:
Trading hours for dollars.
Even at high hourly rates, you're still capped by time. Earn more = work more.