This 16-year-old dropout built 400+ companies by breaking every business rule.

His "Virgin" strategy turned inexperience into $3 BILLION.

The playbook that conquered music, airlines, space, and beyond:🧵 At 16, Richard Branson's dyslexia made school impossible, forcing him to think differently.

His first entrepreneurial endeavor was Student magazine, capturing the cultural revolution of the 60s.

First issue: 50,000 copies free + £8,000 in ads.

But it wasn't lucrative enough...

Business acquisition is the fastest path to financial freedom.

I bought one for $200k and sold it for $2.3M.

Here are the 8 best options for 2025:

1) Gutter Cleaning These service businesses offer remarkable cash flow with minimal overhead.

The entry barrier is low, but the demand is consistent and predictable.

A well-established operation can generate $10-15k monthly with just a small crew.

This is Pepsi.

They went bankrupt twice…
Begged Coca-Cola to buy them 3 times…
& owed $30B after a marketing disaster that left 5 people dead…

Here's how they still became a $80B global empire: Pepsi began as a pharmacist's side project.

During WWI, they made a catastrophic mistake…

Stockpiling sugar just before prices crashed.

This single decision bankrupted the company, forcing the founder to sell everything and return to pharmacy work.

At 13, I started helping YouTubers grow from my bedroom in Atlanta.

At 26, I've bought, scaled, and sold a YouTube channel for $2.3M.

Here’s my story: I used to be that kid who'd fake being sick to stay home and run my business.

But when my parents caught on?

I was forced to sell the agency.

The funny part was…

People always ask me:

“How did you buy a YouTube channel for $200k and sell it for $2,300,000?”

This is exactly what I tell them: In 2020, my company was in trouble.

We burned through nearly $1M on a failed channel acquisition and were running out of cash.

We needed a win…

Fast.

Most YouTube creators build channels that make money.

But the smart ones?

They build channels they can sell for millions.

Here are 3 systems to turn your YouTube channel into a cash cow: 1) Revenue Diversification

Stop depending on YouTube's algorithm for income.

When your entire business relies on AdSense…

• One policy change can cut your income overnight
• Demonetization means immediate zero revenue
• Algorithm shifts can slash your views by 50%+

Donald Trump negotiated his way to the White House.

His book reveals exactly how he did it...

10 tactics from "The Art of the Deal" that are worth billions: 1) Think Big

Small thinking delivers small results…

Set audacious goals that others might dismiss.

The most successful negotiators refuse to be boxed in by conventional limitations.

Business acquisition made me 7-figures.

So, here are 7 businesses anyone can buy in 2025:

1) Laundromat Laundromats make for awesome acquisitions.

A prime location can generate $5k-8k/month with relatively low maintenance.

They're also frequently undervalued and can be upgraded generously.

Mr. Beast sat down for 51 minutes and spilled the secrets on how he grew his YouTube empire to 476M+ subscribers.

I analyzed the entire video…

Here are my top 10 takeaways: Success on YouTube comes from doing what others won't.

MrBeast's early viral breakthrough was counting to 100,000 for 40+ hours.

He didn’t “research what was working.”

"If you do things no one else would… people have no choice but to watch."

For 44 years, they sold liquid cocaine.

Today?

They sell 2 billion drinks a day in 200+ countries…

Here's the untold story of how Coca-Cola conquered the world: In 1886, John Pemberton created a drink that contained two main ingredients:

1. Coca leaves (which contained cocaine)
2. Cola nuts (which contained caffeine)

He called it Coca-Cola.

As a wounded Civil War veteran with a morphine addiction, he believed his creation was medicinal.