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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

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

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

🎙️ Become an Expat: Outrun Tyranny & Maximize Liberty... Ep. 77 with Mikkel Thorup | Author & Podcast Host on You’re The Voice | Podcast by Efrat Fenigson My guest today is Mikkel Thorup, the founder and CEO of Expat Money, an expat consultancy company that focuses on helping clients to legally mitigate tax liabilities, obtain second residencies and citizenships, as well as make foreign investments, including international real estate. Raised in Canada and self-educated since the age of 12, Mikkel’s journey is anything but conventional. He’s lived in nine countries, visited over 110, and owns real estate in ten. His unique blend of lived experience and global expertise gives him an unparalleled perspective on freedom, sovereignty, and the tools needed to thrive outside failing Western democracies. In this episode, we dive into the philosophy of "planting flags", the idea of diversifying your life and assets across multiple jurisdictions to avoid being at the mercy of any one government. Mikkel walks us through the principles of perpetual travel, international tax strategy, second passports, and safe havens across Latin America and beyond. Tune in for Mikkel’s insights; an urgent wake-up call to prepare a Plan B before it’s too late. ► If you got value, please like, comment, share, follow and support my work. Thank you! 0:00 Coming Up… 1:20 Introducing Mikkel Thorup and Expat Life 4:06 Mikkel’s Global Background and Personal Journey 6:30 Fragmentation of the World and Global Blocs 12:00 Ad Break - Trezor & BTC Prague 13:29 “Flag Planting”: Why It Matters Today 20:00 Can Only the Wealthy Relocate? 24:00 Residency & Citizenship: Time vs. Money Opportunity Cost 26:00 Legal Rights of World Citizens 29:50 Passports Are A Recent, New Concept 31:55 “Best Places To Live” & Criteria for Choosing a Second Country 39:50 The Examples of Panama and Latin America 44:22 El Salvador Insights 49:44 Mikkel’s Mission and Passion For His Work 55:50 Mikkel & Bitcoin 56:50 A Call for Sovereignty and Having a Plan B 1:00:00 A Plan B Can Be a Life Saver >>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

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

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

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

How to build a $100K/month iOS app (playbook below):... Over the next 18 months, we'll see 200+ apps hit $100k/month solving problems that were impossible to solve until right now. AI can now solve hyper-specific problems for tiny audiences. Problems so specific only 50,000 people on earth have them. But those 50,000 will pay $40/month for a perfect solution. Meanwhile, the "For You Page" killed the need for followers. Any creator with zero audience can go viral tomorrow. One video about your niche app can deliver 1,000 paying customers overnight. This is the perfect storm. Micro-problems can finally be solved. Micro-apps can finally find their people. *Disclaimer* No, this won't work for everyone. Not everyone will make $100k MRR app. But there is a tremendous amount of opportunity, and my point is this is how i'd approach it: The playbook: 1) Daily habit (not occasional use) Not "track calories." Think "photograph your psoriasis patches every morning to track flare triggers." Not "meditate" but "record your stutter severity after each phone call." The winning apps solve micro-problems inside daily routines. The person checking if their dog's food has ingredients that trigger seizures. The runner who needs to know if today's pollen will trigger their exercise-induced asthma. Find the tiny, specific thing someone does at the exact same time every day. 2) AI-powered narrow wedge One problem. One perfect solution. "AI that tells if this supplement will interfere with your Adderall." "AI that identifies which FODMAP ingredients are in this restaurant dish." The narrower you go, the more people will pay. Start with one use case that takes 10 seconds to understand. 3) One channel, 3 formats TikTok or Instagram. Pick one. Test three content types daily. When something hits, make 50 versions. The apps making $100K/month mastered one platform before touching another. 4) 100 obsessed users 100 people who use it daily and would riot if you shut down. They'll bring the next 100. Those bring 400. But without the first 100 fanatics, you have nothing. Use organic audience to bring these people there. 5) Charge immediately Paywall goes up week one. $7-40/month. Free users give garbage feedback. Paying users tell you exactly what to build. If nobody pays for your broken MVP, they won't pay for your polished version either. 90-day timeline: Days 1-10: Find the habit, validate demand (reddit, tiktok, Idea Browser) Days 11-30: Ship the ugliest working version (use bolt/lovable/vibecode app/rork) While you're doing this you're building organic audience. Figuring out formats, focusing on 1 channel, working with creators. Days 31-60: Get 100 users, obsess over them Days 61-90: Double down on what's working TLDR; Pick a daily micro-problem this weekend. Ship something that solves it by next weekend. Charge for it the weekend after. (full episode is below or on the latest episode The Startup Ideas Podcast (SIP) 🧃 on yt etc) Enjoy the sauce. People charge for this sorta sauce. It's free for you. The App Store is open for the first time in years. Go claim your piece. Im rooting for you.show more

Ep. 16 | Free The Money | Zcash &... ZODL: Why Encryption Wins in an AI Driven World In this episode, I’m joined by Tony Margarit 🛡 , former Finance & Ops at the Electric Coin Company (ECC), the original team behind Zcash 🛡️ and the Zashi wallet. Tony breaks down what’s happening inside the Zcash ecosystem, why the former ECC team launched Zcash Open Development Lab, and what they’re building now with their newly rebranded wallet, Zodl (fka Zashi). We talk about the bigger mission: making privacy normal and scaling private digital cash to billions. Tony explains why Zcash isn’t “corporate controlled,” and how decentralized development actually works across multiple teams and contributors. We also discuss Tachyon, a major upcoming upgrade designed to dramatically improve Zcash’s scalability and prepare the network for billions of users. We get into the product leap that matters most for real adoption: world-class UX + real utility. Tony explains Near Intents and why it’s a major unlock, enabling more seamless swaps across ecosystems so users can keep value encrypted while still interacting with other assets. Tony also explains CrossPay as a key bridge to adoption: the ability to pay friends or vendors in the currency they want while keeping your own holdings private. We cover why Zcash still supports transparent transactions, how that helps with exchange access and adoption without weakening shielded privacy, and why Ledger/Trezor shielded support could be a major catalyst for growing the shielded pool. Finally, we go deep on the AI angle — blockchain surveillance, wallet deanonymization, and why encryption (not just obfuscation) matters as AI gets more powerful. We wrap with how zero-knowledge proofs could reshape identity, governance, and everyday verification online. Sign up for ITrustCapital with this link for $100 funding bonus. See why people are opening a tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRA for their future: 00:00 Tony’s Background: From CPA to Crypto 4:44 Why Privacy Clicked During COVID 08:03 What Happened at ECC & Launching Zcash Open Development Lab 11:15 ZODL Wallet: UX, Utility & Why It Matters 12:18 Near Intents & CrossPay: A Major Unlock for Zcash 14:40 Shielded Pool Growth & Hardware Wallet Catalyst 18:57 Transparent vs Shielded Transactions (Why Both Exist) 21:39 AI Surveillance & Blockchain Deanonymization Risks. 25:11 Obfuscation vs Encryption 26:00 AI Agents & Micropayments 27:58 Tachyon: Scaling Zcash to Billions 31:04 Crypto, Taxes & Regulatory Friction 38:04 Zero-Knowledge Proofs Beyond Money 41:50 Privacy is normalshow more

Ep. 15 Free The Money | Angel Pui: The... Serial Entrepreneur Behind Brave Games I am joined by serial entrepreneur Angel, a builder who has successfully launched companies across fashion, marketplaces, digital health, NFTs, and now Web3 gaming. Angel’s journey starts in a family of engineers and inventors, where she learned to think in systems, solve problems aggressively, and analyze metrics from a young age. Instead of following the traditional engineering path, she chose design, eventually launching Weddingful, a marketplace that became the “Airbnb for weddings” and scaled to over 100,000 users before being acquired. From there, she pivoted into digital health, co-founding a company that helped match patients with clinical trials, accelerating access to potentially life-saving treatments. Along the way, she mastered forecasting, A/B testing, and data-driven growth. These skills she later applied to flipping Birkin bags on a massive scale (using Python scripts to identify arbitrage opportunities) and launching NFT projects with Fortune 500 brands. But the real focus of this conversation is her latest venture: Brave Games. Angel is now leading the development of Brave Games, the first ever reality-style, vault-heist competition built directly into the Brave browser. Instead of passively consuming content, users actively participate in a live, evolving game where alliances form, strategy matters, and outcomes aren’t producer controlled, but user driven. With over 100 million Brave users and tens of thousands already participating in early rounds, Brave Games represents a major shift in digital engagement, blending Web2 scale with Web3 incentives, privacy layers, NFTs, and community led gameplay. Angel explains the vision: turning browsers from passive tools into interactive entertainment platforms, potentially becoming the “Netflix of reality-style games.” If you’re interested in entrepreneurship, AI-driven business building, Web3 innovation, or the future of interactive entertainment, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss. Sign up for ITrustCapital with this link for $100 funding bonus. See why people are opening a tax-advantaged Crypto, Gold & Silver IRA for their future: 00:00 From Weddings to Web3: Angel’s Entrepreneur Blueprint 00:29 Angel Joins the Show 03:49 “Something Was Missing” → Product Design Mindset 06:16 Weddingful: Sewing Dresses → “Airbnb for Weddings” 08:41 Digital Health: Matching Patients to Clinical Trials 12:17 Metrics That Win: Forecasting, Testing, Scaling 15:28 Birkin Arbitrage: Python + 20–30% Margins 18:32 NFTs: From Collector to Fortune 500 Launches 24:04 AI Future: Agents, New Jobs, New Money 29:52 Brave Games: Reality-Style Vault Heist in Your Browser 39:17 Founder Advice: Use AI, Fail Fast, Learn Faster 41:25 Creator Growth Hack: Incentives + Mini-Games for Viewersshow more

Tiago Forte has pioneered the concept of a Second... Brain. As the author of two books, he's learned that quantity and quality aren't opposing forces. Here's what else he's taught me about writing: 1. The brain is for having ideas, not storing them. Write stuff down. 2. If you really want to learn something, don't just consume information. Create something about it. 3. Note-taking is a form of time-travel. You don’t just take notes to remember ideas. You also take notes to remember experiences. Reading your notes takes you back to a different state of consciousness. Note-taking is a rebellion against the entropy of memory. 4. Save only the best notes: Don't hoard information. Save only the top 5-10% of your ideas. That way, you can trust that everything in your note-taking system is high-quality. 5. Tiago’s dad is an artist who taught him an important lesson: the energy to create art can dissipate in small, invisible ways if you let it. Set up a structure where you have the peace of mind and the bandwidth to do art. 6. The ultimate goal of note-taking is to improve your ideas. Too many people treat note-taking as an end in itself. But the goal of note-taking isn’t to save information. It’s to have ideas you wouldn’t have had otherwise. To be smarter, faster, and more creative. 7. Link notes together. Organize your ideas by topic, not by source. As you browse your note-taking system, consider the serendipity you want to create for your future self. For example, if you read two books about a topic, link those notes together. 8. In school, we’re taught to research before we write. Do the opposite. Compile notes over time. Then, once you have an idea, start writing immediately — right when you have an epiphany. Start researching after you've written a draft. 9. Create evergreen notes. Like a good investment, the benefits of your note-taking system should compound in value. Save ideas that will stay relevant for many years. Read the classics, skip the news. 10. Tiago publicly tested every idea in his book. For most, the internet is a blackhole of distraction. But it can instead be used as a place to do low-stakes experiments before you go all in. 11. The more expensive the location for a writer's retreat, the more it forces you to be productive. 12. "Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work." — Gustave Flaubert, one of Tiago's favorite quotes. 13. The less formal and “official” a software program feels, the better Tiago writes. And he believes some of the best turns of phrase come out in messaging apps with friends. Stuck on something? Close the word doc and text a friend about it. 14. Every time you compress an idea, you make it more accessible. But you also lose context, depth, and nuance. 15. The ultimate test of how well you understand something is how clearly you can explain it in writing — clear writers are clear thinkers. 16. Twitter can help too. Stuck on a paragraph while writing your book? Well, send a tweet about it. If the idea resonates, bring it into your book. 17. Too many choices can cloud our creative process. The key to making progress is knowing when to take in new information and when to shut off all sources of distraction. Divergence and Convergence. 18. Anything you might want to accomplish—executing a project at work, getting a new job, learning a new skill, starting a business—requires finding and putting to use the right information. 19. Instead of working in “Heavy Lifts,” you can work in “Slow Burns.” Taking notes makes you less dependent on those long blocks of creative time you need when you have to complete creative projects in a single sitting. 20. Tiago: “If I could leave you with one last bit of advice, it is to chase what excites you.” 21. A bonus: “Run after your obsessions with everything you have. Just be sure to take notes along the way.” I've shared the full conversation with Tiago Forte here. If you'd rather listen on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple, check out the replies below.show more

⚫️ UNCANNY VALLEY: THE AI CLASSROOM REVOLUTION: ARE TEACHERS... READY? What if AI isn’t just disrupting education… but detonating it? Ethan Mollick, Professor at The Wharton School, joins Dr Danish for one of the most explosive Uncanny Valley episodes, lifting the lid on how classrooms are collapsing, colleges are scrambling, and apprenticeships are vanishing in real time. From AI tutors replacing professors to the rise of one-person unicorns, this isn’t just a change in learning…it’s a reset of work, meaning, and what it even takes to succeed. This episode doesn’t ask whether AI will change education. It shows you how it already has. Fridays at 4:20PM ET. Only on 𝕏. 00:18 – Is AI destroying school, or forcing us to teach better? 01:13 – “100% they’re cheating.” The honesty about academic dishonesty. 02:41 – Why good pedagogy still matters—even with AI tutors. 03:51 – Elon Musk says college is obsolete. Is he right — or just early? 05:01 – “AI gives you the answer—but you don’t learn.” The Turkey study. 06:31 – From calculators to GPT: How cheating evolves—and what to do. 08:24 – What the flipped AI-powered classroom of the future looks like. 09:23 – Inside Ethan’s Wharton classes: Simulations, games, and AI everywhere. 10:09 – “AI is an always-on tutor.” What humans still do better. 11:08 – Can AI actually launch a company? Where Ethan draws the line. 12:44 – “AI cofounder” is real, but jagged edges still slow it down. 14:07 – Why bad ideas fail faster when filtered through AI. 15:45 – Confidence vs. capability: the psychology of starting up. 16:51 – The average founder is 42. What that really means for AI. 18:04 – Will a flood of new entrepreneurs fix—or break—the market? 19:50 – AI as advisor: How a chatbot could help your catering business. 21:37 – Why most Americans are founders-in-waiting—and AI unlocks them. 22:30 – Prototyping is cracked. Scaling? Not yet. 24:33 – Youth unemployment and the collapse of on-the-job learning. 25:51 – “The apprenticeship model is broken.” And how to fix it. 27:06 – Losing the talent pipeline — and why companies must step up. 28:22 – Why the youth don’t want factory jobs—and shouldn’t. 29:26 – Is AGI inevitable—or just imagined? 31:07 – What should we teach our kids? The answer might scare you. 32:27 – Bundled jobs, fragmented futures: how humans stay relevant. 33:59 – The real singularity? When we can’t predict what happens next. 35:25 – The AI assumption no one wants to question. 36:55 – What are agents, really? Why no one agrees on the definition. 37:55 – Co-intelligence vs. substitution: what agents skip over. 38:50 – Plain-English goals, rogue pricing, and collusion-by-default. 40:02 – Nested agents are here, and Wharton’s building them. 40:58 – Management > Coding: What great prompters actually do. 41:12 – Product managers might be more vital than ever.show more