Apple: Late to PCs, yet built a $3.4 TRILLION giant.

Late to phones & dominated the globe.

Late to the tablet market, now they own it.

Today, they’re 3 years behind in AI.

But Tim Cook says that’s EXACTLY the plan: Know the scale of Apple's commitment.

Cook told employees AI is "as significant or even more significant" than the internet itself.

7 AI acquisitions in 2025.
40% of 12,000 new hires are focused on research & development.

But the real story isn't their commitment...

Microsoft was bleeding talent to hungry startups.

Their culture was shattered.

Innovation frozen.

Then Satya Nadella rewrote ONE belief.

The knowledge shift that rebuilt a giant: When Nadella took over in 2014, Microsoft was dying a slow death.

Market cap around $300B. Missed mobile entirely.

AWS crushing Azure.

Teams sabotaged each other for promotions while competitors ate their lunch. The root cause shocked everyone...

Rihanna’s secret to becoming a BILLIONAIRE?

She stopped chasing hits.

And bet everything on ONE idea. It paid off 20x.

Here’s how: 🧵 Most billionaire artists still think like performers.

They chase bigger tours, more albums, and streaming deals.

But Rihanna studied a different playbook entirely.

One that tech founders have used for decades...

Elon Musk rejected thousands of qualified applicants but hired a teenager with no degree.

What made the difference? A quality most people don't show.

Top companies use a formula to spot people worth more than their peers.

3 ways to demonstrate you're a 10x performer: 🧵 Traditional hiring is broken.

Bad hires cost companies $14,900 each in lost productivity, not including salary and opportunity costs.

Yet many companies admit they've made significant hiring mistakes.

The problem?

Ransomware hackers are stealing $109,000 every hour from victims.

Most who pay the ransom never see their files again.

The attack takes 4 seconds. Recovery takes months.

5 protection methods the FBI recommends but nobody uses: 🧵 Small businesses are the perfect target.

Limited IT resources. Weaker security measures. Minimal monitoring.

Hackers know this, so 82% of ransomware attacks now target SMBs.

The consequences? Devastating.

60% of small businesses close within six months after an attack...