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My first interview with Brian Armstrong, Co-Founder and CEO... of Coinbase 🛡️. 0:25 Crafting narratives 2:28 Bias towards action 4:06 Biggest calls in Coinbase’s history 5:53 Developing intuition for making big bets 7:30 Getting truth out of people 10:04 Being anti-authority 12:30 The 3 levels of communication 14:39 Practicing to pitch w Paul Graham in 2012 16:55 Working w Fred Ehrsam 20:33 Hashing out bad decisions in the early days 22:23 Having a scarcity mentality around people 23:31 Action produces information 27:34 “If you wait for perfect clarity, you’re never going to get anything done” 31:45 Uber vs Lyft in crypto 34:23 Building trust 36:30 Advancing the mission of Coinbase 38:33 Skillsets: fundraising, storytelling, recruiting, sales 40:10 Prediction markets and AI generated content 43:58 How he operates differently than other big startup CEOs 45:18 Solving his greatest fear 48:09 Burnout and running at a marathon pace 51:20 Experiencing pain 54:32 Hiking and getting out in nature 56:54 It’s always wartime 58:58 Defining moments of crisis 1:05:35 Finding the next marching post 1:07:18 Installing ideas in people’s minds 1:10:25 The power of bringing people together over dinner 1:13:00 Action produces action 1:14:10 Backing founders outside of Coinbase 1:15:45 Scheduling 4 week long-long vacations a year 1:18:35 Finding people who raise your energy 1:20:18 Leaving a trail of proof of work 1:23:03 Touching people emotionally 1:25:19 Why we built the Iron Bank of Braavos 1:26:38 Playing an infinite game 1:31:47 Selling brownies on The Silk Road 1:35:36 My philosophy for Relentless 1:38:35 Business is like playing Civilization 1:44:59 Bonding w Fred Ehrsam over video games 1:45:47 Never leave a meeting without next steps 1:49:06 How Coinbase makes acquisitions 1:50:30 Why Coinbase’s best acquisitions were people 1:52:00 Bitcoin is the new gold standardshow more

Nathan rolled up 11 tiny (<$1M EBITDA) HVAC companies,... paying low 3x multiples. Now PE is interested in buying the group, and Nathan is already planning to do it all over again. “I see a lot of opportunity in taking these really small mom-and-pop shops and building them up to the lower end of what a PE firm would be interested in acquiring. You can pick them up at 3x, sell them at 10x and repeat that process over and over.” But this story almost ended before it began... After acquiring his first two companies with an SBA loan, Nathan watched revenue collapse, burned through his cash, nearly lost his father's retirement savings and came dangerously close to bankruptcy. The turning point was a complete rethink of incentives, compensation and how to build an acquisition platform that actually compounds. Give it a listen. I hope you appreciate Nathan Lindley extreme transparency on everything, even him sharing how he overcame daily stress through drinking and how, to this day, he is still paying down his SBA note of $8,500 a month… Year six of 10 years on that. It’s very hard out there. Timestamps: 0:00 Nathan's 11 acquisitions and $16M run-rate HVAC platform 0:25 From the first deal in 2020 to acquisition #11 1:24 From book publishing to buying HVAC businesses 3:55 Selling real estate to fund the first acquisition 4:33 Buying a one-technician HVAC company—and the costly assumptions that followed 7:58 Losing 40% of revenue almost immediately after closing 10:26 Acquisition #2 makes every problem much bigger 11:20 Running out of cash—twice 14:18 The decision to put everyone on commission 15:15 Every employee quits on the same day 16:21 The Indeed hire who changed the entire business 18:59 Fear, alcohol and nearly going bankrupt 23:13 One technician outperforms the rest of the company 25:52 Why Nathan waited a full year before doing acquisition #3 27:00 Acquisitions #3 and #4—and buying businesses the second time around 28:46 How his M&A due diligence completely changed 29:30 The "buying at-bats" framework for acquisitions 33:08 Why Lindley spends almost nothing on marketing 34:15 Turning acquired customer databases into new revenue 36:27 Hiring exceptional technicians and building repeatable systems 37:35 The company today: 50 employees across three markets 39:13 How Lindley integrates acquired businesses 42:38 Teaching acquired technicians to double their income 43:17 The acquisitions that didn't work—and why 46:47 Planning an exit and doing it all over again 49:04 Where to connect with Nathanshow more

21-Year-Old Trader Explains How Hand-Drawing Candlestick Patterns in 3... Notebooks Built His Edge (Autoflow Cheat, The Solvency Trap, $29k Bottom Shorts) w/ shinigamiXBT 00:00 ShinigamiXBT Intro - trading crypto and major pairs during his early career transition 01:14 Why a bad exam and family unemployment forced him to go online to build income streams 03:00 Working unpaid programming internships at 15 to help support his parents 04:45 Hand drawing candlesticks in 3 notebooks to master technical patterns 06:00 Learning Wyckoff accumulation and triangle patterns during the 2020 lockdowns 07:09 Blowing his older brother's $120 in a week and facing intense guilt 08:15 Shorting the 29K bottom and facing toxic abuse from liquidated group members 09:52 Studying 10-year-old articles and Google guides to build an edge without mentors 10:30 Finding consistency through pattern recognition and documenting execution mistakes publicly 12:44 Diagnosing trader bottlenecks on social media to build organic reach and Discord groups 14:44 Using mentors to spot repeating mistakes that your own protective mind hides 16:00 Why trading ego destroys profitability and pushes beginners into counter-trend setups 17:40 Why market trends outlast retail accounts when trying to guess reversal peaks 18:44 How financial background triggers tight stops and anxiety over minor entry drawdowns 19:39 Using funding companies to eliminate survival pressure and trade with objective risk rules 22:00 Reading diagonal price movements over time by tracking structural breaks and high lows 24:30 Identifying ranges and trending phases to determine execution style and parameters 24:51 Using Autoflow to spot off-side trapped liquidations and enter high-probability positions 28:00 Why beginners need mentors to save years of tuition and skip unprofitable mistakes 29:11 Larp teacher charging $1,000 to copy YouTube videos right before sessions 31:00 Scrolling years back on Twitter profiles to check for real-time entries and confluences to filter scams 32:53 Cringe old handles, anime, and manga roots and how they shaped his brand footprintshow more

🤯MEDITERRANEAN HIGH PROTEIN FLATBREAD 460 CALORIES, 40G PROTEIN each... (makes 4!) Ive lost over 150lbs eating incredibly tasty healthy recipes like this. It’s so easy, so good, brings on the protein, and keeps me insanely full. If you’re watching carbs, you can sub in lupin flour for half of the flour to reduce carbs and get even more protein. Here’s how I made it: Protein Flatbreads: 2/3 cup gluten free all purpose flour (or regular purpose flour) 2/3 cup Greek yogurt 1/2 tsp baking powder A couple generous pinches salt Optional topping: Olive oil + Everything Bagel Seasoning Steak: 1.25lb skirt steak 1 tsp olive oil 1/2 tbsp paprika 1/2 tbsp garlic powder 1/2 tbsp oregano Salt & pepper Yogurt spread: 1 cup Greek yogurt 1 minced garlic clove 3–4 tbsp finely chopped dill Juice of half a lemon Pinch of salt & pepper Onion salad: 1 small red onion thinly sliced 4 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped Juice of 1/2 lemon 1 tbsp sumac Salt 1.Season your steak - drizzle with olive oil, add the spices above, mix well, then airfry at 400F for 10 mins. Remove & let rest before slicing. 2.For the flatbreads, mix flour, yogurt, baking powder, and salt until you have a nice dough. Divide into 4 equal pieces. Lay out parchment paper on a sheet pan, spray your hands & parchment paper with oil, and press each portion out into thin flatbreads. Create little spots with your fingers, and spray or brush lightly with oil, sprinkle with everything bagel, and pop in the oven at 375F for 18-20 mins (time varies by oven). Remove and let cool slightly, then cover with a towel so they stay soft. 3.Make the yogurt spread and the onion salad with the ingredients above, and grab some roasted red peppers and chop up some fresh parsley. 4.Then just assemble! Spread yogurt sauce, add roasted red pepper slices, 5oz sliced steak, a large handful of the onion salad, and finish with extra parsley + sumac and enjoy. If you make it, let me know on SHREDHAPPENS. ENJOY! . . . . #healthyrecipes #healthyfoodshare #goodmoodfooshow more

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,... 17, 18, 19, 20… um “It just looks like only your face is floating there…” Yay! 11 viewers, 12, 13 19, 56, 140, 262, 420, 602, 817, 1070, 1351, 1651, 1951, 2248, 2540, 2830, 3152, 3400… 4098 4406, 4731, 5060, 5390, 5708, 6006, 6340, 6690, 7021, 7410, 7776, 8061… Yay! Oh finally, Reading comments now Yayyy~ Yay! Aww~ Chan’s working so hard! You’re doing amazing! Chan-ah, keep it up, fighting! Hyung’s rooting for you I was debating whether to take my makeup off But since I already have it on, I decided to hop on live anyway Hahaha Good evening Yay It’s morning over there for you guys Ahh~ good morning~ Mmmhmm~ Yeah that’s right It’s samgyetang for sure, didn’t they say today’s the first day of the hot summer? But we’ve got Yongbok here today, so it’s fine Hmph~ I genuinely feel my stamina’s gotten way better (whistles) Whoa Wanna hear a fun little spoiler? Something’s dropping in exactly nine minutes from now a teaser image So I’ll end the stream before that comes out We went to daechumyon last time, right? Why’d we go there again…? Oh right, was it the spot we visited before? Did we get fish soup noodles? The sofa here is that exact place This is where I took photos for you guys a while back when I said I didn’t wanna work out my lower body Mmmhmm~ “If that STAY from earlier had Leebit hanging off their bag, would you act all buddy buddy with them?” Ehh, I gotta treat everyone equally Though I should’ve at least said hi, lol I just walked down the stairs to the first floor heading toward the convenience store And she zoomed past me out of nowhere, I caught sight of her She definitely saw me, no doubt about it But when I glanced back, she had tons of Bbokari keychains hanging all over her bag So I thought… “Huh, did she recognize me? Did she figure out it’s me?” But it seemed like she didn’t pick up on it at all “I bet she never imagined LeeKnow would be right there” That’s the tea Concert spoilers? Hmmmmm there’s a bit of everything, we’ve prepared loads And after running through the whole set and rehearsing everything today, I’m unbelievably exhausted lmao, like record breaking tired! (whistles ~) Mmm… Rehearsing actually felt really satisfying though It’s just way too hot I swear my shirt was soaked through with sweat after just one run through But the crowd’s energy’ll warm everyone up during the concert, haha Mmmhmm~ Someone asked if the concert’s gonna run around six hours? 😼 Then I’ll dance and sing every hour… Each song’s roughly three minutes, so I’ll chat for the other 57 minutes Sounds fun to me They said the concert dress code’s running core If you don’t wanna wear that… There’s also orange as an option If neither floats your boat Just go for a run and build up your core strength That’s literally what running core means anyway It’s 10:54 PM now Someone asked if we’re gonna spray water during the concert? (pauses to think) I’m pretty sure I’ll be soaked in sweat by then I’m gonna load up way more hairspray than usual to lock everything down tight You guys excited for Stray Kids Festival? So hyped ~~ Festivals just hit different from regular concerts y’know The most exciting spoiler from SKZ’s hints so far… “Extremely tiring” Whoa! But there’s gonna be tons of highlights Lots to look forward to, loads of fun segments too “Oppa, we have a birthday café event right? Since we’re the birthday kid’s fans, can we eat and drink there for free?” Ahh go ahead, eat all you want, send the bill to JYP 😼 hehe I heard after promotions wrap up… wait no, we’ve got another comeback right after the concert tour ends, so it’s gonna be chaotic in the best way We’re gonna be running nonstop jumping from one schedule to the next Time flies so fast, it’s already 10:56 PM I’ve been checking my watch nonstop I gotta wrap up before 11 PM I’m gonna crash straight after I shower Someone asked if I’ve thought about dyeing my hair… hair dye? I’ll consider it, just thinking about it for now Mmmhmm~ I’ll mull it over I think I heard what you were listening to earlier Fruit flies have been driving me crazy lately Not like swarms of them, just the random one popping up every now and then So I bought a fly trap to catch them I still dream every night when I sleep Mhm But up until a few weeks ago I kept waking up in the middle of the night nonstop Nowadays I sleep straight through till my alarm goes off “Has Mr. Cockroach shown up lately?” If that cockroach makes an appearance… ugh It’s 10:58 PM everyone I’m gonna be extra nice today Say a proper goodbye to all of you before signing off Like I said, something’s dropping at 11 PM “How do you catch cockroaches?” Hmph If you wanna live comfortably in that house… Mmmhmm~ I’m actually really good at catching cockroaches “Can I call you LeeKnow?”(Korean informal) Go for it, feels like everyone already does anyway (stream ends)show more

E153: KAST - The Future of Banking Powered by... Stablecoins After losing everything and spending 5 years to repay his debt, raagulanpathy clawed his way back working at Zoom then Circle. He is now building the most ambitious stablecoin bank on earth. Profitable in 15 months, 170+ employees, and a gold card that flexes harder than a Lambo. Try Kast today: Timestamps 0:00 Managing A New Baby + Business How? 1:32 How You Deal With Social Media & Gatherings 3:43 Going For Runs To Unclog The Mind 4:44 The Math Of Compounding As A Founder Explained 6:43 Getting Others To Understand Compounding At Scale 7:22 How Much Time Goes Into This? 8:39 Who Are You 11:00 Partnerships Jupiter Paradex mantle Zashi is now Zodl 11:43 What Happened With The Cloud Software Business That Left You Broke For 8 Years 13:51 What Happens When One Declares “Personal Bankruptcy” 15:22 What Did You Learn From This Experience & Carried Over To Kast 16:30 Your View On Getting Investors vs Doing It Yourself 19:33 Eating The Humble Pie Explained 21:16 The Importance Of Ego In Entrepreneurship 23:46 Retweeting A Complaint Comment + Response 25:30 Were You Born Crazy Or Did You Get There Gradually? 26:59 How You Made Money After First Business Failure 29:18 Why You’re Called The Stable Coin Guy 30:09 Something Kevin May Not Know About Stable Coins 31:30 Partnerships Trezor Sui 32:51 How Do You Look At The U.S Dollar vs Stable Coins 35:47 What Did You See That Made You Start Kast 39:01 Explain Kast To Your Mom 39:37 What’s Your Conviction Level Like Now Compared To When You Started Kast 45:38 If Stable Coins Aren’t New Why Has No A Made This “Global Bank” Before 47:38 How Do You Simplify The Stable Coin Usage System 49:30 Are You A Fintech Or Crypto Company 50:44 How Likely Would Revolut Or Robinhood Replace Kast 54:09 How Is It Possible For Kast To Be Profitable After 15 Months 55:40 Kast Vision Explained 57:52 What Is It About The Gold Card 1:00:01 Why Are People Talking About No Banks In Crypto Today 1:02:00 How Can Someone Tell If They Should Spend Or Hold 1:04:18 Something You’re Holding On To But You Know You Should Let Go Ofshow more

🔥 50 websites that will eat your evening. One... click… and suddenly 2 hours are gone. 👀 1. — Discover powerful AI design tools 2. — Weirdly addictive interactive experiments 3. — Look through a stranger’s window anywhere in the world 4. — Randomly teleport around the world 5. — Zoom from an atom to the entire universe 6. — Track planes flying around the world live 7. — See the true size of countries 8. — Explore live satellite and storm imagery 9. — Discover music by country and decade 10. — Explore mesmerizing live weather maps 11. — Discover the world’s strangest hidden places 12. — Explore the solar system in 3D 13. — Watch lightning strikes happen worldwide 14. — Take random virtual walks around cities 15. — Track ships moving across the oceans 16. — Go down endless random knowledge rabbit holes 17. — Explore the night sky interactively 18. — Beautiful interactive data stories 19. — See how the world changed over 200+ years 20. — Stunning visualizations of real-world data 21. — Track earthquakes happening around the world 22. — Explore the cables powering the internet 23. — Monitor forests around the planet 24. — Watch live world statistics tick upward 25. — See the internet change in real time 26. — Listen to Wikipedia edits as ambient sound 27. — Explore maps from centuries ago 28. — Browse an incredible collection of rare maps 29. — Explore the world through an open map 30. — Get a new space image every day 31. — Explore NASA’s massive free image archive 32. — Understand the world through data 33. — Explore global economic data 34. — Explore a massive free digital library 35. — Read thousands of classic books for free 36. — Browse millions of books online 37. — Explore the Library of Congress digital archives 38. — Discover Europe’s digitized cultural collections 39. — Visit museums from around the world 40. — Explore masterpieces in incredible detail 41. — Browse a huge collection of artworks 42. — Discover forgotten and unusual treasures 43. — Find free courses, books, films and more 44. — Explore The Met’s collection online 45. — Explore the evolution of music genres visually 46. — Time zones, calendars, astronomy & more 47. — Discover the latest science in simple language 48. — Explore cutting-edge research papers for free 49. — Play with interactive data visualizations 50. — Explore millions of items from U.S. libraries, archives & museums The internet is way more interesting than social media. Some of these can teach you something. Some can completely waste your evening. 😂 And some… somehow do both. 📌 Save this list before you lose it. Follow Monica for more hidden websites, AI tools & useful finds. 🚀show more

The complete playbook for building profitable companies in the... AI age 1. Go heads down 2. Find an underserved niche + trend backed by data (start small) 3. Learn their painpoints/what content drives them 4. Come up with an idea (or steal one from Idea Browser) 5. Build an audience/community (pick 1 platform) 6. Use Manus/v0/Bolt/Lovable/Cursor to build v1 7. DM your audience, offer a discounted version 8. Reinvest that cash to fund product/content flywheel 9. Keep team small (AI is your co-founder) 10. Automate ~90%+ with agents/zaps etc 11. Reinvest profits into content + core features 12. Partner with creators in exchange for equity (1–20%) or rev share (20–50%) 13. Keep surfacing new ideas from users + trends (use agent feature on pro Idea Browser) 14. Build public-facing tools to drive top-of-funnel 15. Add modular pricing: free → $29 → $299 → $3K 16. Turn manual services into productized features 17. Build in public to attract users, partners, and acquirers 18. Bundle into an ecosystem, not just a single feature 19. Own the loop: audience → product → content → more audience 20. Run sprints on retention (fix that leaky bucket) 21. Backfill with AI agents before hiring ops roles 22. Test new channels with throwaway brands 23. Monetize the backend, sell data, leads, APIs if applicable 24. Have fun 25. Repeat. Build a portfolio 26. Share hires, tools, and infrastructure across products 27. Acquire underperforming products with distribution upside 28. Relaunch or bundle existing apps using your playbook 29. Create a holding company brand people want to follow (this is exactly what im doing, practicing what im preaching) 30. Build long-term wealth with no outside investors and infinite spins 31. Cross-promote wins across your product ecosystem to drive flywheel growth 32. Create an internal idea-to-launch pipeline (every 30 days, something ships) 33. License or clone successful products into new verticals or geos 34. Recruit niche operators to run individual products for cash + upside/profitshare 35. Build once, compound forever... audience, code, and trust all stack This is the greatest time to be an idea person. Happy building.show more

These quick workouts are for people who want to... improve their postures. The exercises target the weakened foundations pulling your body out of alignment. The sessions are short yet effective. Use the workouts to raise yourself to the next level before the new year starts. Instructions: - Do the exercises as a circuit, or one at a time if you find the circuit format too challenging. - Repeat the circuit or each exercise 3 to 4 times. - The sessions are light enough that you can done daily. Follow the sequence from Day 1 to Day 7 in order. - Ideally done at the start of your day or at the end. Day 1: Kneeling T-Spine Stretch (0:06) [ 10 reps/side ] - Start: Kneeling, one hand on the floor. - Slide your straight arm under your torso. - Reach as far forward as possible. - Keep your hips squared throughout the motion. Kneeling T-Spine Rotation (0:12) [10 reps/side] - Start: Kneeling, one hand on the floor, the other behind your head. - Rotate inward to point your elbow toward the floor. - Rotate outward to point your elbow toward the ceiling. - You may not have the mobility to go all the way up. Stop when you reach your max, and do not force it. Supine Around The World (0:18) [10-20 reps/side] - Start: Lying on your back, arms by your sides, palms toward the ceiling. - Rotate your arms back to have your hands pointing behind you. Day 2 Side-Lying Quad Stretch (0:27) [30-60 seconds/leg] - Start: Lying on your side, legs stacked. - Grab your ankle and pull your foot toward you. - Use a towel or elastic band if you cannot reach your ankle. Hip Bridge, Feet on Bench (0:37) [10 reps with a 3s hold at the top of each rep] - Start: Lying on your back, feet on an elevated surface like a bench, couch, or chair. - Lift your hips off the floor to align your upper and lower bodies. - Adapt: If you cannot lift all the way, do the same exercise with your feet on the floor. - Adapt: If this variation is too easy, do one leg at a time. Dynamic Hip Extension Plank (0:49) [ 10-20 reps/leg] - Start: Push-up position. - Lift one leg as high as possible, keeping it straight. - Alternate legs. - Adapt: Rest on your forearms if you struggle to hold the push-up position. Day 3 Sky Reach (1:04) [10 reps/side] - Start: Deep Squat position - Rotate one arm to have your hand pointing toward the ceiling or as close as you can reach. - Do not force the range of motion if you block before that. - Alternate arms. - Adapt: Kneeling variation. Side-Lying External Rotation (1:21) [10 reps/arm] - Start: Lying on your side, one hand supports your head, and the other holds a dumbbell or any weighted object if you lack equipment. - Rotate the weight directly above your body while keeping your arm locked to your torso. Bent-Over Reverse Flys (1:28) [20 reps] Start: Bend forward, arms hanging down. Ensure your back is straight and your hips are held high. Lift your arms to shoulder level and keep them straight. Adapt: Add weights if bodyweight is too easy. Day 4 Deep Squat (1:36) [10 reps] - Start: Feet slightly wider than hips apart. Inhale first, then hold it in. - Lead the motion by sliding your knees forward and letting your hips naturally fold. - Go as low as your body allows, then push back up. - Exhale on the way up. - Adapt: Hold onto something stable to help you go lower. Hip Thrust (1:44) [10 reps with a 3s hold at the top of each rep] - Start: Both feet on the ground, shoulders on the edge of a bench or couch, hips down. - Lift your hips to align your lower and upper bodies, and hold. Side Bridge (1:57) [10 reps/side] - Start: Side Plank position, legs stacked. - Lift your hips off the floor and hold when you reach the top. - Ensure your head stays aligned with your shoulders and hips. Avoid bending it forward to make the motion easier. - Adapt: Bend the lower leg. Day 5 Wall Slides (2:23) [10 reps] - Start: Stand in front of a wall with your forearms and hands flat behind you. - Be as close as you can to the wall, but you can take a few steps forward if you lack the mobility to keep your arms flat. - Straighten your arms while keeping them flat against the wall. Y-Raises (2:29) [10 reps with a 3s hold at the top] - Start: Lying on your stomach, arms in a Y position, thumbs toward the ceiling. - Lift your thumbs toward the ceiling and hold. - Lower back to the floor. T-Raises (2:41) [10 reps with a 3-second hold at the top] - Start: Lying on your stomach, arms in a T position, thumbs toward the ceiling. - Lift your arms toward the ceiling and hold. - Lower back to the floor. Day 6 Seated Toe Pointing (2:56) [10 reps] - Start: Sitting on the floor with your legs ahead of you, feet together. - Point your toes forward. - Point them toward you. Seated Ankle Rotations (3:02) [10 reps] - Start: Sitting on the floor with your legs ahead of you, feet apart. - Rotate your feet like a windshield wiper, going as deep as possible on either side. Reverse Plank (3:09) [Hold for 30-60 seconds] - Start: Ball of the feet on a step, heels hanging. You may hold on to a ramp or wall for added support. - Lower your heels as low as possible and hold at the bottom. - Lift your heels as high as possible. Day 7 Unilateral Chest Stretch (3:21) [30-60 seconds/arm] - Start: Place your hand flat against the wall at shoulder level. - Rotate your body in the opposite direction and hold. - Placing your hand higher than shoulder level increases the stretch. Cat-Cow Stretch (3:31) [10 reps] - Start: Hands and knees on the floor. - Round your lower back like a cat (pulling it toward the ceiling) and hold. - Push it down as much as possible and hold. Wide Leg Adductor Stretch (3:38) [30-60 seconds] - Start: Sit on the floor with your legs as wide as possible, hands right in front of you. - Hold the position. // Start your New Year's resolutions with these quick posture workouts. You'll build up the foundations needed to withstand 2024 and crush your goals. Have an excellent weekend!show more

My app just hit $7k/m. I'll hit 10k/m before... I quit my job & fly to vietnam 🇻🇳 This is how I did it. Part One: The App. 1. Built an iOS app. 2. Found a validated niche. 3. Improved upon existing apps. 4. Read reviews to see pain points. 5. Improved everything: UI, onboarding, features. 6. With AI and good taste it's so easy to win. 7. You can build beautiful & useful product in a week. 8. Stack: Native Swift & RevenueCat. 9. Pricing of 7.99/w, 14.99/m and 49.99/y. 10. Typically weekly + yearly combo is good. 11. Adding monthly increased my conversions. 12. This will vary by niche: see what competitors do! Part Two: Apple Ads to 1k/m. 1. Used the $100 free credits to get data! 2. Measured my onboarding & paywall with posthog. 3. Already had 70% onboarding completion. 4. Reduced all friction: got it to 85%. 5. Ran AB tests using remote paywalls. 6. Kept everything compliant with Apple guidelines. 7. Achieved 8% install to paid. 8. Split campaigns by territory groups: US, AU, TH etc. 9. Used competitor names as strict keywords. 10. User searches for competitor: • My app way better so they download mine instead. 11. This relies on a really good app store page. 12. Mock up screenshots in Figma then enhance with AI. 13. ChatGPT Image-2 is free with Codex. Part Three: Scaling to 7k/m with Tikslop. 1. Scrolled in my niche, found organic viral posts. 2. Remade them myself: film with friends or use AI. 3. Seedance 2 mini is the best ROI video model I think. 4. I made ~8 formats, ~15 creatives. 5. Give each creative $50 of spend. 6. After $50, if CPA LTV then stop spend. 8. LTV is hard to calculate. You can ask Rico. 9. Better for me: Aimed for profit on first transaction. 10. This is simpler & more ambitious. 11. Expect to burn at least $500! Part Four: Scaling Ad Spend (The Big Leagues) 1. If the CPA is staying consistent. 2. Increase spend by < 30% each time. 3. My advice: ~15% each time. 4. 50, 60, 70, 90 etc. 5. Performance can be volatile. • Yesterday I made ~$170, a small loss. • A few days ago I made ~$600, big profit. 6. Measure averages over time. Remember: there are infinite ways to win, this is mine. It took me about 3 years to make a successful app. Winning is simply losing on a long enough timeline.show more

I closed out the weekend with a very green... run on BTC, up 0.9% Saturday, 0.8% Sunday, and 2.68% week to week, marking five confirmed green days in a row for the first time since that March run all the way back from the 9th to the 16th. Bitcoin is sitting inside the daily TBO cloud in bullish consolidation, RSI hasn't even tagged overbought yet, and I'm now looking at a bullish engulfing candle on the weekly. My target for July is the weekly fast line at 71,145, roughly 12% higher from here, but I want to be clear the macro trend is still strong bearish and this bounce doesn't mean we're going up and to the right forever. Ethereum had a great weekend too, printing its first TBO close short since December, which tells me the short I called back on May 18th (a 29% drawdown) could be winding down. I'm not panic selling shorts yet, I want to wait for a pullback to the fast line before acting either way. Stablecoin dominance combined is showing lower highs and a TBO close long, which lines up with my expectation that this green July is a short term bounce rather than a trend change, and I'm watching for it to go oversold as my signal that the rally is closer to done than people think. Across the board I'm seeing similar setups: Bitcoin dominance printed a bullish divergence, Ethereum dominance is heading toward the top of its cloud where I plan to trim, and Solana dominance is still strong but showing signs a scale out opportunity is coming. In Tradfi, the Dixie looks ready to fall further which is bullish for crypto, gold and silver both have TBO close longs, and oil remains oversold for an incredible stretch. For my picks I like Bitcoin Cash and Aerodrome off their oversold bounces, I'm watching Solana and Ethereum for pullback entries, and I flagged Morpho, Lab, and Professor as weak charts I expect to roll over hard. CHAPTER MARKERS 00:00 Bitcoin's green weekend and reality check 02:28 Bitcoin RSI, July target, and weekly trend 04:30 Ethereum TBO close short and pullback plan 07:23 Stablecoin dominance and July bounce warning 10:17 Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana dominance 13:18 Total market cap and bullish trap risk 16:11 TradFi, Dixie, USDJPY, and S&P futures 19:15 TBO, journal, Kraken, Phemex, and AFX 22:51 Bitcoin Cash, Aerodrome, LIT, and Solana 25:27 Link, Litecoin, CRO, SKY, KAS, and BONK 28:09 DEXE, RIVER, Morpho, LAB, and Professor 30:44 ONDO, FET, USELESS, NPC, HBAR, and AKT 33:24 AMD, Dell, HOOD, HPE, AMAT, and Dutch Bros 35:38 SMST, BMNZ, and July video wrapshow more

Introducing Icon, the world’s first AI CMO (Chief Marketing... Officer): it can plan, create, & run 1000s of winning ads end-to-end. We're backed by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund & execs of frontier AI labs like OpenAI (ChatGPT), Cognition, & Pika. How it works: 1. Connect Icon to your Meta Ad Account & Google Drive. It’ll use your ad account data & existing assets for planning & making ads. 2. Icon finds 100 winning ad concepts daily. It does this by scanning websites (yours & competitors), competitor ads, customer reviews, ad account performance, & more. It comes up with 3 types of ads: "Competitor Clone," "New Concept," & "Winner Iteration." You can copy what worked for competitors, try fresh approaches, & scale your winners. 3. Icon turns winning concepts into ads better than ChatGPT. Say you’re trying to copy a competitor’s before-and-after style ad. ChatGPT would make up random before-and-after scenarios & get your product dimensions wrong. Icon has a reasoning layer on top of GPT-4o that deeply studies the ad for minutes. It understands that it needs to make before-and-after scenarios using real insights from your website, product descriptions, & reviews. Icon gets ad intent, while ChatGPT only sees pixels. 4. Launch ads into your ad accounts with 1 click for less than $1. Before Icon, you’d launch 10 ads per week. Now you can launch 1000 ads per week & get more winners. Everything in my life has led up to this. At 18, I had to support myself. I had to live with my parents to save money. And no one thought I’d go anywhere. I really hated this, so I worked 100-hour weeks until I destroyed coding interviews. Soon after, I dropped out to join Pinterest at 19. After being a minion at Pinterest, I quit cold turkey & started my 1st company Skio. I then fluked into Y Combinator as a solo founder & completely failed during the batch. Thankfully, pivoting worked well ($15M+ ARR & profitable). But it’s not over yet. I have a massive chip on my shoulder that I must fix with Icon. So far, so good: we went from $0 to $5M ARR in our first 30 days. I know I’m not supposed to say this publicly, but I want to make Icon the greatest company of all time. I want to deliver insane value to our customers. I want to create generational wealth for my team & investors. I want to break the $0 to $100M ARR world record. And I’m putting my money where my mouth is: I just bought for $12M. If you've read this far, I want to say thank you with a gift 👇 We have an internal Google Drive with 1000+ static winning ads & 1000+ winning video ads. These ads have driven >$1.3B revenue in the last 6 months. We trained AI CMO on these ads. I’m pretty sure the right person could make $100K+ by just copying them. Retweet this & comment “Icon” and I’ll send you the Google Drive link for free.show more

(Ready to piss off some demons!) Don’t get mad... at me - But you need to hear this from someone. Yeah, this one hits hard and goes deep. The Great Deceiving Spirit was given authority over the Princes of all The earth because of his success with King Ahab. Remember- Satan (Lucifer, Light Bringer, whatever you want to call him) has full dominion over this earth. If not- he would have had no authority to give Jesus dominion over all the Kingdoms. (Just to show it’s a Satan thing) So The Great Deceiving spirit was given command over the Kingdoms, and that was before Christ. The tradition has never expired. And America is not spared from that list. DC is the new Rome, Sodom and Gamora is NYC, and America is Babylon. All of DC is set up to worship Baal. The Masons built this nation for Satan. Research please. Enjoy the video. References below to chew on regarding my statements. 1 Kings 22:19–23 — the throne room scene: • ⁠“I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the multitudes of heaven standing around him on his right and on his left. And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his death there?’ One suggested this, and another that. Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ the LORD asked. ‘I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,’ he said. ‘You will succeed in enticing him,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’ So now the LORD has put a deceiving spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you.” 2 Chronicles 18:18–22 — the parallel account, same vision, same deceiving spirit. Daniel 10:13, 20–21 — the princes of the kingdoms: • ⁠“But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia.” • ⁠“Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greece will come; but first I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth. No one supports me against them except Michael, your prince.” Daniel 12:1 — “At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise.” Revelation 12:7–9 — the war in heaven: • ⁠“Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.” Revelation 13:2 — the transfer of authority: “The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.” Ephesians 6:12 — the operating system: “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Deuteronomy 32:8 — the original charter, with the footnote the NIV buries: “When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided all mankind, he set up boundaries for the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel.” Footnote: “Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) sons of God.” The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Septuagint both read “sons of God” — the Masoretic text swapped it for “sons of Israel” because the original was too dangerous to keep. Psalm 82 — the sentencing: • ⁠“God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the ‘gods’… ‘I said, “You are ‘gods’; you are all sons of the Most High.” But you will die like mere mortals; you will fall like every other ruler.’” Daniel 4:17 — “The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes.” See 🧵 for all referencesshow more

PSA FOR ALL WOMEN ON THE BIRTH CONTROL PILL:... I’ve been waiting to share my story until I felt like I had enough time to make my conclusion. It’s been 2 1/2 months since I stopped taking birth control. I had been on the pill continuously, having no periods whatsoever, for 18 years straight. That’s what I was told to do by multiple gynecologists, so I lived my entire adult life not really understanding all that “women business”… I also never questioned the pill, until now. You see, almost all girls my age at that time were put on the pill. It was normal, it was the “responsible thing” to do. I recently decided to get off the pill so that I could regulate my body before having a baby, but I had no idea how different I would feel getting off the pill. I’ve never been super anti-pill and I’m not necessarily now either, but I do want women to know that if you taking this your whole life, you may feel much different getting off of it. Maybe even BETTER (in my case) I’ve had two real cycles now and despite having to deal with a period again, I still would not want to go back on pill. It saddens me to think that I took it all those years thinking it had no impact on me. Now I believe, it did. I never really noticed drastic side effects but I think because I’ve taken it since I was a 15-year-old girl, having the pill in my system became who I was. I’ve noticed, and so has my fiancé and others around me since stopping the pill that I feel much more grounded, trusting of myself, and WAY less anxious. As someone who struggled with chronic anxiety, pure OCD, and mood issues my entire life, I wonder how much of this is attributed to the pill. I feel like young girls are told that it is their burden to carry, or that they need it because God forbid if they have a kid their whole life would be ruined. I’ve never questioned how detrimental the pill would be to my mental health, and now I’m starting to feel a bit regretful that I didn’t investigate this sooner. It’s really a personal choice and I hope that more women wake up to the possibilities that are outside of the pill. I wanted to wait for a while before I made my conclusion and I really do feel much different. Ladies, have you gotten off the pill and did it change your life for the better? show more

Two and a Half Minutes That Defined a Decade... The moment that “bum-ba-bum-BOOM” drumbeat hits, the whole stage seems to light up. Three young women stand under the lights, towering beehive hairdos, dark outfits, microphones in hand, moving and singing with pure energy. Ronnie is in the center—her voice sharp yet warm, those “whoa-oh-ohs” soaring without any strain. Backup dancers move behind them. The audience cheers. It’s just over two and a half minutes, but it feels like the entire 1960s has come alive right in front of you. The Ronettes came out of Spanish Harlem and Washington Heights in New York. Veronica “Ronnie” Bennett, her sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Talley started singing together in the late 1950s, drawing inspiration from doo-wop groups like Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers. They performed at the Peppermint Lounge, appeared in a twist movie, and released a few modest singles. The turning point came when Estelle called Philles Records. Phil Spector heard Ronnie sing “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” and immediately knew that was the voice he’d been looking for. The three of them signed with his label in 1963. “Be My Baby” was written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector. Ronnie later said the song captured the explosive feeling of those early days between her and the producer. The recording sessions took place in July 1963 at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles. Ronnie flew out to California alone. The other two Ronettes weren’t called in. Background vocals came from the Blossoms, Cher (her first time in a studio), Sonny Bono, and Nino Tempo. The session musicians—later known as the Wrecking Crew—included Hal Blaine on drums, multiple pianos at once, guitars, bass, brass, and a full string section. It was the first time Spector used a full orchestra at Gold Star for one of his records. The studio was packed. They rehearsed for hours before rolling tape. Hal Blaine later explained that the legendary opening drum pattern came from an accident—he dropped a stick and missed the second beat. He kept the “mistake,” and it became the unforgettable signature. Ronnie spent three days recording her vocals. Between takes she would slip into the ladies’ room to practice those “oh-oh-ohs,” partly because the acoustics were great in there and partly so the musicians wouldn’t get distracted. Spector built his Wall of Sound by layering instruments thickly and using Gold Star’s famous echo chamber, creating a dense, almost symphonic sound he called “little symphonies for the kids.” The finished track felt both powerful and intimate, grand and personal at the same time. Released in August 1963, “Be My Baby” climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, held strong for weeks, hit No. 1 on Cash Box, and reached the top five in the UK. Dick Clark called it “the record of the century” on American Bandstand. It sold millions of copies in its first year. The song became an icon of the 1960s for several interlocking reasons. The Wall of Sound delivered a sense of scale that matched the energy and ambition of a young generation growing up with radio and television. The lyrics were simple teenage romance, yet Ronnie delivered them with confidence and a subtle sensuality that created a compelling tension. At that moment, girl groups were reshaping how female artists appeared on stage—confident, stylish, magnetic. “Be My Baby” captured that shift and elevated it. The impact was immediate. Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys heard the song for the first time while driving. He had to pull over to the side of the road, completely overwhelmed. He later called it the greatest record ever made and said no one would ever top it. Wilson bought multiple copies, played them over and over, and studied every layer. He wrote “Don’t Worry Baby” as a kind of answer song, originally intending it for the Ronettes, before keeping it for his own group. John Lennon loved Ronnie’s voice too. Later generations kept drawing from that drumbeat, that sense of space in the production, and the direct emotional charge of the track. Every time I watch the performance clip again, it still feels fresh. Ronnie smiles, sings, and moves across the stage as if the song had been written the day before. Nothing feels forced. The energy comes from the three of them, from the hidden orchestra behind them, and from the way the record was built. It’s a moment when pop music learned how to create something large inside a small frame. More than sixty years later, the recording still stands among the most important songs of its era, inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. Sitting with the video, what comes through clearest is pure joy. No long explanation needed. Just that opening drumbeat, then Ronnie’s voice stepping in, and suddenly you remember why this song remains tied to the 1960s—because it caught the pulse of its time, because it was made with such care that it became a standard, and because it still makes people want to sing along, move along, and believe every word.show more

Benjamin Netanyahu’s UN Speech – Quotes and Highlights This... was one of Netanyahu’s clearest and hardest-hitting speeches at the UN in decades. Here are the key moments, with timestamps from the full video: 0:44 – 1:14 On Iran’s nuclear threat: “These were meant not only to destroy Israel. They were meant also to threaten the United States and blackmail nations everywhere.” 2:09 – 2:28 On taking out terror leaders: “We crushed the bulk of Hamas’s terror machine. We crippled Hezbollah, taking out most of its leaders and much of its weapons arsenal. You remember those beepers? We paged Hezbollah, and believe me, they got the message.” 3:23 – 3:37 On targeted strikes: “Yihya Sinwar in Gaza, gone. Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon, gone. The Assad regime in Syria, gone.” 6:15 – 6:35 On Hamas: “The final remnants of Hamas are holed up in Gaza City. They vow to repeat the atrocities of October 7 again and again. That is why Israel must finish the job.” 7:50 – 7:58 On Hamas atrocities: “They burned babies alive in front of their parents. What monsters.” 10:41 – 11:34 Speaking directly to hostages over loudspeakers into Gaza: “We have not forgotten you, not even for a second. We will not falter and we will not rest until we bring all of you home… Lay down your arms. Let my people go. Free the hostages. If you do, you will live. If you don’t, Israel will hunt you down.” 16:27 – 16:53 Turning the tables on world leaders: “Imagine a regime dispatching thousands of terrorists to invade the United States. They massacre 40,000 Americans. They take 10,000 Americans hostage. You think America would leave that regime standing? Not a chance.” 17:36 – 18:06 On appeasement: “For much of the past two years, Israel has had to fight a seven-front war against barbarism with many of your nations opposing us… This is not an indictment of Israel. It’s an indictment of you. It’s an indictment of weak-kneed leaders who appease evil.” 21:52 – 22:29 Destroying the genocide lie: “Would a country committing genocide plead with the civilian population it is supposedly targeting to get out of harm’s way? Hamas tries to keep them in, Israel tells them to leave. What a joke.” 24:31 – 24:48 On antisemitic blood libels: “Those who peddle the blood libels of genocide and starvation against Israel are no better than those in the Middle Ages who accused Jews of poisoning wells and using the blood of children to bake Passover matzahs.” 26:04 – 26:28 On Western recognition of a Palestinian state: “Nearly 90% of Palestinians supported the October 7 attack. They danced on the rooftops. They threw candies. What message did you send by recognizing a Palestinian state now? You told them murdering Jews pays off.” Continued in next tweet 👇 1/2show more

21 Rules of $KASPA 1. Those who understand buy... Kaspa. 2. Those who don’t, criticize Kaspa. 3. Everyone is against Kaspa before they are for it. 4. You will never be done learning about Kaspa. 5. Kaspa is powered by chaos. 6. Kaspa is the only game in the casino that we can all win. 7. Kaspa is the one thing in the universe that you can truly own. 8. Everyone gets Kaspa at the price they deserve. 9. Only buy Kaspa with the money you can’t afford to lose. 10. Tickets to escape the matrix are priced in Kaspa. 11. Kaspa insight is restricted to those with a need to know. 12. All your models will be destroyed. 13. The cure to economic ill is the orange pill. 14. Be for Kaspa, not against Fiat. 15. Kaspa is for everyone. 16. Learn to think in Bitcoin & Kaspa. 17. You don’t change Kaspa, it changes you. 18. Laser eyes protect you from endless lies. 19. Respect Bitcoin & Kaspa, or it will make a clown out of you. 20. You do not sell your Bitcoin & Kaspa (unless you understand marketcycles) 21. Spread Bitcoin & Kaspa with love. 22. Bitcoin was the testnet of Kaspa 23. Bitcoin = digital Gold, Kaspa = digital silver 24. Kaspa = 600x faster than Bitcoin (soon 6000x faster) Just have a look at: (change to 10BPS --> end of Q1 implemented) 25. Kaspa solves the Trilemma (read it again) 26. 90% of all KAS in circ supply 27. In 2 years $KAS is already more scarce then $BTC 28. Already 2nd biggest hashrate. Compare with $BTC MC 10 years ago = bigger hashrate already 29. Like $BTC = Firstmover. BTC = first blockchain KAS = first Ghost Blockdag 30. Marathon (biggest publicly listed BTC mining company) is now involved in $KAS Mining BONUS: Binance, Coinbase, VCs & KOLs initially ignored $kas because they had no control over it. Now they’re forced to chase what they once dismissed. Our lesson? Follow the tech, don't go against it. Don´t sleep on it Michael Saylor and just read "The book of Kaspa" #micdrop 🫳🎤show more

‘Doctor Death’ Gives Life to Gold Mines Dave Fennell... chain-smoked and studied law while winning 6 Grey Cups. He sent 3 quarterbacks to the hospital in one game, becoming 'Dr. Death' and a household name in Canada. Next Dave turned to gold exploration, building 5 ventures worth ~$5 billion. He's never shared his story publicly—until now. After dominating football, Dave Fennell's Midas touch in Guyana could lead to his greatest victory. Mining legends Louis Gignac, Rick Rule and others weigh in. "I was capable of playing very violently," recalls Fennell. "If you're going to survive as a defensive lineman. The people who are opposite you, have to be afraid of you." He played 10 seasons for the Edmonton Eskimos (renamed Elks in ‘21), appearing in 8 Grey Cups (Canada’s Super Bowl). The Eskimos won 6, including 5 in a row 1978-1982. Fennell, who turned 71 Feb 4, is chain smoking Marlboros on a Zoom call with me Feb 5. He’s reflecting on a career that spans beyond the gridiron to golden ventures. His resume includes co-founding Golden Star (US $467M sale in ‘22) and Miramar ($1.5B sale in ‘08). Fennell was a tenured director of Sabina ($1.1B sale in ‘23) and Torex ($1.2B market cap). His Reunion Gold ($485M market cap) has rapidly discovered a major gold deposit after setbacks. Fennell's sons picked up his drive too. David Jr. played Michigan State football then turned engineer. John raced luge at the Sochi Winter Olympics, now he's a corporate analyst. – Raised in a middle-class Edmonton, Alberta family, Fennell was the second of four children. “I was taught very early on, you're not allowed to quit when you start something. It was not acceptable.” He completed a 4 year undergrad degree at U of North Dakota in 3 years. Fennell could have gone to the NFL, but chose to stay in Edmonton, joining the Eskimos on the condition he’d also go to law school. It's hard to imagine a pro athlete smoking, studying law, and winning six championships today. But Dave Fennell did it all. He planned to play pro for 10 seasons, and wondered, “What do you do when the cheering stops?” Joining a law firm next, the bosses leveraged his "Dr. Death" fame for networking. Fennell recalls, “They loved taking me to the Petroleum Club on Mondays.” His law practice worked with many small miners. After three years and a Guyana field trip, Fennell decided to get into gold mining himself. At 32, Fennell founded Golden Star Resources (GSR). He partnered with Roger Morton, a U of Alberta geology professor, to explore Guyana. GSR spent $20K staking the forgotten Omai gold deposit. “It was open ground.” Anaconda Copper explored Omai extensively in the late 1940s but stopped when the Korean War began. Secrets of the Anaconda Library A private detective helped Fennell find Anaconda’s geological data. They learned of a cavernous library in Montana, holding 100 years of records. A librarian, just laid off, liked Fennell and sold him the Guyana files for $30K. GSR hired SNC Lavalin, with their top supercomputer, to process this historical information. It showed a big potential mine. Placer Dome partnered on Omai in ‘87, before walking away. Fennell didn't give up. He invited Louis Gignac’s Cambior to visit Omai during a 3 day rainstorm. Cambior ended up funding construction for a 70% stake. It produced 3.7 million gold ounces from 92-05. Renowned mining investor Rick Rule says Fennell is easy to underestimate. "The physicality obscures a great intellect and a guy that's actually very kind. He's the classic entrepreneur. When he sees an opportunity, he can't not grasp it.” Next, GSR pursued Cambior to partner in Suriname. “If I had a mine each time someone told me a story about a property, I'd be a very rich man,” Gignac says. GSR’s Rosebel discovery was in region reeling after Suriname’s civil war. “David, why don’t you settle down, get married, do something easier than this,” Gignac advised him. Fennell persisted, inviting Gignac to tour Rosebel. It poured rain again on that trip, which Gignac saw as a good omen after Omai’s success. Cambior eventually built the mine. Rosebel became one of South America’s largest, yielding over 6 million ounces. Today, it’s operated by Zijin. GSR stock jumped 600% in the early '90s thanks to these wins. Investor Mike Halvorson says GSR’s work in the Guianas and Suriname put the area on the map for mining. “Back in those days, from a political point of view, it was considered high-risk to go into the Guianas,” Gignac remembers. “It took a lot of guts for [Fennell] to get involved, and a lot of guts to follow him there. We eventually mined about twice the [initial] reserves at Omai. By doing Omai, it was that much easier to do Rosebel. We were comfortable with the region and its people. There's a lot of advantages in these countries. It's simpler. Decision makers are easier to know and be in contact with.” Halvorson remembers Fennell throwing a 'chirping' analyst into a pool on one Suriname stay. The guy skipped on the water like a stone. Fennell and Halvorson connected in Edmonton in the 1980s through their love of migratory bird hunting. “Anything that walks, flies or swims, Dave has killed,” says mining engineer Bruce McLeod, who hunts and fishes with Fennell. A massive Anaconda snake skin once adorned the crown mouldings in Fennell’s Montreal offices. At 41, Fennell lucked out as the sole bidder for Sigrist House, once King Edward VIII's Bahamian villa. Fennell lived there 28 years before downsizing. In the late 90’s, Fennell clashed with GSR's board and was pushed out. Later, GSR refocused on Africa and was sold to a Chinese company. To avoid GSR conflicts, Fennell eyed new gold regions. BHP's Hugo Dummett offered him all their gold assets for $80 million. But with few flush bidders, BHP sold the portfolio in pieces. Ivanhoe got Mongolia and discovered Oyu Tolgoi. Randgold took West Africa, and Harmony got East Africa. "If you'd have kept that package together, it'd be the second largest copper company [today]. And you'd be arguing with Newmont about who was the biggest gold company," Fennell says. He bought the Canadian assets for US $20.4 million. It had Hope Bay, a 4 million ounce gold discovery in the high arctic. Fennell dealt through Cambiex Exploration (CBX), where he’d been appointed Chair and CEO in January ‘99, when CBX was a 15 cent stock with a $3.5 million market cap. CBX split the tab with Miramar, a modest gold miner sitting on cash. Miramar swallowed CBX in 2002, appointing Fennell Executive Vice Chairman. Miramar invested about $100 million in Hope Bay and led it through permitting. In 2008, Newmont bought Miramar for $1.5 billion. Every $1 invested in CBX’s equity funding when Fennell took over in early ‘99 was worth $19.50 when Newmont acquired Miramar 9 years later. CBX shareholders made even more money through a spinout company, Ariane Gold, acquired by Cambior in ‘03. Rob McLeod, a geologist at Hope Bay, admired Fennell's strong presence, humour, and optimism. Fennell built bonds with Inuit partners through fishing and Crib games, easing the permitting process. Fennell would need that optimism for his next venture. – In 2004, Fennell listed Nevada explorer New Sleeper. A name change to Reunion Gold (RGD) came in 2006, after recruiting former GSR colleagues and pivoting again to the Giuanas. The stock ran from 30 cents to over $2 in early ‘07 on the back of a Suriname gold find. It didn’t pan out. RGD crashed to 3.5 cents during the ‘08 financial crisis. “When you take your shareholder's money and you say you're going to do this, and if it's not successful, my job is to fix that and I'm not going to roll all the stock back. I'm not going to wipe shareholders out,” Fennell says, explaining RGD’s current 1.23 billion shares. Reunion roared back above $2 again after a Guyana manganese discovery. Then, metal prices crashed, cutting RGD to one penny by 2016. “You're going to fail a hundred percent guaranteed in both exploration and football,” Fennell says. “The real question is, what are you going to do after you fail?” A US $10 million sale of the manganese project provided a lifeline. In 2019, Barrick partnered with Reunion on exploration, committing $4.2 million. Reunion was a 7 cent stock in 2020 when they found gold at Guyana’s Oko project. But, Barrick quickly abandoned the alliance and skipped a $3 million commitment. They even sued Reunion after Oko's success. In 2023, Barrick and RGD settled, owing nothing to each other. Oko moved from a prospect to a major gold deposit rapidly. An initial 2023 resource estimate showed 4.3 million ounces (indicated plus inferred). Fennell believes Oko could be the best gold mine in South America. He sees a 300--400,000 ounce per year, low-cost mine, with a 12 year initial mine life. "It’s going to be much bigger and longer,” Fennell says, optimistically. “Whether we're going to live longer is a whole different question." Reunion aims to publish a PEA study on Oko before Summer. Fennell also looks forward to a feasibility study and final permits in Q1 2015, with construction to start soon after. "From a discovery to a tier one mine in [potentially] six years, it doesn't get any better," Fennell says. He’s in Georgetown this week, talking with the Guyanese government about Oko's future. Reunion’s looking at options: build, sell, merge, or partner up. Fennell wants RGD to avoid execution risk and debt. G Mining Services, led by Fennell's old friend Gignac, is advising on Oko. They've successfully built many mines, like Fruta del Norte in Ecuador (Lundin Gold - $3.7B market cap). Gignac's G Mining Ventures, doing well and on track in Brazil, could be a key player in Oko's future. “There will be a mine [at Oko]. There's absolutely no question,” says Gignac. “The size, grade, and gold content. That's going to be the next one to put on his record.” There’s a slight problem with Venezuela’s claim over Guyana’s Essequibo region, where Oko is. Fennell isn't worried. He says the US will protect it because of Exxon and Chevron’s huge oil investments there. Gignac says Fennell hasn't changed since they first met in the late 80s. "Always glass half-full, always enthusiastic. A track record as good as anybody at finding deals, doing exploration, and developing orebodies." Fennell is honest and a consummate salesman according to Rule. “I don't think in 35 years he ever lied to me, but he would polish the living shit out of the rear view mirror.” Some colourful highlights of my 2 hour Zoom with Mr. Fennell were published in raw video form below. It’s full of wisdom about gold exploration and football. “David is one of the most low key and commercially successful entrepreneurs in [mining],” Bruce McLeod wrote. “He has played a huge part in mentoring others too. Without David I wouldn't be where I am today.” Fennell says, "We always overcome challenges. I never give up." Reunion Gold (RGD-TSXV) is worth $485 million at press time, last at 39.5 cents. Fennell owns 61 million RGD shares. He has warrants and options to purchase 12.6 million more. B. McLeod, Rule & Halvorson all own the stock. All figures CAD unless otherwise indicated. Like, Share, & Follow me Tommy Humphreys for more Big Score stories!show more