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May 21 18 tweets 7 min read
A new study just confirmed it:

Elon Musk will be the world’s first TRILLIONAIRE—by 2027.

Not from Tesla. Not from SpaceX.

But from one overlooked move almost no one’s talking about.

Here’s the real plan playing out in plain sight: 🧵 Image First, let's talk about that wild prediction.

Informa Connect Academy's latest report shows Musk's wealth growing 110% annually since 2020.

That's not normal growth. That's wealth creation on a different level.

At this pace, he'll hit $1 trillion in just 2 years! Image
May 20 20 tweets 7 min read
Shopify’s CEO just betrayed his entire company:

After building a $143 BILLION empire by "putting people first"...

His new policy just made it impossible for employees to keep their jobs.

Here’s the brutal memo turning humans into backup plans: 🧵 Image Tobi Lütke once claimed "talent is Shopify's only asset."

He built an empire by putting people first – finding talent, empowering them, watching them thrive.

This philosophy turned a tiny startup into a global tech giant.
May 18 16 tweets 6 min read
After 27 years, Tiger Woods left his $500+ million Nike deal.

But after starting his own brand,
a tiny startup is SUING him for “stealing” their logo.

Tiger’s response? The most brutal legal counterattack in sports history.

Here’s the full story: 🧵 Image In February 2024, Tiger launched "Sun Day Red" after his Nike split.

The logo: a leaping tiger made of 15 lines for his major wins.

But in Baton Rouge, Jack Karavich, founder of cooling tech company Tigeraire, was shocked.

The logos looked almost identical:
May 17 18 tweets 7 min read
While ChatGPT distracted everyone, this just happened:

Bezos spent $150M on something far more dangerous.

They're already replacing workers at BMW.

Elon's response? Bigger. Stronger. Taller.

The AI war isn't digital anymore. It's physical: Image Figure AI, founded by Brett Adcock, has one goal.

Build robots and transform human labour...

And Bezos just added $150M in funding to their mission.

Total raised? $675M.

Here's what they're building:
May 16 18 tweets 7 min read
This is the most ruthless feud in TV history:

In 2004, Martha Stewart tried using her $2 BILLION empire
to fire Trump from his own show.

But after she went to prison,
Trump made ONE brutal move no one saw coming.

What happened next changed both of their lives forever: 🧵 Image The plan was brilliant.

While Martha Stewart was serving time for lying about a stock sale, reality TV producer Mark Burnett approached her with a game-changing proposal.

She would host a new version of The Apprentice.

But here's the bombshell no one knew at the time:
May 16 17 tweets 6 min read
This is Paul Graham.

The man who can predict the future.

After co-founding Y-combinator, backing Airbnb, Dropbox & Stripe...

He spotted a pattern in all businesses that THRIVE.

Here's Graham's 5-step formula to predict success: Image Paul Graham is one of the most successful investors on the planet.

He co-founded Y Combinator, funding 3,000+ startups including Airbnb, Stripe, and Dropbox.

After thousands of pitches, he spotted a pattern...
May 15 20 tweets 7 min read
Tesla's Head of AI just shocked the world.

He revealed on a recent podcast:

• How Elon sees the future "earlier than anyone"
• Plans for self-driving cars
• Robot workers by 2035

I watched the entire interview...

And these are the 11 things I can't stop thinking about: 🧵 Image Ashok Elluswamy is Tesla's VP of Artificial Intelligence.

He leads the team building Tesla's revolutionary self-driving technology.

And in a recent interview, he spilled secrets about Elon's mind that explain Tesla's unstoppable momentum...

Here's what he shared: Image
May 14 22 tweets 7 min read
Replit's founder & Steven Bartlett just shocked the world.

They revealed:

• Why AI affects women the worst
• How AI increases inequality 100x
• The ONE thing that saves you being automated

7 ominous AI predictions for the next 5 years (from their viral AI debate): Image Steven Bartlett hosted his latest Diary of a CEO podcast with...

• Daniel Priestley: Serial entrepreneur
• Brett Weinstein: Evolutionary biologist
• Amjad Masad: Founder of Replit (AI app developer)

And their debate revealed a shocking timeline...
May 14 17 tweets 6 min read
In 2 years, this 23-year-old went from YouTuber to TIME's most influential.

Now with 27+ million online followers, she's building a new empire...

And it has giants like Coca-Cola and Starbucks nervous.

Here's Emma Chamberlain's $71 BILLION takeover plan: 🧵 Image It started with quirky videos about everyday life.

Her authenticity resonated, gaining millions of followers.

From mundane teenage moments to high fashion, she's represented Louis Vuitton and Cartier.

But that was just the beginning...
May 14 22 tweets 7 min read
Steven Barlett's "emergency meeting" on AI advancement was crazy.

They just revealed:

• Why 80% of women's jobs will vanish first
• How AI girlfriends are ruining society
• A blueprint for surviving automation

Here are their 7 key predictions for the next 5 years: Image Steven Bartlett hosted his latest Diary of a CEO podcast with...

• Daniel Priestley: Serial entrepreneur
• Brett Weinstein: Evolutionary biologist
• Amjad Masad: Founder of Replit (AI app developer)

And their debate revealed a shocking timeline...
May 13 17 tweets 7 min read
In 2016, Elon handed $2.6 BILLION to his cousin's "failing" solar company.

His harshest critics called it a selfish "family bailout."

But they didn't see the GENIUS business motive behind it.

Here's the move that really made Elon the world's wealthiest man: Image The critics were brutal.

Shareholders sued Musk, claiming he was bailing out his cousins' company.

SolarCity had $3B of debt when Tesla acquired it.
The company had lost 50% of its market value in just one year.

But Elon saw something nobody else did...
May 12 18 tweets 7 min read
In 2015, Burger King tricked McDonald's with the greatest PR stunt in food history.

Burger King proposed a one-time collab for World Peace Day...

But when 9 billion people saw McDonald's response, it nearly destroyed their brand forever.

This was Burger King's unbeatable trap: Image McDonald's has dominated the fast food market for decades.

Burger King, founded in 1954, has always been their little brother—with only half as many restaurants and 1/5th of McDonald's ad budget...

So in August 2015, they hatched a plan:
May 11 19 tweets 7 min read
When this broke musician got REJECTED by every record label...

He invented a FAKE band—no fans, no songs, no connections.

But with ONE bold move, he was headlining a 10-city tour.

Here's the insane stunt that made him a rock legend: 🧵 Image Meet Jered Threatin, a hard rock musician from LA.

In 2018, he did something unthinkable.

After music industry rejection, he fabricated an entire career from nothing.

He created a fake record label, booking agent, and an army of non-existent fans...
May 10 20 tweets 7 min read
This African fighter terrified the world.

He crossed the Sahara Desert BY FOOT to get to America.

And when he arrived...

He knocked out every professional fighter in his division.

But then he made ONE shocking decision that redefined sports history:🧵 Image Born in Cameroon (1986), Ngannou grew up in poverty.

By age 10, he worked in sand mines—digging for just $2 per day.

But something inside refused to accept this as his destiny.

And his next choice tested his survival...
May 9 19 tweets 7 min read
For 2000 years, Americans were NEVER supposed to become Pope.

So when a man from Chicago stepped out, the world was shocked.

And as everyone looks for answers - it turns out the choice was made long ago.

Here's why the Church finally broke its sacred tradition: 🧵 Image First, some context on this shift.

The Church always had an unwritten rule against American popes.

Why? Geopolitical balance.

With America's global influence, giving spiritual leadership to an American seemed like too much power for one nation.
May 3 18 tweets 7 min read
Everyone thinks Apple's $3 trillion valuation was its peak.

But they're wrong...

For 10 years, Apple has been building something BIGGER than the iPhone.

Tim Cook says it "will be Apple's true legacy."

Here's what they've been hiding: Image In 2019, Apple CEO Tim Cook shocked everyone...

"If you look back and ask what was Apple's greatest contribution to mankind? It will be about health."

Not the iPhone. Not the Mac. Health.

But it all started with the Apple Watch in 2014:
Apr 30 19 tweets 7 min read
Mark Zuckerberg is building something TERRIFYING.

In a 2-hour talk with Theo Von, he revealed what he's working on...

He claims it's "almost like mind control."

And it will be available in 4 years.

I'll save you the 2-hour pod. Here's what Zuck's betting $60B on: Image In 2004, Zuckerberg launched Facebook, connecting people digitally.

By 2021, he renamed it Meta and invested billions—despite stock dropping 70%.

Wall Street called it wasteful. The internet mocked him.

Yet he persisted for one surprising reason...
Apr 29 20 tweets 7 min read
Mark Zuckerberg just shocked the world on Theo Von's pod.

They discussed:

• How Zuck almost got expelled from Harvard
• Timelines for Meta's AR glasses
• Zuck's war on OpenAI

I took a day to digest it all...

And these are the 11 things I can't stop thinking about: Image 1. Zuck's has a new vision for AI.

He wants AI that gets to know you personally.

Meta's AI will outcompete current AI leaders by deeply relating to you, understanding what you find funny, and bonding over hobbies, etc.

And his vision extends far beyond just conversational AI:
Apr 28 16 tweets 5 min read
Nike paid Simone Biles $1.6M PER MONTH in sponsorships.

Then she ditched them just 3 months before the Tokyo Olympics.

All because she spotted Nike's biggest weakness...

Here's how a brand 1/100th Nike's size stole the most decorated gymnast in history: Image For decades, Nike has been the ultimate sponsor in sports.

With the likes of Michael Jordan, one of the best basketballers in history, and Serena Williams, a tennis giant, to their name...

They capture any athlete they want.

Simone Biles was on Nike's radar for a good reason:
Apr 26 21 tweets 7 min read
This 42-year-old BILLIONAIRE never finished high school.

Yet Trump just picked him to lead NASA...

His plans to bring AI to space travel will blow your mind.

Here's why Trump REALLY picked Jared Isaacman to lead NASA (& how it changes humanity's future): Image Jared Isaacman dropped out of high school to tackle inefficiencies in credit card processing.

He grew Shift4 into a fintech powerhouse processing BILLIONS in transactions annually by age 28.

All without venture capital or mentors.

But soon:
Apr 26 17 tweets 5 min read
Remember Peloton?

In 2023, Peloton's $2,500 bikes sold for $500 on Facebook Marketplace.

They were losing $187M per quarter.

Then Peloton's CEO discovered ONE shocking truth about 21st-century humans...

Here's the mind-blowing insight that saved Peloton🧵 Image During the pandemic, Peloton bikes were everywhere.

Peloton offered a complete at-home workout, and people were on waitlists for months to purchase the bikes.

Revenue shot to $4B in 2021 from $915M in 2019.

But eventually, people returned to gyms, creating a crisis at Peloton: