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Dec 27 • 18 tweets • 2 min read

17 opportunities for 2025 i'm seeing that nobody's talking about:

1. ai agents will have their "ChatGPT moment." it will mirror the november 2022 breakthrough that changed everything overnight. 2. agent-as-a-service agencies will become the new digital agency model. they'll focus on boring industries drowning in repetitive data entry and manual processing.

Dec 26 • 22 tweets • 9 min read

When Apple begged Steve Jobs to return in 1997, he had 90 days to save it from bankruptcy.

Everyone in Silicon Valley called it a suicide mission.

But Steve proved them all wrong.

It's the comeback story of the century and every entrepreneur must know how he did it 🧵:

Jobs, who'd been forced out in 1985, returned to a barely alive Apple in 1997.

After years of mismanagement, the company was worth just $3B (to Microsoft's $148B). Apple stock hit a 12-year low.

Michael Dell's advice?

"Shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders."

Dec 24 • 20 tweets • 5 min read

In 2019, Elon Musk announced a revolutionary $7B EV factory in Berlin.

By 2024, he faced:

• Eco-warriors living in trees
• 400+ pages of permits
• Factory-killing arson attacks

The wild story of how Europe's anti-innovation culture almost broke Tesla: 🧵

First, let's set the stage:

Musk wanted to build Europe's most advanced EV factory. Create thousands of jobs. Lead the green revolution.

Sounds simple and EU-aligned, right?

What followed was pure chaos:

Dec 19 • 19 tweets • 6 min read

Your grandparents could fly from NYC to London in 2.8 hours.

Today? It takes 7+ hours.

Everyone thinks we're living in the fastest era of innovation ever.

But here's the disturbing truth about technological progress that no one wants to talk about:

Let's look at the world's most valuable companies:

1970: Oil giants, manufacturers, industrial powerhouses

2024: Apple, Microsoft, Google, Meta - tech companies that primarily operate behind screens, not the real world.

The word "technology" has changed meaning over time...

Dec 17 • 16 tweets • 5 min read

We're watching the biggest tech turnaround of 2024.

Google went from AI laughingstock to shipping breakthroughs in just 90 days.

I've been roasting them relentlessly, but their latest moves are forcing me to eat my words.

Here's how Google got its groove back:

As someone who's been criticizing Google's AI stumbles for the past year, I have to admit - they're finally showing signs of life.

First, let's remember why we all lost faith:

Google's Gemini disaster was peak embarrassment (this was actually insane looking back lol)...

Dec 16 • 12 tweets • 4 min read

Jeff Bezos doesn't give a f*ck about your resume.

Instead, he built his $2.44 trillion empire on just 3 simple hiring questions.

He uses these 3 questions over & over to identify world-class talent who go on to become millionaires.

Test yourself with these questions:

In his 1998 shareholder letter, Jeff Bezos revealed 3 questions that would shape Amazon's future.

These questions built a $1.5 trillion empire and turned early employees into millionaires, some even billionaires.

Could you have passed Bezos' test?

Let's find out:

Dec 14 • 19 tweets • 5 min read

Bitcoin isn't afraid of Google's Willow chip.

In fact, Satoshi predicted the quantum computing threat 14 years ago.

While critics scream 'crypto apocalypse'...
Bitcoin developers are already quietly building quantum resistance.

Here's what everyone's missing 🧵:

Google just dropped a quantum computing bomb that's making tech bro Twitter lose its mind.

Their new Willow chip solved a calculation in 5 minutes that would take our most powerful supercomputers 10^25 years.

Let that sink in:

Dec 13 • 22 tweets • 4 min read

I thought I was rational.

Then I read Daniel Kahneman's Nobel Prize-winning work on human decision-making.

He routinely asks 8 questions to expose cognitive traps you fall into daily.

Test yourself with these questions (it's the ultimate BS detector for your brain):

Question 1: Am I thinking fast or slow?

Kahneman's not impressed by your lightning-fast decisions.

Why? Because your brain has two systems:

• Fast: Intuitive, emotional, unconscious
• Slow: Analytical, logical, conscious

Guess which one Kahneman trusts for big decisions?

Dec 12 • 21 tweets • 6 min read

Your next best employee won't need:

No sleep. No salary. No benefits. No time off.

Because it won't be human.

By 2030, AI agents will replace 70% of office work (McKinsey) and add $7T to the global economy (Goldman).

Here's how AI agents will change business forever:

OpenAI maps out AI evolution in 5 stages:

• Level 1: Chatbots (like early ChatGPT)
• Level 2: Reasoners (current Claude/GPT-4)
• Level 3: Agents (what's emerging now)
• Level 4: Innovators (AI that invents)
• Level 5: Organizations (AI that runs companies)

Dec 11 • 15 tweets • 6 min read

In a tiny Dutch town, a secretive $350B tech company controls the future of AI, iPhones, and global military tech.

No one talks about them.

But both the US and China are in a vicious war for their technology.

Here's how ASML quietly became the world's most important company:

First, let's understand what makes ASML special:

• They make machines that make computer chips
• Closest competitor is 10+ years behind
• Complete monopoly on advanced chip tech
• Every major tech company depends on them

But here's what makes this story fascinating...

Dec 7 • 19 tweets • 5 min read

At first, AI could chat.
Then it could think.

Now? It's starting to actually DO things.

We've entered the age of AI agents — digital workers that execute tasks 24/7.

And what they're capable of will blow your mind:

Dec 6 • 28 tweets • 5 min read

I used to think I was creative.

Then I read Rick Rubin's revolutionary book on the creative process.

He routinely asks 13 questions to unlock artistic potential & spark innovation.

Test yourself with these questions (the ultimate creativity playbook for your art & business):

Question 1: What excites you most about this project right now?

Rubin knows enthusiasm is the fuel of creativity.

Why? Because excitement:

• Energizes your mind
• Pushes you past obstacles
• Attracts collaborators

Dec 6 • 12 tweets • 5 min read

Europe is bleeding tech talent, and no one's talking about it.

A senior engineer in Paris makes $65K.
The same role in Silicon Valley? $320K.

This gap is creating the biggest talent exodus in European history.

Here's the brutal reality behind Europe's massive brain drain 🧵:

First, the salary gap is staggering.

Senior software engineer compensation:

• Silicon Valley: $210,000-$320,000+
• London: $95,000-$140,000
• Berlin: $70,000-$110,000
• Paris: $65,000-$100,000

That's not a gap. It's a canyon.

But here's what's really driving the exodus:

Dec 3 • 16 tweets • 5 min read

The richest entrepreneur who ever lived wasn't a king or tech founder.

He was a European banker who made Elon Musk look poor.

Worth $400 billion. Invented modern accounting.
Secretly ruled Europe's 15th century kings.

Here's how he became the wealthiest human in history 🧵:

First off, forget what you know about wealth:

• Bezos? $114B
• Musk? $180B
• Arnault? $190B

Jakob Fugger's fortune in today's money? $400 BILLION.

But that's just the beginning of this incredible story...

Nov 30 • 24 tweets • 2 min read

23 harsh reasons why I quit the digital nomad lifestyle:

1. you're day-trading relationships instead of building lasting friendships that compound

2. deep work becomes impossible - going from 6-8 hours of focus to barely 2-3 hours in cafes

Nov 28 • 18 tweets • 6 min read

I'm German.

Europe is dying out.

Birthrates are rapidly collapsing. Government incentives aren't working.

By 2100, Europe will have lost 117 million people.

Here's why Europe's population is imploding (and what it means for the world) 🧵:

First, let's look at the global picture. The contrast between regions tells a stark story:

• Africa: 4.3 children per woman
• Middle East: 2.8
• USA: 1.7
• EU average: 1.5

This EU average of 1.5 children per woman falls far below the 2.1 needed for population stability.

Nov 27 • 19 tweets • 6 min read

I'm German.

I just revisited my home country after moving abroad 2 years ago.

What I experienced left me stunned.

17 German oddities I still can't wrap my head around:

The lack of air conditioning in Germany is brutal.

During a heatwave, I was stuck on the 4th floor with 0 AC.

I got terrible sleep (proven by my Oura Ring).

Germans just seem to accept the sweaty nights & shitty sleep. Makes 0 sense.

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I agree with the Americans:

Nov 25 • 37 tweets • 3 min read

36 uncensored takes on modern life that no one wants to admit (deleted from LinkedIn):

1. sleeping around and "getting it out of your system" in your 20s/30s compounds into a huge risk of never committing, never having children, and dying alone 2. most people don't need more courses because they fail at the basics: showing up daily and doing stuff that sucks

Nov 19 • 21 tweets • 8 min read

While the West crumbles, one Eastern European nation is quietly building a superpower:

• Outpacing US economy
• Strongest military in Europe
• Silicon Valley's new favorite $62.7B hub

The rise of Poland is the greatest story nobody's talking about 🧵:

In 1989, Poland was one of Europe's poorest nations.

WWII killed 20% of its population. Then communist rule left it in ruins.

Today?

It's outpacing every EU economy, the USA, and even blazing fast economies like South Korea and Singapore.

But that's just the beginning...

Nov 13 • 23 tweets • 7 min read

I'm German.

16 years ago, the EU and US economies were neck and neck.

Today, the US economy is 50% larger than the entire EU combined.

Here's the devastating truth behind Europe's ongoing economic suicide 🧵:

First, let's look at the numbers:

• US GDP: $25.5 trillion
• EU GDP: $16.6 trillion

But in 2008, they were nearly equal.

What the hell happened over the past 16 years?

It's simple:

Nov 7 • 9 tweets • 4 min read

The greatest marketing battle wasn't Coke vs Pepsi.

It was a 26-year-old Steve Jobs against IBM—the biggest tech company on earth.

In 1981, IBM owned 80% of computing. Apple? Just 3%.

A masterclass in how to slay a giant: 🧵

The problem wasn't IBM's technology. It was their soul.

IBM represented everything Jobs despised:

• Corporate conformity
• Bureaucratic thinking
• Computers built for suits

While IBM saw computers as business machines, Jobs envisioned tools for creativity and freedom.

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