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May 3 • 16 tweets • 6 min read

In 2015, a single punch destroyed Jeremy Clarkson's BBC career.

He went from 350 million Top Gear viewers to unemployed overnight.

Until Amazon offered him $260M to build their biggest series.

Here's their brilliantly simple show that changed everything:

First, let's understand his fall.

In March 2015, Clarkson punched a Top Gear producer over catering.

BBC fired him after 13 years and 22 seasons.

He lost the show he built into a global hit, reaching 350M viewers.

But that was just the beginning...

Apr 29 • 21 tweets • 7 min read

This is the greatest social experiment ever conducted:

He created a fake restaurant on TripAdvisor.

No food. No staff. No venue.

Yet it became the #1 ranked restaurant in London...

Here's how he pulled it off:

Meet Oobah Butler, a Vice Magazine writer from South London.

His side hustle? Getting £10 for fake restaurant reviews.

But after watching restaurants gain traction from his fake reviews, he had a genius idea...

Butler hatched a plan to create a completely fake restaurant:

Apr 28 • 19 tweets • 6 min read

The Canadian government was trying to hide something TERRIFYING.

One psychologist spotted their evil plan.

What he found was so disturbing, he risked everything to speak out.

Here's how Jordan Peterson brought the Canadian government to its knees:

Before 2016, Jordan Peterson was a psychology professor at Toronto University, Canada.

He also maintained a clinical psychology practice, helping up to 20 clients a week.

But after 18 years of delivering lectures, he wasn't afraid to explore the darker aspects of the mind:

Apr 17 • 25 tweets • 7 min read

In 2010, Dana White accidentally tweeted his phone number to millions of fans.

His phone EXPLODED with calls from fans.

His team panicked...

Until ONE woman saw a multi-million-dollar opportunity.

Here's how one epic mistake changed social media forever:

In 1979, Amy Jo Martin was born in the small town of Green River, Wyoming.

In 2006, she joined Arizona's basketball team, the Phoenix Suns, as Director of Digital Media.

Twitter had 7K users then, and brands saw social media as pointless updates.

Martin saw it differently...

Apr 17 • 25 tweets • 7 min read

This is Howard Lutnick:

Trump's Commerce Secretary leading manufacturing talks with Taiwan.

In 1996, he built a trading platform that processes $400B PER DAY.

Now, his master plan will end America's dependence on Asia.

Here's why Trump REALLY picked Lutnick for Commerce Sec:

Howard Lutnick's path to becoming a key figure in tech policy was anything but conventional.

After losing his parents at a young age, he went from a struggling college student to a Wall Street prodigy.

And adversity became his greatest teacher:

Apr 16 • 22 tweets • 6 min read

The entire VC industry is a filthy ponzi scheme.

And Chamath is burning their playbook to the ground.

He's profiting on founders' successes, not high fees like traditional VCs.

Here's how Chamath's $6B war chest is reshaping Silicon Valley:

Chamath was an early Facebook executive who helped grow the platform to 1 billion users.

After amassing his fortune in Silicon Valley, he founded Social Capital in 2011 to reinvent how startups get funded.

And his unconventional views have built him a reputation...

Apr 11 • 21 tweets • 7 min read

This is Chamath:

The billionaire investor who scaled Facebook to 1B+ users.

In his viral interview with Andrew Schulz, he just exposed how global trade is rigged against America's middle class.

Here's the harsh truth the media doesn't want Americans to know:

In 2000, the US pushed China to become more capitalist.

China was then welcomed into the World Trade Organization.

This evolution allowed companies to make products cheaper in China than in America.

But the consequences went far deeper than anyone expected...

Apr 10 • 22 tweets • 8 min read

This is Scott Bessent:

Trump's Treasury Secretary leading tariff talks with 70+ countries.

In 1992, he DESTROYED the Bank of England with George Soros.

Now, his $600B gamble will completely transform global trade.

Here's why Trump REALLY picked Bessent as Treasury Sec:

Before joining Trump's team, Scott Bessent made a name for himself by working with George Soros.

Soros was famous for making billions by predicting market crashes and currency collapses.

In 1992, Bessent and Soros bet against the British pound and made $1B+ in one night.

How?

Apr 8 • 18 tweets • 6 min read

This is YouTube's $250 million mistake:

YouTube banned these viral creators from their platform.

Then those creators made $30 million in 30 MINUTES selling merch.

350K fans desperate crashed their servers.

Inside the most lucrative comeback strategy YouTube never saw coming:

First, some context.

NELK is one of the most influential channels on YouTube.

They're known for pranks, lifestyle content, and a massive cult following.

And they built their empire without a single dollar from YouTube's Partner Program...

Apr 6 • 20 tweets • 8 min read

In 2022, a tiny startup declared war on Coca-Cola.

With just 1% of Coke's resources, they seized 16% of the market.

All because their founder saw ONE growing trend that Coke executives laughed at.

Here's how they grew to $1.3B in two years & outplayed an entire industry:

Meet Celsius, the underdog fighting Coca-Cola.

Before Celsius launched, no one owned the "healthy energy" space.

Energy drinks emphasized extreme sports and masculinity, while sodas focused on sweetness and joy.

Then Celsius shocked the entire industry...

Apr 5 • 19 tweets • 7 min read

This blew my mind.

MrBeast hacked 476 million brains without anyone knowing it.

It's a tactic used by the Pentagon and the most addictive mobile games on the market.

Here's the terrifying reason his viewers can't look away:

Let me take you back to 2012.

At 13, Jimmy Donaldson uploads his first videos to YouTube.

His content receives minimal attention for the next five years, but he continues to focus on mastering his craft.

Then, in 2017, he has his first breakthrough...

Apr 3 • 15 tweets • 6 min read

In 1994, Disney created their worst enemy.

They fired the man who made them BILLIONS...

Then watched him build Disney's biggest rival.

That rival is now worth $3.8B and created Shrek, Madagascar & Kung Fu Panda.

Here's how this decision is coming back to haunt Disney today:

In the 90s, Disney's studio chief Jeffrey Katzenberg was churning out hits.

1991: Beauty and the Beast ($440 million)
1992: Aladdin ($504 million)
1994: The Lion King ($968 million)

Under Katzenberg, Disney animation soared.

Everything was going well until:

Apr 2 • 20 tweets • 7 min read

Naval Ravikant's life has no schedule.

Inspired by Marc Andreessen's advice, he now:

• Doesn't use email
• Deleted his calendar
• Only works when inspired

He says it's made him more focused + creative than ever.

Here's why Naval says structure is killing your productivity:

Naval deleted his calendar.

He has no morning routine, he responds to texts only when he feels like it, and he's never expected at social events.

At first glance, it sounds like pure chaos.

But there's a profound philosophy behind this apparent madness...

Apr 2 • 21 tweets • 7 min read

The man who's been fighting wokeism for years:

Naval Ravikant.

He warns that reading the news every day is making you anxious, depressed, and dumb.

Here's Naval's 7-step protocol to heal your mind from media's life-long damage:

(that he just told Chirs Williamson)

Modern media spreads "mind viruses" faster than ever before.

They hijack your attention with problems that aren't yours to solve.

War in Ukraine. Climate change. AI doom. Political battles.

The most dangerous part?

Mar 28 • 26 tweets • 8 min read

Ghibli's founder HATES AI.

When shown an AI-created animation, he replied:

"I am utterly disgusted. This is an insult to life itself."

Here's the original Studio Ghibli philosophy (that the internet has destroyed):

In 1985, three visionaries — Miyazaki, Takahata, and Suzuki founded a studio with a big dream:

To "blow new wind through the anime industry."

Named after the Italian word for hot Sahara wind, their impact has been just as powerful:

Mar 27 • 27 tweets • 9 min read

Disney just made the most expensive mistake of 2025.

They spent $250M on a Snow White remake that destroyed 100 years of heritage...

After they ALREADY lost $300M remaking Dumbo & The Little Mermaid.

Here's the fascinating reason Disney's alienating their fanbase:

Snow White just bombed at the box office.

The 2025 remake opened to a dismal $43M against its $250M budget, making it Disney's worst-performing live-action remake to date.

Even 2019's "Dumbo" (also a disappointment) opened better at $46M.

And there's more:

Mar 22 • 18 tweets • 6 min read

In 1975, 26-year-old Ray Dalio lost his job.

He'd just punched his boss at a New Year's party.

Everyone thought he was finished — until he visited Singapore...

And found 2 philosophies from Lee Kuan Yew that he based his entire company on.

Here's what LKY taught Dalio:

In 1959, Singapore was a poverty-stricken colonial outpost.

Crime was rampant. Corruption was endemic. The average citizen lived in squalor.

Most thought the tiny island nation would fail without the British.

But Lee Kuan Yew had a radical vision that would shock the world:

Mar 18 • 19 tweets • 6 min read

In 2014, India was dying.

• Rampant corruption
• $30B vanishing yearly
• 100M FAKE people receiving benefits

Then Narendra Modi took charge.

10 years in, he's pulled off the greatest financial cleanup in history.

Here's what he just told Lex Fridman about India's "DOGE"🧵

When Modi took office in 2014, he discovered a shocking reality:

Government schemes & welfare programs were being exploited by people who never existed.

So, Modi launched a massive scrutiny process — much like Elon has with DOGE:

Mar 15 • 14 tweets • 4 min read

This man predicts the future:

Masayoshi Son.

Early investor in TikTok, Alibaba, & Uber.

And he just said, "Artificial intelligence will be 10,000 times smarter than humans in 10 years."

6 predictions on the future of wealth creation (and why you should care):

1. Problems Worth Solving

Instead of different experts handling different parts of a process, AI will manage entire workflows.

This means the end of specialized labor as we know it.

And here's the most eye-opening consequence:

Mar 13 • 20 tweets • 6 min read

The stock market's crashing.

Meanwhile, Trump's bringing 25% tariffs on Canada & Mexico and 10% on China.

America looks to be in chaos...

But this might all be part of Trump's $900 billion master plan.

Here's why Trump's crazy policies might just make sense:

The Dow just dropped 890 points overnight.

This comes as Trump hits Canada and Mexico with 25% tariffs on most imports & China with 10%.

Everyone's calling this crazy.

But are they missing the bigger picture?

Mar 12 • 18 tweets • 5 min read

The $171,000 lie that could have killed Tesla:

Top Gear, the world's biggest car show, faked a negative review of the Tesla Roadster.

Most companies would have stayed quiet.

Tesla chose war.

Here's the full story:

2008: Top Gear, the world's most influential car show, tests the Tesla Roadster.

The review starts with Jeremy Clarkson praising the car's incredible acceleration and handling.

But then something strange happens:

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