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⛸️ “$200K per Olympian” — Billionaires philanthropy splurge. Tesla’s young avocado tree. Phia’s $100M fashion butler. +Cursing Promotion Hack
Olympic athletes get $200K, babies get CEO money... It’s a golden era for billionaire donations.Tesla announced bad earnings but the stock rose… Because Tesla is a young avocado tree.Bill Gates’ daughter’s fashion startup Phia hit a $180M valuation… It’s AI’s butler era.Plus, the ... Show More
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Yesterday
📖 “70% Rule of Excellence” — Reading’s business ROI. Vital Farms’ egg-troversy. Instagram’s Big Tobacco suit. +Pokémon’s AI test
The best business ideas came from reading 1 sentence… Because 70th percentile 3 times makes you a 99 percenter.Vital Farms’ $1B egg stock is dropping… on Tiktok drama over orange yolks.Instagram & YouTube kicked off the biggest social media court case ever… It’s Big Tobacco 2.0.P ... Show More
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🧻 “TP to AI” — Toto toilets’ tech pivot. Minnesota’s CEO moment. Graza’s olive oil envy. +Spend-vesting
69 of Minnesota’s most powerful CEOs are changing things… in Minneapolis and the country. Graza sold 150M of viral squeezable olive oil… But now it faces Graza-formity & Forrest Gump.Toto is best-known for bidets with heated seats… but now this toilet biz is an AI company?Your fi ... Show More
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