19: AI

AI is like mobile was in the mid-2000’s, but instead of just iPhone and Android, there are dozens of phones and all are being upgraded weekly. Wild times.

— Aaron Levie (@levie) July 18, 2023

To date, my two most (and only) successful platforms have been blogging and YouTube.

5 Ways I’m Using AI to Make Money in 2023 These doubled my income last year ........ with the help of AI, I was able to DOUBLE my income last year without working more hours. ...... My business model didn’t change. I didn’t hire anyone. The only thing that changed was how I used AI to work more productively and efficiently. .......... and then run low-cost Pinterest ads ($.10 to $.15 CPC) to make sales. .

261,000 Subscribers in 5 Months with 20 Videos — Faceless YouTube Channel Case Study Here’s how they did it. .



Twitter creators to earn ad payouts

Ha! https://t.co/45fwe9BPsF

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 16, 2023

This is what building a startup feels like. pic.twitter.com/80D5bR19h4

— Andrew Gazdecki (@agazdecki) July 15, 2023

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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 16, 2023

I built the simplest way to convert your video to other languages.

all you need is a youtube link. no install required.

curious? check out @lexfridman + zuck talking about @elonmusk in hindi. pic.twitter.com/nZBi4ZtRde

— Prady (@therealprady) July 16, 2023

Another version of @acquiredotcom

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 17, 2023

100 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Going To Positively Impact The World https://t.co/FepdrzRpTv

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 17, 2023

Late on a Friday night @elonmusk X @SpaceX ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/dhpJqUsflo

— Maye Musk (@mayemusk) July 16, 2023

6 months ago it looked like AI / LLMs were going to bring a much needed revival to the venture startup ecosystem after a few tough years.

With companies like Jasper starting to slow down, it’s looking like this may not be the case.

Right now there are 2 clear winners, a…

— Sam Hogan (@0xSamHogan) July 16, 2023

Make the ordinary come alive and the extraordinary will take care of itself. pic.twitter.com/tjBRSbZU6w

— Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom) July 17, 2023

I've been working on Houck's Newsletter full-time for 4 months

Since launch:

- Grew to more than 45,000 subscribers
- Launched a paid community with over 300 members
- Grew to $165k ARR + $450k total annualized revenue across a few products

Much more to come!

— Michael Houck 💡 (@callmehouck) July 17, 2023

As you loved the post with @elonmusk and X, here are (really bad) photos of him with his kids and @ToscaMusk in 2008, when @SpaceX moved into larger offices in Hawthorne.
And a more recent photo at Starbase with his teens. #FamilyFirst 🥰🥰 pic.twitter.com/YjAlH3Ikyd

— Maye Musk (@mayemusk) July 17, 2023

A dark day not only due to the horrific loss of life to Russian terror, but also because even this was not enough to rouse the free world to bring its full might to defending Ukraine and sanctioning Russia. Excuses, investigations, and business as usual for 8 more years. #MH17 https://t.co/8VuHSHnaGE

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) July 17, 2023

Here's my conversation with Yuval Noah Harari (@harari_yuval) about human nature, intelligence, power, war, communism, fascism, origins of human civilization & the dangers of AI. Yuval also responds critically to my conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu. https://t.co/14IbtRwe9I pic.twitter.com/exJdhpNdhc

— Lex Fridman (@lexfridman) July 17, 2023

What a video from another Himalayan slope falling to an ill-designed road. And check out that unwavering stoic of a gentleman at left. https://t.co/hrTfbVcyDG

— Kanak Mani Dixit (@KanakManiDixit) July 17, 2023

What gets me really curious, is people seeing this and saying:

“AI will never get this right”…

Let me remind you, this was not possible 6mo ago.

And this is the dumbest AI will ever get.

The important thing here is not if it takes 1 year or 5 years.

The fact that this… https://t.co/vLmGFAvBYA

— Linus (●ᴗ●) (@LinusEkenstam) July 16, 2023

Where Americans were the richest in 1949. Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee. (Image via @foxjust.) pic.twitter.com/R7jtDJC70c

— Paul Graham (@paulg) July 19, 2023

I have a large online following, 33K on Twitter, 10K blog posts with 5M views, and I applied, months ago, but no slack.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 19, 2023

I can address your top pain point: the regulatory hurdles in the way of Web 3.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 19, 2023

Your recruiting team's "filters" are like a tonga horse's blinders. They can't see out of the box. pic.twitter.com/ikGDYBv8zw

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 19, 2023

Wanna see my favorite thing on my desk? It’s a real dandelion suspended in glass to remind me that every moment is fleeting and I LOVE IT SO MUCH pic.twitter.com/SNAScpSCPv

— Allison Esposito Medina (@techladyallison) July 18, 2023

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.@ShahBalen well done. Unauthorized occupation of public land must not be allowed even if the individual doing so is an 90 years old ex-minister. In this case illegal occupant is the ex-minister Bhadra Kumari Ghale. pic.twitter.com/JHr4JAKF8h

— Rudra Pandey (@rudrarajpandey) July 19, 2023

I shared these massive wins not to brag (ok a little bit), but to show that outcomes like this ARE possible

I’m just a random dude whose:

- Dad died in an accident when I was 12
- Mom has a chronic illness preventing her from working for last 30yr
- Retreated into myself for… https://t.co/b46RqtkLvr

— Kevin Espiritu (Plant Daddy) (@KevinEspiritu) July 19, 2023

🦄Here’s the current list of digital health unicorns:

Aledade
Alto Pharmacy
Benchling
Biofourmis
Cadence
Calm
Capsule
Carbon Health
Carebridge
Caris
Cerebral
Cityblock Health
Clarify Health
Collective Health
Commure
Concert AI
Datavant
Devoted Health
Disbatch Health
Elemy
Everly…

— Halle Tecco MBA, MPH (@halletecco) July 19, 2023

15: Putin

14: AI Skills

ChatGPT is a bunch of spelling bee Indians at a call center in Chennai. @sama @OpenAI @gdb

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 1, 2023

Make sure to enjoy the holiday weekend! pic.twitter.com/GKLnda0ELn

— Douglas A. Boneparth (@dougboneparth) July 1, 2023

"I’ve never built an app." ChatGPT changes that. Take my course: https://t.co/WSV9ukavy4

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 1, 2023

And I thought you stopped writing essays. #ChatGPTeffect

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 1, 2023

Can AI skills boost your career? . .

EVERYBODY is in a position to be grateful... Somebody who almost lost his eyes spent the first 15 minutes of his days just LOOKING .... at the grass!

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 1, 2023

Nugget. Travel.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 1, 2023

What video game hooked you like none other?

— Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) July 1, 2023

The Surgeon Paradox is a concept I can’t stop thinking about.

If you’re choosing between two surgeons of equal merit, you should choose the one who DOESN’T look the part, because they’ve had to overcome more to get to where they are.

“Looking the part” is sometimes the worst… pic.twitter.com/3vCpDImix3

— Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom) July 1, 2023

Quote I think about every day: "Every problem you have is because of a conversation you are not willing to have"

— Brian Simmons (@brian2346) June 29, 2023

How to make progress:

1. Do deep work
2. Consistently
3. Over a long period of time

Don’t give up! https://t.co/pMrcN6DUrP

— David J Phillips (@davj) June 29, 2023

sent you DM, followed my own way (it's a list)

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) June 30, 2023

To find product/market fit, prioritize the market first 🎯 https://t.co/1OBTUsVeYG

— David J Phillips (@davj) June 29, 2023

Are you an early-stage founder whose investors told them to invest in content marketing?

As much as I love content as a growth lever, there are a couple of lower-hanging fruit things to try before you jump in:

— parthi loganathan (@parthi_logan) June 28, 2023

Thank you @tryfondo for the incredible write up!! https://t.co/OTFq08vTVk

— Aaron Cannon (@AaronLCannon) June 23, 2023

I just spoke to myself, and it was weird.

You can now clone your voice using a few seconds of audio, give the robot personality, and deploy a clone of yourself.

Here is a step-by-step process on how to do this in less than two minutes:

— Santiago (@svpino) June 21, 2023

I'm using @myshell_ai:

1. Record 60 seconds of audio using your phone
2. Focus on sound quality. Avoid background noises
3. Go to https://t.co/sVScX7FE2j
4. Click on Create a Robot and give it a name
5. Upload your audio. Click on Clone

It will take a few seconds to complete. pic.twitter.com/2bHFFgOsYE

— Santiago (@svpino) June 21, 2023

I have trained to be a surgeon for the past 10 years. Today is my last day of that training.

Most of you don't know this, but when I'm not tweeting about stocks & real estate I spend 60+ hours a week doing facial plastic & reconstructive surgery.

My wife and I are moving to… pic.twitter.com/aoIhK7Nmp3

— Tyler Okland, MD (@Tyler_Okland_MD) June 30, 2023

fintech's first mistake was calling themselves "fintech." it's finance. FINANCE.

— stevie (mctweets isn’t my last name) (@steviemctweets) June 30, 2023

Several hundred organizations (maybe more) were scraping Twitter data extremely aggressively, to the point where it was affecting the real user experience.

What should we do to stop that? I’m open to ideas.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 30, 2023

My favorite thing real estate gurus do is gloss over having to maintain the property, deal with tenants, navigate economic environments, come up with the cash to buy the property in the first place and work really hard. Otherwise, it’s a super easy way to make money!

— Douglas A. Boneparth (@dougboneparth) June 30, 2023

Far-right parties on the rise across Europe https://t.co/MkxVW45l1z

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) June 30, 2023

Traditional media have used the term “far-right” so frequently & hyperbolically that it no longer means anything.

What use of that term by media actually represents is the immense ideological gap between the effete elite and the people.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 30, 2023

When I launched my first product I was too scared to charge more than $40.

But this scarcity-based approach benefits no one.

Don't undervalue yourself.
Don't devalue your product.

Charge what you're worth.

— Kieran Drew (@ItsKieranDrew) June 30, 2023

The ONLY organizations that will survive the next decade are the ones that EMBRACE (not fight) exponential tech.

— Peter H. Diamandis, MD (@PeterDiamandis) June 30, 2023

If Republicans were smart, they would propose a bill to pay down student loans by seizing college endowments.

The newly debt-free would be able to afford families, turning them Republican.

And universities would pay for the debt they saddled students with, not taxpayers. pic.twitter.com/RdO7Je3jZO

— Balaji (@balajis) June 30, 2023

Salespeople - stop doing this. You’re the 5th cold email today that pulled my high school off LinkedIn and used this exact subject line.

Seems every month there’s a new template all spammers start using. Is there some Slack channel where cold-emailers swap these awful “tips”? pic.twitter.com/M0GLTqPgtq

— Bill D'Alessandro (@BillDA) June 30, 2023

It’s not enough that citizens who relied on the promise of student loan forgiveness will not be referred to credit agencies. POTUS must invoke HEA to pause interest & collections until the debt is forgiven. Let the other side sue. Stand with students. NO interest, NO collection. https://t.co/qg9lxYF5PE

— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 30, 2023

Doctors in the UK seem to be.

— Paul Graham (@paulg) June 30, 2023

What’s actually disturbing is the feature of the Roberts Court to accept lavish gifts from billionaires, hide that fact, & then rule in their favor.

It would be an insult to democracy to respect this conduct. Legitimacy is not a birthright - it is earned. They are destroying it https://t.co/Y31jaww8NH

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 30, 2023

Just talked to Sam Altman and here’s what he said he looks for in startups applying to YC:

- Market: 20%
- Product: 20%
- Team: 30%
- Traction: 15%
- Founder Pedigree: 5%
- Luck: 10%
- Skill: 20%
- Concentrated Power of Will: 15%
- Reason to Remember The Name: 100%

— Roshan Patel (@roshanpateI) June 30, 2023

Seeing a lot of NYC hate recently

In January I had 10 meetings in one day, including:

- Apollo
- Angelo Gordon
- Blackstone
- Brookfield
- Goldman Sachs
- Carlyle

Where was I?

NYC

Find me another place in the world where this is possible

— Aleksey Chernobelskiy (@chernobelskiy) June 30, 2023

Thinking of my sister today. Harvard was a singular obsession with my mom during my childhood and it became my sister’s singular obsession throughout her short life. It became my own source of insecurity as a 2.8 GPA Asian (we exist) who sucked at math and standardized tests.… https://t.co/Vk75n8rDyG

— christinelu 🧋 (@christinelu) June 30, 2023

Please advise people to be wary of margin loans. Tesla has always been a high variability stock, often with no obvious rhyme or reason.

We are confident about long-term value creation, but cannot control the manic-depressive nature of the stock market.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 30, 2023

The best leaders are collaborative but firm

It is actually a strength to rank high on openness, but only when paired with the ability to say no

Great design is open to the kaleidoscope of ideas but then incredibly relentless in pruning it down to the essence of what must be

— Garry Tan 陈嘉兴 🛡️ (@garrytan) June 30, 2023

I never used to be happy as a dentist.

But I’ve never felt more energised by the daily repetition of being a writer.

· Crafting
· Studying
· Teaching

Find what gives you energy. Remove what doesn't.

Watch how great life becomes.

— Kieran Drew (@ItsKieranDrew) June 30, 2023

Myth:

You have to sacrifice everything, including your health, as a CEO of a venture-backed company.

Reality:

If you sacrifice your health, you'll fail.

But you can't have it all: Startup, Family, Health, Friends, Hobbies.

Choose two. Three, if you are genuinely excellent.

— Ale Resnik (@AleResnik) June 30, 2023

What are you optimistic about?
1. Nuclear progress
2. IRA bill
3. Wegovy, etc
4. Vaccines for much more than covid
5. CRISPR
6. AI assistants coming
7. Inflation slowing
8. Putin stumbles
9. Population growth moderating
10. _________________

— Brian Halligan (@bhalligan) June 30, 2023

.@pmarca rejects the Orthogonality Thesis.
What are his arguments?

1. Making paperclips is "stupid", i.e. begging the question.
2. The existence of moral-sounding LLMs "disproves" the thesis.

He lacks the necessary competence for this discourse. pic.twitter.com/U6VQkzG7wr

— Liron Shapira (@liron) June 30, 2023

A founder I backed has a secret spreadsheet that lists every employee and how much “runway” each costs the company.

Bad times make hard men.

— Sam (we’re hiring)⏳ (@futurenomics) June 30, 2023

My statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis: pic.twitter.com/Nm1BIXROzi

— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) June 30, 2023

It’s easy to forget that a lot of founders are quietly struggling right now.

Remember to check in on your founder friends even if their external persona keeps saying that they are “killing it”.

— Dalton Caldwell (@daltonc) June 30, 2023

Today I join the many hard-working colleagues who have been laid off.

Heartbreaking-but 27 years at ESPN was a good run.

So grateful for a 38 yr career!

Longevity for a woman in this business is something I’m especially proud of.

Next step- a project that gives back. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/URitozP0LQ

— Suzy Kolber (@SuzyKolber) June 30, 2023

ChatGPT ---- it can be yours as well https://t.co/WSV9ukavy4

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 1, 2023

"Today in the United States... the virus of isolationism is re-emerging, among people who have lost track not only of geostrategic reality but of their own civilization." Important piece. https://t.co/H9lXVVm9qL

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) June 30, 2023

Just sent out an offer on 4 properties

How did I find the deal, you ask?

Cold called for 7 days, with no background in sales at the age of 34

Getting uncomfortable is the only path

— Aleksey Chernobelskiy (@chernobelskiy) June 30, 2023

Five Facts on the State of Education in the US Need to abolish govt sector unions. Across all levels and depts. Esp in govt schools.https://t.co/eMaVs2IjwU

— Scott McNealy (@scottmcnealy) June 30, 2023

Mooching around in NYC with an office broker pal, so the story goes someone bought this trophy asset pre covid for $6-700 a foot, put in $500 or so a foot, all in for +- $1200. Lobby looks absolutely magnificent.

Occupancy? 0%. A bagel 🥯 😢 pic.twitter.com/J6JBXr3mwQ

— Daniel Abrahams (@danabrahams87) June 30, 2023

Natural human tendency is to want to negotiate when you think you’re losing, rather than when you think you’re winning.

Problem is that circumstances can switch from winning to losing very fast.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 30, 2023

IAEA confirm of placement of mines at places inside of #Zaporizhzhia NPP, which is occupied by #Russia.
But Russian at the NPP explained were for defensive purposes, said @iaeaorg.
What? Russia mined the NPP – created the largest nuclear bomb in Europe! Is that all your reaction? pic.twitter.com/pAumKON9YO

— Inna Sovsun (@InnaSovsun) June 22, 2023

Now is not the time to be drafting "thoughts & prayers" statements.
It's time for the Free World to deter putin/russia: 🛑STOP nuclear terrorism before the fact, not after!
"Plan to blow up #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant approved, situation has never been so severe before" #ZNPP pic.twitter.com/0lrqBM5ZOh

— Andrew Chakhoyan 🇺🇦 (@ChakhoyanAndrew) June 26, 2023

The safety and security at #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power #Plant is extremely fragile and an explosion there would be far worse than the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.https://t.co/jyBxrpr8pM

— KyivPost (@KyivPost) June 22, 2023

Watch: A Ukrainian allegation that #Russia is preparing to carry out a “terrorist” attack at the #Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is “another lie,” the Kremlin says.https://t.co/uzCO4P0YZz pic.twitter.com/GvGAdOS0zv

— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) June 22, 2023

I disagree with @LindseyGrahamSC on many things. This, however, is damn right. #Zaporizhzhia #StandWithUkraine https://t.co/n52bXcnQ25

— Jessica Berlin (@berlin_bridge) June 23, 2023

4 out of 6 power units of the #Zaporizhzhia NPP are mined with explosives and are ready to be blown up by the occupiers, said Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of #Ukraine.

"The situation has never been as serious as it is now,"… pic.twitter.com/ckHI3YDxb7

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) June 25, 2023

14: Generative AI

Generative AI Could Add $4.4 Trillion a Year to the Global Economy, McKinsey Finds $4.4 trillion is the high end of a range, with the lower bound sitting at $2.6 trillion. Even if the value created were to fall on the low end, it would still approximate the GDP of the United Kingdom, which was $3.1 trillion in 2021.

Lab-Grown Chicken Is Now Legal for Sale in the US
This Tiny Electric Car Costs $7,650—and It Has a Face
The Dream of Harvesting Solar Power From Space Is Gaining Momentum
New Tesla Concept Store Shows How Its Electric Cars Are Built in 45 Seconds

The Boundary Between Human Language and ChatGPT Is Fuzzier Than You Think
A New Lab-Grown Meat Factory in Spain Will Churn Out 1,000 Metric Tons of Beef Per Year
Solar Power Investment Will Overtake Oil for the First Time Ever This Year

Lab-Grown Chicken Is Now Legal for Sale in the US

14: Media And History

Here it is https://t.co/Qw6l3psE3O

— Karim Naufal (@mysticaltech) July 13, 2023

Life, the Universe and Everything https://t.co/gOlfUsnqd9

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 13, 2023

A suggestion if you aren’t a great cook and don’t have much time. Leftover fish (from a restaurant meal), canned black-eyed peas, instant rice, frozen mixed vegetables. Makes 4 meals😋#Dietitian #Nutritious #Delicious pic.twitter.com/8EAQvvp8j6

— Maye Musk (@mayemusk) July 13, 2023

While we face unprecedented flooding, record heat, and toxic air, our Congress has done nothing on climate. @ClimateDefiance is engaged in peaceful protest to shame us into action. I appreciate their courage and urgency. https://t.co/Sff4jAOmZV

— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) July 13, 2023

Hear me out here @elonmusk:

What if Twitter launched an Instagram competitor? 🤣

The basically have no competitor.

— immad (@immad) July 13, 2023

SEC Statement on Ripple has vibes of young campaign hack spinning on bad facts, vs powerful government agency expected to tell the truth. Do better. pic.twitter.com/NIYc5260rL

— Katie Biber (@katiebiber) July 13, 2023

I’m going to @xai’s upcoming Space. Will you join too? https://t.co/fmnvoW7bmx

— Maye Musk (@mayemusk) July 13, 2023

Best acquisition I've had was on @microacquire

<1 wk from listing to close

Beat 100+ buyers w/email titled "Serious cash buyer"

LOI in 1 day

Transition was excellent, even w/first time seller.

Very well documented, patiently trained, & was seamless as a buyer could ask for.

— Ujwal Velagapudi (@UjwalVelagapudi) July 13, 2023

So I am at Walmart scanning and bagging my almost $300 worth of groceries while the employee "monitors" and then this happened.
Her - why are you double bagging all of your groceries?
Me - excuse me?
Her - you are wasting our bags!
Me - if you don't like the way I'm bagging the… pic.twitter.com/M1q647qH6M

— RANDYS777 (@RandySevy) July 12, 2023

Leveraged & Shared Assets (LSA) is not just a concept. It's an attribute of exponential growth, adopted by giants like Uber & Airbnb to outshine Hertz & Marriott. It's about staying nimble & scaling with zero friction

— Peter H. Diamandis, MD (@PeterDiamandis) July 13, 2023

This is a shocking visual 🤯 pic.twitter.com/rcyf6VZHDH

— Pomp 🌪 (@APompliano) July 13, 2023

You can make $5,000 per month using Canva.

But most people don't know how.

Here's how to use Canva to create digital products and make money:

— Ihtesham Haider (@ihteshamit) July 13, 2023

We continue our very successful agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine on its way to NATO by preparing treaties with countries... bilateral treaties. Only a day after Vilnius, six countries have already joined the seven largest democracies of the world with which we agreed… pic.twitter.com/Iv8ADqpIJu

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 13, 2023

This is the most absurd govt press release ever. It lays bare the SEC's real agenda. Not to protect consumers but to get people. https://t.co/Mtqyizftpu

— Cameron Winklevoss (@cameron) July 13, 2023

Why I love NYC:

Target: 3 min walk
Coffee: 1 min walk
Kid’s doctor: 7 min walk
Haircut: 5 min walk
Dentist: 8 min walk
Central Park: 12 min walk
Any type of food: 8 min walk

— StripMallGuy (@realEstateTrent) July 13, 2023

Here is how to improve your writing style:

Have you heard of the "F-Shaped" reading pattern?

It's a way in which people typically scan web pages, much like how the letter "F" is formed.

The first move is a horizontal sweep right across the top of the page.

Next, they drop… pic.twitter.com/cYB0s80nmb

— Linus (●ᴗ●) (@LinusEkenstam) July 13, 2023

I’ve been working remotely since 2011.

Hot take:

Being tied to an office makes you think too small as the business owner.

You’re constantly drawn back into the weeds.

People have access to you so they step in your office and pull you in to help.

Its hard to think bigger.

— Nick Huber (@sweatystartup) July 13, 2023

"Google Search Generative Experience" is like the product names Microsoft had at its lowest point. You know a company has become mired in bureaucracy when things start to have names like that.

— Paul Graham (@paulg) July 14, 2023

Bug conquered; can go to sleep victorious.

— Greg Brockman (@gdb) July 14, 2023

Bonne fête nationale à @EmmanuelMacron et au peuple de France!

As close friends and Allies, we are united by commitment to democracy, rule of law and freedom. Freedom does not come for free. I thank you for your strong commitment to our common security. pic.twitter.com/aBO8dsYTnQ

— Kaja Kallas (@kajakallas) July 14, 2023

Development of the car replaced the horse as a mobility tool

The largest industry of the 20th century

Development of humanoid robots offers the promise to replace humans as the bearer of hard/dull tasks

This is more difficult & potentially more significant than the automobile pic.twitter.com/Vp9GSFzzUt

— Brett Adcock (@adcock_brett) July 13, 2023

It's a little strange how we've tacitly agreed that the way use programs like ChatGPT is to plagiarize them rather than to cite them.

— Paul Graham (@paulg) July 14, 2023

What @elonmusk just did with Twitter ads is brilliant.

He just made every major creator on the platform a financial beneficiary.

When Twitter sells ads, the community gets a slice.

Alignment of incentives.

Same thing with paid subscriptions.

When creators get paid, Twitter…

— Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson) July 13, 2023

I had 92 million impressions last month and just made $7.21.

— Nick Huber (@sweatystartup) July 13, 2023

I have 266,000 followers and make $0

I am never deleting this app

— Inverse Cramer (Not Jim Cramer) (@CramerTracker) July 14, 2023

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— Beth Marie (@BethMarie_007) July 14, 2023

It's astounding to me that in a country that has been successful due to:

- Free markets
- Democracy
- Entrepreneurship

We don't teach any of this in school.

Especially entrepreneurship.

Instead, we spend thousands of hours teaching kids advanced calculus that 99.9% of them…

— Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson) July 13, 2023

There's a huge divergence in the rate at which men and women repay student loans. Is this because they major in different things, or does this pattern hold even within individual majors? (Image via @Noahpinion.) pic.twitter.com/3d3Mn5WQfc

— Paul Graham (@paulg) July 14, 2023

There is no need to scare the world with World War 3, because Russia will definitely not take part in it. Russia cannot capture Bakhmut in a month, so what kind of World War 3 could there be? - Kuleba. pic.twitter.com/Xkqez4RJGq

— Devana 🇺🇦 (@DevanaUkraine) July 14, 2023

Bestest best man ever 😂🤣

Follow: @ApstFortune

Half human Olamide Emefiele EKSU UNIBEN Peter Obi Tinder Swindler Olamide Tinubu Half Human South East Odumodu Viagra Zubby #DavidoTimelessTour #TheBlacklist Craig David World War 3 Nick Cannon #FridayFeeling #WillRacismEverEnd pic.twitter.com/DPM9ff1C0o

— Apostle fortune i. Angel (@ApstFortune) July 14, 2023

Pres Biden signed an executive order that makes up to but not more than 3,000 rotational American reservists available to go to Europe if needed, which they've been doing since 2014 just to show NATO support.

And now World War 3 is trending on Twitter. 🙄https://t.co/lV2x0jTJN1

— Elizabeth Violet (@elles_violet) July 14, 2023

Stage 1: Understand the world
· Read
· Listen
· Observe

Stage 2: Understand yourself
· Walk
· Reflect
· Journal

Stage 3: Make an impact
· Educate
· Create
· Serve

— Kieran Drew (@ItsKieranDrew) July 14, 2023

For decades Ron Conway has been quietly working to fix breakage in the tech world, often for companies he doesn't even have a stake in. Few people know even half the disasters he's averted and messes he's cleared up.

— Paul Graham (@paulg) July 14, 2023

आजको शून्य समयमा नेपालको दिगो आर्थिक वृद्धिको लागि श्रम, रोजगार तथा सामाजिक सुरक्षा मन्त्रीलाई मेरो सुझाव :- Part Time Job System को औपचारिक सुरूवात गरी Gig Economy लाई कर र सामाजिक सुरक्षाको दायराभित्र ल्याइयोस् र Part Time कामदारलाई घण्टाको हिसाबले वा दिइएको कामको आधारमा बैंकिङ… pic.twitter.com/labSmqmcPL

— सोबिता गौतम (@sobita465) July 14, 2023

Fantastic news! 👏 https://t.co/sUsrzXQsK5

— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) July 14, 2023

What’s the dog thinking about? pic.twitter.com/Nn40CHZsQN

— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) July 13, 2023

Amazing: Switzerland Government has selected Bharatpur Metro for the Swiss Tourism Awards-2023 as the Destination of Excellence for its tourism infrastructure, management and cultural heritage. It has also invited Mayor Renu Dahal for an official visit to Switzerland. ❤️🇳🇵 pic.twitter.com/IcTmi5bfVW

— Routine of Nepal banda (@RONBupdates) July 14, 2023

I’ve made millions on this platform, which gives me free access to 50 million + eyeballs a month, and they’re paying me?

I should be getting charged thousands a month and they’re paying me?

I’m confused by this business model.

Reach is extremely valuable and I’m getting paid… pic.twitter.com/qFo8e1Faol

— Nick Huber (@sweatystartup) July 14, 2023

December
1876 followers mainly NFT friends.

March
Changed direction
Losing more followers than I gained

May
More focus on building relationships.
Mad a ton of influencer friends

Today.
Looking back on a wild ride.

Building relationships should be your main thing,

— Virgil Brewster (@thevirgilbrew) July 14, 2023

Chandrayaan-3 is today embarking on a journey that carries the hopes of 1.4 billion Indians. The whole nation prays for its success. pic.twitter.com/1l6LwuTY3O

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) July 14, 2023

the next time somebody tells your app is just a wrapper around gpt, remind them that liquid death raised 70M last year, made 130M, and are planning to go public next year

— Wesley Tian 🔥 (@wesleyytian) July 13, 2023

Met a 16 year old this week.

His plan:

1) Graduate high school with a lot of college credits

2) go to a cheap college to finish off the bachelors in 2 years

3) go into sales

I asked him what he wanted to sell:

“Something expensive”

How can I invest in this kid?

— Nick Huber (@sweatystartup) July 13, 2023

Igor Strelkov's Warnings: Signs of a Possible Uprising in Moscow Amidst Military Unrest?

Despite his notorious reputation, stemming from his involvement in the 2014 Ukraine conflict and his subsequent conviction for the MH17 shootdown, Igor Strelkov's recent commentary on the… pic.twitter.com/2CMXLpePpy

— Niels Groeneveld (@nigroeneveld) July 14, 2023

A lot of “bigger creators” give really bad advice to people just starting out.

Is it malicious?

Not always.

Sometimes it’s just confirmation bias - they see what worked for them and then they think that’s “the way”.

Where it gets bad is with “meta” creators - these are the…

— Sean Kaye (@SeanDoesLife) July 13, 2023

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— Sean Kaye (@SeanDoesLife) July 14, 2023

Reading is an insanely high-ROI activity.

But don't have much time for it?

Here are 15 life-changing books you can finish in 5 hours or less:

— Alex & Books 📚 (@AlexAndBooks_) July 13, 2023

3) "The Richest Man In Babylon" by George S. Clason

94 pages

Lessons:
-Live below your means so you can invest more and get richer faster
-Invest part of your income every time you get paid
-Put your money to work by investing it pic.twitter.com/sMUi9n2wcp

— Alex & Books 📚 (@AlexAndBooks_) July 13, 2023

4) "Anything You Want" by Derek Sivers

96 pages

Lessons:
-Seek work that you find fun and gives you fulfillment
-Focus on creating value for others and you'll be successful
-Embrace constraints as it will spark creativity and innovative solutions pic.twitter.com/dC9YggD1SX

— Alex & Books 📚 (@AlexAndBooks_) July 13, 2023

8) "The Greatest Salesman In The World" by Og Mandino

128 pages

Lessons:
-Visualize your goals and work toward them daily
-Realize rejection and setbacks are part of the path to success
- To get better at sales understand your customers' needs and establish a genuine connection pic.twitter.com/pZMJOGcMxW

— Alex & Books 📚 (@AlexAndBooks_) July 13, 2023

9) "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield

190 pages

Lessons:
-Resistance is the negative force stopping you from being creative
-Defeat resistance by turning pro
-Amateurs show up when they feel inspired, professionals show up every day pic.twitter.com/yLh2ktZulq

— Alex & Books 📚 (@AlexAndBooks_) July 13, 2023

11) "Steal Like An Artist" by Austin Kleon

160 pages

Lessons:
-Embrace constraints to fuel innovation
-Learn from other artists then add your own voice to it
-Share your creations with the world to grow as an artist and connect with an audience. pic.twitter.com/3LMc6GzAmx

— Alex & Books 📚 (@AlexAndBooks_) July 13, 2023

Speed reading is reading 2x as fast to remember 1/2 as much.

— Alex & Books 📚 (@AlexAndBooks_) July 13, 2023

For the first time, I’ve asked for help with my anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts - other than with the GP. Just came off the phone with the NHS folk and have a 45min psych evaluation call next week.

This makes me a stronger, not weaker, person.#fighting #depression

— Davey Winder (@happygeek) July 13, 2023

Adventures of a Mathematician, I Want to Be a Mathematician, Wing Leader, Nine Lives, The Big Show, Flying Start, A Time of Gifts, With the Old Breed, My Family and Other Animals, Gibbon's, Franklin's, Goodbye to All That, The Double Helix, De Bello Gallico, Anabasis.

— Paul Graham (@paulg) July 14, 2023

Just got off the phone with a Broker that has a property we would love to buy. He didn’t do anything “wrong” but I did not appreciate the tone in which he treated me. I get it, I’m 22 and sound 22; but you never know who is well capitalized & ready to close and who isn’t.

Any…

— Zach Molzer (@zachmolzer) July 13, 2023

Is there a secret real estate market that Brokers don’t advertise on so they can blast “Off Market” deals to?

Will someone invite us to this magical place where nothing is listed? pic.twitter.com/a6oRj53WyZ

— Casey Mericle (@CaseyMericle) July 13, 2023

Agree or disagree? https://t.co/IHdo12wmHw

— Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) July 13, 2023

This thread is a list of big changes that have already happened but that you're probably overlooking. I was surprised by several of them. https://t.co/f6YJerF2C3

— Paul Graham (@paulg) July 14, 2023

2. The Rise Of Negative Media

Since 2010, the media massively increased headlines that use fear, anger, disgust, and sadness.

It has also decreased articles of neutrality and joy.

It's no surprise that few media outlets are covering this meta point. pic.twitter.com/UTQfeaS5wi

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

3. The Aging Population Crisis

70% of countries are below the required population replacement levels.

You need a 2.1 fertility rate to maintain a population:

• US = 1.64

• Germany = 1.53

• Japan = 1.34

• China = 1.28

• Korea (image below) = 0.84 pic.twitter.com/xYbdKAUQcQ

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

4. The Scale of Pharma Marketing

According to Kantar data -- Pharma ads are the news’ biggest customers:

1. CBS - 4/5 of their biggest advertisers are pharmaceuticals

2. ABC - Biggest advertiser is pharmaceutical

3. MSNBC - Biggest advertiser is pharmaceutical pic.twitter.com/Z57aVkpB8D

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

5. The Headline-Death Gap

67% of deaths are from heart disease, cancer, and road incidents.

The New York Times barely covers these topics.

Why? pic.twitter.com/w0WTFF1jY5

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

6. The Rise Of The BRICS

• BRICS = Brazil, Russia, India, China, SA (+ Bangladesh, Egypt and UAE)

• G7 = Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK (+ EU)

BRICS are now 31.5% of global GDP vs the G7's 30%. pic.twitter.com/qDE4JjIXJf

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

7. The Silent Fentanyl Pandemic

• Overdose is the leading cause of death in under 45's (Replacing suicide)

• Covid killed 8,900 young people in 2020. Overdoses killed 49,000. (2/3rds Fentanyl)

• In 2022, police seized enough Fentanyl to kill every adult and child in America pic.twitter.com/F1kUfCglyx

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

8. The Rise Of Obesity In America:

You can only appreciate this epidemic by watching this video... pic.twitter.com/vgN3rEW7zK

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

9. UK Housing Market Inflation

It's the most unaffordable since Victorian times

93% inflation in 28 years:

In 1994, it was 4.4x the average salary

In 2022, it was 8.5x the average salary pic.twitter.com/cyBjI4EUeP

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

10. The Lost Lockdown Generation

• Reading ability in the USA is the lowest in 30 years

• Maths scores are the worst since tests began in 1969

• 50% rise in mental health emergency room visits for young people

This has been swept under the rug. pic.twitter.com/m5JaNetYDR

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

11. The Homeschooling Boom

In 1971, 78,000 kids were homeschooled in America.

In 2021, 5 million kids were homeschooled in America.

Why is homeschooling booming? pic.twitter.com/zVp0iJav85

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

12. Male Testosterone Levels Plummeting:

Some studies are pointing towards the following in men:

1. Testosterone levels dropped 20% in the last 20 years.

2. Sperm counts have plummeted by 59% from 1973.

So few conversations about why this is happening. pic.twitter.com/jzSuTovnc8

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

13. Don't Ignore India:

• 2023 is the year India becomes the world’s largest population.

• Indians are the number one users of Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp.

• In 2021, India exported more in software ($133 billion) than Saudi Arabia did in oil ($113 billion) pic.twitter.com/yGt0JqZQ8I

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

14. The Friendship Recession

• 15% of men have no close friends.

• 10% of women have no close friends

• This has increased massively since 1990 -- and is continuing to grow pic.twitter.com/jWGewWCwmv

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

15. Global Millionaire Migration

In 2019, the USA had a net migration of 10,800 millionaires.

In 2022, this dropped to 1,500 millionaires.

That's an 85% drop in 3 years! pic.twitter.com/CwU1xCJlRc

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

16. Norway Is So Damn Rich

In 2022, Norway's oil fund was larger than the combined wealth of the 10 richest people in the world.

It makes $1 billion per week -- and holds 1.4% of the world's shares.

(Nuance: Be skeptical of individual Forbes net-worth figures) pic.twitter.com/JphAeqnKOj

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

17. The Scale of Saudi Aramco

If you stopped most people in the street in the West, they would not know of Saudi Aramco.

In Q2 2022, it reported more net profit than Microsoft, Apple, Meta, and Tesla combined. pic.twitter.com/fwqFDXA237

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

18. YouTube Is The New TV

TikTok and Snapchat are associated with Gen-Z by the media

But YouTube is another level

One-in-five teenagers report being "almost constantly on YouTube" pic.twitter.com/WMOneGwhzb

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

19. How Incredible Modern Aviation Is

In 2021, there were only 176 deaths from 2.2 billion airline passengers.

In the same year, ~1.3 million people died in road accidents.

The airline industry might be humans most profound achievement to date pic.twitter.com/GaKguUlE5k

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

20. Japan's Homeless Rate

Why does Japan have so few homeless?

1. Are they lying with their stats?
2. Doing something unethical?
3. Know something we do not?

Either way -- it's an important question that few are exploring. pic.twitter.com/VnfD2jrTDW

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

21. The Video Game Industry Is Bigger Than You Think

The gaming industry is bigger than all music, TV, and film combined.

It has out-earned music and entertainment for the last 8 years! pic.twitter.com/ZYxh6C7wY8

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

22. Inflationary Industries vs Deflationary Industries

• Why are hospital services and college tuition fees getting more expensive?

• Why are TVs and software getting cheaper? pic.twitter.com/InL1P68Emh

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

23. The Great Tech Neglect

The UK government recently posted a job for the Head of Cyber Security -- at £57K per year.

Contrast this with Singapore which pays politicians $750K per year (arguably a less important job) pic.twitter.com/ESdsYtCO5T

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

24. The Rise Of The Leveraged Individual

There's no such thing as "mainstream media" anymore

Instead, there is "legacy media" & "new media"

The only thing that gives the "mainstream media" power is the legacy language of "mainstream media"

This is the Emperor's New Clothes pic.twitter.com/QbdKQEqGEf

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

• When it comes to new media, faces & personalities are outranking brands.

• Branding in marketing started in the 1500's.

• Meanwhile, human facial recognition dates millions of years - which is why there's such a power law to individual creators. pic.twitter.com/VSimBrv2Qq

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

25. The Importance Of Exercise

The mortality gap between a smoker and non-smoker: 40%.

The mortality gap between the bottom 25% of exercise fitness and top 2%: 400%

The best marketing minds of their generation created anti-smoking ads -- where are the pro exercise ads? pic.twitter.com/8bNoMlGrUx

— George Mack (@george__mack) July 13, 2023

13: Gemini

Of course. It is very good at making things up. Might be the better use case actually.

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 13, 2023

I had a very fruitful discussion with Nepal's Member of Parliament Dr. CK Raut @drckraut today about the status and opportunities of the IT industry in Nepal. I reiterated that Nepal needs to overhaul its higher education system and rewrite its company laws to encourage global IT… pic.twitter.com/Xz353wBjbi

— Rudra Pandey (@rudrarajpandey) July 13, 2023

@danielapai Wonderful work. https://t.co/EqHlIBGAhC

— Paramendra Kumar Bhagat (@paramendra) July 13, 2023

What... Are you 48?

Yeah, I chuckle while thinking:
F*ck, I'm getting old.

When I was younger, I only cared about that next shiny object.

I firmly believe time was on my hands.
And in a way, it was.

But now that I'm older, I realise the clock is ticking.
And that's a good…

— Virgil Brewster (@thevirgilbrew) July 13, 2023

We bought this piece of land in Nov 2020 for $1,250,000 and built a self storage facility.

When it stabilizes, it'll be worth $26,000,000 - $29,000,000.

Here's what went into this deal: pic.twitter.com/2wATTrQkOA

— Cory Sylvester 📦 (@StorageDataDev) July 13, 2023

Gulag. Many Western leaders & media don’t want to talk about Russia's ongoing crimes against humanity because then they would be forced to acknowledge that they were happening for 8 years, since 2014, when they were still pals & partners with Putin. https://t.co/oFNjBeiJqF

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) July 13, 2023

I was in an Tesla Uber today and felt a little sick. Entirely separately my wife texted me she was in a Tesla Uber and literally got out a half mile early because she felt sick.

The abrupt acceleration and braking (with no sound cues) seems to mess with human bodies.

— Sachin Agarwal (@agarwal) July 13, 2023

Here it is https://t.co/Qw6l3psE3O

— Karim Naufal (@mysticaltech) July 13, 2023

13: Demis Hassabis Of DeepMind

A.I. Could Solve Some of Humanity’s Hardest Problems. It Already Has. Demis Hassabis, the chief executive of DeepMind, discusses how A.I. systems can accelerate scientific research. .