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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:
Apr 24 26 tweets 7 min read
Climate change might be a lie.

NASA sensors show Earth has 20% more plants than 30 years ago.

And on his latest Rogan episode...

Jordan Peterson exposed EXACTLY who profits from everyone being terrified of global warming.

Here's the shocking truth you need to know: Image For decades, we've been warned of impending climate catastrophe.

Rising seas. Expanding deserts. Mass extinction.

These narratives shape policy, influence investment, and generate billions in funding.

But what if the most important climate story isn't being told at all?
Apr 23 18 tweets 6 min read
This one man controls your financial future.

David Sacks quietly amassed unthinkable power overnight...

And banks are panicking about what he'll do next.

Here's how the most dangerous man in finance is upending the entire financial system: Image David Sacks's journey from Silicon Valley to podcasting to the White House is fascinating.

As a PayPal Mafia founding member, Sacks helped build one of fintech's foundational companies in 1998.

But his greatest impact is in crypto...
Apr 19 20 tweets 6 min read
This scam fooled America for DECADES.

One company secretly controlled 80% of the eyewear industry.

They marked up $15 glasses to $500.

Until 4 college students exposed everything...

Here's how Warby Parker took down a billion-dollar monopoly: Image Co-founder Dave Gilboa was traveling abroad when he lost his $700 glasses.

He was stunned: "I can buy a new iPhone for less than replacement glasses?"

That frustration sparked a question:
Apr 18 21 tweets 6 min read
One man predicted EVERY AI breakthrough of the past decade.

Because of him:

• Your phone understands speech
• Your car can drive itself
• AI can detect cancer

Now, he warns AI will make the internet unrecognizable within 2 years.

Here's what Andrew Ng foresees: Image Growing up in Singapore and Hong Kong, Ng showed mathematical brilliance early.

By 16, he was coding neural networks.

Then he earned his triple major at Carnegie Mellon, followed by MIT and Berkeley degrees.

But it was his unconventional thinking that set him apart:
Apr 16 16 tweets 5 min read
ChatGPT is ravaging careers faster than any tech in human history.

800M more jobs will be eliminated by 2030.

But ONE hidden $250B industry is thriving amid the carnage...

Here's how ordinary people are making fortunes from the AI apocalypse (& how you can too): Image The AI transformation is already here—just look at the industries crumbling:

• Retail: 70% work hours replaceable
• Administration: 80% tasks automatable
• Manufacturing: 60% processes machine-handled

No sector is immune. And the evidence surrounds us...
Apr 16 21 tweets 6 min read
This $63B investor is known as the "Prophet of Doom."

He made BILLIONS predicting the dot-com bubble, 2008 housing crisis & COVID crash.

Now he says AI will bring devastation worse than we can imagine.

The shocking prediction Jeremy Grantham is betting everything on next: Image Born in 1938, Jeremy Grantham spent over 50 years studying market behavior.

He co-founded GMO in 1977, growing it into an investment powerhouse that manages $63B in assets.

Now, Wall Street calls him "The Bubble Oracle."

Here's why...
Apr 12 25 tweets 8 min read
This is Trump's psychological warfare playbook.

And it made him a billionaire.

The Art of the Deal sold 1M copies 38 years ago—today, it's his exact blueprint for winning the tariff war.

The 7 ruthless principles that shocked the world (& now determine the fate of America): Image In 1987, a real estate tycoon published a book that would define his personal brand forever.

The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump became an instant bestseller.

It's part memoir, part business manual.

And it did more than help him build his multi-billion dollar empire...
Apr 12 25 tweets 8 min read
This is Trump' psychological warfare playbook.

And it made him a billionaire.

The Art of the Deal sold 1M copies 38 years ago—today, it's his exact blueprint for winning the tariff war.

The 7 ruthless principles that shocked the world (& now determine the fate of America): Image In 1987, a real estate tycoon published a book that would define his personal brand forever.

The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump became an instant bestseller.

It's part memoir, part business manual.

And it did more than help him build his multi-billion dollar empire...
Apr 11 23 tweets 8 min read
Meghan Markle's new podcast triggered EVERYONE.

She just revealed:

• A framework to instantly kill anxiety
• The dirty media strategy earning her millions
• What really convinced Harry to leave England

7 shocking insights from Meghan's first episode (never revealed before): Image Meghan's path from actress to royal to entrepreneur has been bumpy.

She initially gained fame in 2011 from the series Suits, drawing 1.5M viewers per episode.

Then, in 2018, she married Prince Harry and became a duchess.

But the fairytale soon turned into a nightmare:
Apr 8 21 tweets 7 min read
Everyone's talking about Naval's Modern Wisdom episode.

But they're missing the most important podcast of 2025:

Six entrepreneurs with a net worth of over $3.5 BILLION just revealed this decade's biggest wealth creation opportunity.

& it's not AI, crypto, or real estate...🧵 Image The All-In podcast has been going viral.

It's hosted by 4 entrepreneurs:

• Chamath Palihapitiya: VC, health & finance
• Jason Calacanis: Entrepreneur, investor
• David Friedberg: Founder, life sciences
• David Sacks: Investor, US Crypto Czar

They cover wide-ranging topics:
Apr 5 16 tweets 6 min read
This billionaire gets rich proving everyone wrong.

Early investor in Facebook, BTC, & SpaceX.

And he just said, "AI’s hype is 90% noise. Only the contrarians will win."

These are the 5 predictions Peter Thiel is betting everything on next (& why you should care): Image Prediction 1: AI Will Change the World, Slowly

Despite the ChatGPT hype, Thiel believes today's AI is like the Internet in 1999 — incredible, but nobody's sure how to make money from it yet.

And no one knows where it's headed in the next five years.

Here's the problem:
Apr 2 18 tweets 7 min read
Naval Ravikant's latest podcast is life-changing.

You'll learn:

• How the news has infected your brain
• Why you should NEVER keep a calendar
• The easiest way to escape self-doubt forever

12 of Naval's most powerful insights that'll transform how you see the world: Image 1/ We're still in the stone age of health.

Our best ideas for many medical problems are just cutting things out - like "you don't need a gallbladder/appendix"

Biology lacks explanatory theories. We have germ theory, evolution, cell theory, DNA, but not much else.
Mar 29 21 tweets 7 min read
Elon Musk just declared war on every AI company.

His $80B company, xAI, just bought X for $33B...

And he now has the ONE thing OpenAI, Anthropic, & Google desperately need.

Here's how Elon Musk is outplaying the entire AI industry: Image Let's break down what just happened:

• X is valued at $33 billion
• xAI is valued at $80 billion
• Deal excludes $12 billion in X's debt

The final transaction is an all-stock deal.

But here's what's most surprising: Image
Mar 27 16 tweets 5 min read
The biggest wealth transfer in history is coming.

By 2034, AI "agents" will:

• Replace 70% of office work (McKinsey)
• Add $7 trillion to the global economy (Goldman)

Most jobs will become obsolete.

Here's what you need to know (& how you should prepare)🧵 Image Picture this:

You walk into your office in 2030.

But instead of colleagues typing away at keyboards, you see AI agents running entire departments.

Customer service. Data analysis. Project management.

All automated.

But here's what's fascinating:
Mar 24 19 tweets 6 min read
At 19, he dropped out of MIT.

At 25, he became the world's youngest self-made BILLIONAIRE.

Now, Nvidia, Amazon, and the US government can't survive without his technology.

These are the 5 predictions Alexandr Wang is betting everything on next (& why you should care): Image Born to physicist parents who worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Wang was a coding prodigy.

He dominated competitive math, making it to the USA Math Olympiad Program - an elite competition only 0.001% of high schoolers qualify for.

Then, at just 17:
Mar 22 21 tweets 7 min read
This is crazy.

In just 5 years, this guy went from unknown finance guy to:

• 1 million followers
• Bestselling author
• A $10M investment fund

The craziest bit? He's the HAPPIEST man online.

Sahil Bloom's 5-step blueprint to a life of fulfilment🧵 Image Sahil worked over 8 years in private equity at Altamont Capital Partners.

Managing $3.5 billion in assets, he climbed the corporate ladder from analyst to executive.

But something felt off - he wasn't fulfilled.

Then COVID hit, and everything changed...