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Aug 14 16 tweets 6 min read
Two Irish brothers control 1.3% of the world's GDP.

That's bigger than the entire economy of Switzerland...

And it all started with their quest to fix biggest problem with online payments.

Here's how they built the invisible foundation that powers your favorite apps: Image Growing up in rural Dromineer, Ireland (population: <500), the Collison brothers had dial-up internet until the age of 16:

Patrick taught himself programming at 10. John followed at 8.

Their first taste of entrepreneurship was selling iPhone apps from their bedroom...
Aug 12 16 tweets 6 min read
This kid turned $2,000 into $424 billion by cheating the system - legally.

His latest move? A $45 BILLION merger, with himself...

Here's how Elon Musk rewrote the rules of capitalism to become the worlds richest man: Image Elon Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1971.

His parents divorced when he was 10, and he was bullied so badly at school he once was hospitalized.

But by age 12, he'd taught himself programming and sold his first video game for $500.

At 17, he made a life-changing bet: