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Jul 2023
1h 24m

122: Twitter to X, Oppenheimer vs. Barbi...

Bilal Zaidi, Jack Butcher, Trung Phan
About this episode

The NIA boys discuss Twitter rebrand to X, Oppenheimer vs. Barbie and Messi/Mbappe.


Timestamps:

  • (00:00:00) - Intro
  • (00:04:00) - Twitter Rebranding to X
  • (00:11:08) - Jack’s thoughts on the rebrand
  • (00:15:14) - Twitter’s Network Effect
  • (00:23:27) - Threads is a Reset of Instagram
  • (00:29:25) - X IPO?
  • (00:34:51) - Jack’s Thoughts on the new X Logo
  • (00:45:19) - Twitte Bull Case
  • (00:53:27) - Barbiheimer
  • (00:58:36) - Barbiheimer Backstory
  • (01:01:09) - Thoughts on Barbiheimer
  • (01:06:05) - Crazy Marketing Hack Sound of Freedom
  • (01:09:04) - Messi Update
  • (01:15:37) - Mbappe’s $776 Million Offer from Saudi Arabia


What Is Not Investment Advice?

Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.


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Links Mentioned:

Caleb Pressley on This Past Weekend

Theo Von: Sundae Conversation with Caleb Pressley

Elon’s Tweet

Jack Dorsey’s Tweet

Brett’s Xeet Tweet

Jack’s X Logo Rebrand Thread

Matt Belloni’s Barbiheimer Article

Founders’ Episode on Oppenheimer

The Athletic’s Messi Article



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