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Mar 5 • 28 tweets • 8 min read

The "PayPal mafia" has taken over the White House.

Elon Musk. David Sacks. Peter Thiel.

But now, there's a new "mafia" forming in Silicon Valley...

And this network will be 10x more powerful in 10 years.

This is the "new PayPal mafia" quietly taking over Silicon Valley🧵

"Tech mafias" are Silicon Valley's secret weapon.

It's not uncommon for a group of talented individuals to work at a breakthrough company, then leave to start their own ventures.

The "Traitorous Eight" from Shockley Semiconductor was the first in the 1950s:

Mar 3 • 16 tweets • 5 min read

In 2014, Peter Thiel called Twitter "horribly mismanaged" with "a lot of weed-smoking going on".

Today, X has its fewest employees in 10 years and highest usage ever.

The Elon Effect is real.

Here's how he transformed X into one of the most efficient businesses ever:

Let's rewind to 2014.

Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder and tech oracle, drops a bombshell on CNBC:

"Twitter is horribly mismanaged—probably a lot of pot-smoking going on there."

Twitter's CEO at the time responds with a joke about eating Doritos.

But where did all this start?

Mar 2 • 20 tweets • 6 min read

Elon Musk just shocked the world on JRE.

He revealed the Wuhan lab is creating MORE deadly viruses...

Including one with a 30% mortality rate — 12x deadlier than the 1918 Spanish flu, which killed 50 MILLION people.

Here's the colossal threat to humanity Elon just exposed🧵

The Wuhan lab—yes, that Wuhan lab—continues its gain-of-function research despite the devastation we've already seen.

This isn't some conspiracy theory or fringe claim.

It's a documented fact that should terrify anyone concerned about humanity's future.

It gets darker:

Feb 28 • 18 tweets • 6 min read

Google is dying.

Companies are seeing an 800% increase in traffic from AI search tools...

Which means your next customer will come from ChatGPT — not Google.

Forget SEO. Here's why "LLM Engine Optimization" will blow up your business instead🧵

LLMs (Large Language Models) are revolutionizing how we find information.

Unlike traditional search (like Google) that matches keywords in your query to keywords in websites...

LLMs understand context, intent, and nuance.

Feb 28 • 18 tweets • 6 min read

Feb 23 • 18 tweets • 5 min read

Science fiction just became real life...

Microsoft achieved what physicists said was impossible:

They created quantum particles at the universe's coldest temperatures.

And their new quantum chip could solve humanity's biggest challenges.

Here's a beginner-level breakdown🧵

This story starts 30 years ago & spans THREE Microsoft CEOs.

Microsoft has been trying to build a quantum computer to solve complex problems — the kind that takes normal computers millions of years to solve.

Think discovering new medicines or predicting climate changes.

But...

Feb 22 • 20 tweets • 6 min read

Waymo's market share is now equal to Lyft in SF.

In just 15 months, they've captured 22% of the rideshare market.

And they did it without a single human driver.

Here's how a Google side project became the future of transportation:

2009: Google launches a secretive self-driving car project.

Most thought it was another moonshot destined to fail.

After all, autonomous vehicles had been "5 years away" for decades.

But Google saw something others missed...

Feb 19 • 23 tweets • 7 min read

Elon Musk has been studying this Mongolian ruler:

• Removed 700M tons of carbon from the atmosphere
• Ruled empire 32x the size of modern USA
• Had 500+ wives

But I did my own research...

And the similarities between Elon and Genghis Khan SHOCKED me🧵

Genghis Khan held the largest land empire in history.

At its peak, his empire covered 9.27 million square miles - 4x larger than the United States today & bigger than the entire continent of Europe.

But before Khan, Mongolia was chaos:

Feb 12 • 17 tweets • 6 min read

This guy traded beer bottles for a ticket to North Korea.

By 35, he had:

• Visited all 193 countries in the world
• Went to each country for less than $500
• Turned his travel stories into a 7-figure business

His discoveries from seeing the world will shock you:🧵

This is Chris Guillebeau.

And most thought he was crazy when he started.

No connections. No trust fund. Just a wild dream to see every corner of Earth.

But he had something more valuable: A way to hijack the system.

And it all started with an unusual medical appointment...

Feb 8 • 19 tweets • 7 min read

In 1993, a syringe was found in a Pepsi can.

Within days, 49 more appeared across 23 states.

Mass hysteria followed. Sales in freefall. Major retailers pulled every Pepsi from their shelves.

The CEO's response?

Launch the most aggressive counterattack in corporate history:🧵

It started with a single syringe.

On June 9, 1993, an elderly couple in Tacoma, Washington found one inside their Pepsi can.

Within days, over 50 similar reports flooded in from 23 states.

Pepsi faced its biggest crisis ever, and it only got worse...

Feb 6 • 18 tweets • 7 min read

This is Rick Caruso.

He's a billionaire businessman who tried to save LA.

Yesterday, on Joe Rogan, he exposed why the city is collapsing.

He uncovered why 15,000+ homes burned while the mayor fled to Ghana.

The 12 most shocking insights he shared: 🧵

1. LA is spending hundreds of millions on homelessness, but the problem keeps getting worse.

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority's budget exploded from $63M to $808M in just 8 years.

Yet homelessness in LA County has surged by 70% since 2015, with no sign of stopping.

Feb 3 • 30 tweets • 9 min read

We've helped 140+ founders create organic content on 𝕏/LinkedIn.

Together, they've gotten:

• 1,000s of inbound leads
• 3+ Billion views & 500K+ followers
• Engagement from Elon Musk, Naval, Tim Ferriss... etc

Build an industry-leading brand in ANY niche with this guide🧵

A bit about us — we work with:

• The biggest online creators
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To build their authority & audience online.

Below, you can see some results our clients got last month...

The benefits of all that attention?

Feb 1 • 20 tweets • 6 min read

Studios said it couldn't succeed.

The budget was just $21.4M.

Marvel spends 25x more per episode.

But Squid Game proved everyone wrong...

Here's how a Korean drama became Netflix's biggest hit ever: 🧵

In 2009, a filmmaker had an idea.

During a difficult period, Hwang Dong-hyuk conceived a story inspired by manga.

Importantly, he wanted to create an allegory about modern capitalist society.

But something unexpected was about to happen:

Jan 31 • 19 tweets • 6 min read

DeepMind's CEO just dropped mind-blowing insights about AI.

It turns out everyone's wrong about artificial intelligence.

You need to hear these 11 game-changing takeaways from his latest podcast: 🧵

Before we start, this guy:

• Created the first widely used web browser
• Founded DeepMind which Google acquired for £400M
• Won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry

When this guy talks about AI, you better listen. Here's where it gets interesting:

Jan 30 • 15 tweets • 5 min read

Trump just made the FBI's most shocking appointment ever.

In 2018, he was exposing FBI surveillance programs.

Now, Trump wants him to run the ENTIRE bureau.

Here's why intelligence officials are panicking: 🧵

Meet Kash Patel, age 44.

A man who went from investigating the FBI to potentially running it.

His story challenges everything we know about power and influence in Washington.

And it starts with a single document that would change everything:

Jan 30 • 19 tweets • 6 min read

Donald Trump was once asked on 'The Apprentice':

"What's the most important lesson in business?"

His answer was just 4 words.

Those 4 words put him into the White House.

Donald Trump's ingenious business advice they don't teach in school: 🧵

Long before he was a TV star, Trump was revolutionizing New York real estate.

At just 27, he saw opportunities others missed.

While others played it safe, Trump made moves that seemed crazy at the time.

But there was a method to his madness:

Jan 29 • 15 tweets • 5 min read

The most disturbing tech podcast of 2025.

Chamath exposed everything on Tucker Carlson:

• How regulation suffocates America's engineers
• How he lost $4B when the Ukraine war started
• Why China's AI dominance is worse than anyone realizes

Here’s everything he had to say🧵

Chamath Palihapitiya isn't your typical billionaire.

Born in Sri Lanka, he fled as a refugee to Canada. Started at Facebook when it was tiny. Became the youngest VP in Facebook's history.

Then built Social Capital, invested early in Slack and Bitcoin, and became known as tech's most outspoken truth-teller.

Jan 29 • 19 tweets • 6 min read

Trump just shocked the world at Davos.

• $1.3T+ in new investments
• A new 15% corporate tax plan
• The biggest deregulation in history

I took a day to digest it all...

Here are 11 most important announcements you need to know about: 🧵

Just 72 hours after taking the oath of office, Trump addressed 3,000 political and business leaders from over 130 countries at Davos.

The world watched in anticipation.

What happened next left everyone stunned:

Jan 28 • 19 tweets • 5 min read

He walked away from an $8 billion hedge fund.

Now his AI company is challenging Silicon Valley giants.

The insane story of DeepSeek's founder shows why building in public is the future.

Here's what happened: 🧵

Born in 1985 in a small city in Guangdong, Liang Wenfeng was the son of a primary school teacher.

His journey started at Zhejiang University, where he studied electronic information engineering.

But his real passion? Using technology to solve complex problems.

Little did he know where this would lead...

Jan 24 • 18 tweets • 6 min read

Jordan Peterson's conversation with Tony Robbins will blow your mind.

They revealed:

• Why most therapy makes you worse
• Their 93% success at curing depression
• A 12-minute morning ritual to excel every day

10 of their insights that'll transform your life 🧵

Two titans of personal development sat down for a conversation in Tony's basement.

Peterson, the philosophical psychologist who's helped millions find meaning.

Robbins, the peak performance coach who's worked with presidents and Olympic athletes.

Here's what they had to say:

Jan 21 • 20 tweets • 6 min read

Donald Trump has the most powerful brand in the history of politics.

He used it to turn $1M into a $3 Billion empire.

And then to get in the White House...

Love him or hate him, he's the best marketer alive.

Everyone should learn how he did it 🧵

Trump's turned his name into a brand worth billions.

Then he leveraged it into political power.

His tactics, while controversial, offer valuable lessons in self-promotion and brand building.

Here are the key elements:

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