While You Were Away: April 17, 2022

I made an offer
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
11:23 AM • Apr 14, 2022

Time to dust off the corporate law textbooks...

"Would Elon win if he sued Twitter’s Board?"

Doubtful. In this case, it’s actually pretty cut and dry.

But this could get a lot more complicated if Elon wanted to make it so.

Here's why:

— Romeen Sheth (@RomeenSheth)
5:34 PM • Apr 16, 2022

Twitter just adopted a poison pill in response to Elon’s $43B takeover bid.

Netflix did a similar maneuver in 2012 to thwart Carl Icahn.

Here’s how it played out:

— Trung Phan (@TrungTPhan)
5:00 PM • Apr 15, 2022

Psychology says, Our brain processes visual content 60,000 times faster than text.

Here are 95+ visuals that'll give you the motivation and advice to succeed in your career and life.

Thread 🧵  ↓

— Harsh Makadia (@MakadiaHarsh)
2:32 PM • Apr 14, 2022

Ok it is Big Salad Season so here it is, your annual Big Salad Thread. What is your BEST Big Salad recipe? What are you throwing into a bowl lately?

— rachel syme (@rachsyme)
8:56 PM • Apr 11, 2022

3 Key Lessons On Age & Fitness from a 55 year old athlete. THREAD 1/8:

1. Train Where You Are: it’s hard to resist comparing your current self to your fittest self. Overcoming this urge is key.

— richroll (@richroll)
11:58 PM • Apr 9, 2022

The lava from Indonesia's Kawah Ijen volcano has an electric blue appearance

Large quantities of sulfuric gases emerge at high pressures along with the lava, exposed to oxygen in the air and ignited by lava, the sulfur burns producing blue flames

— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3)
5:21 PM • Apr 14, 2022

20 mistakes that everyone should avoid irrespective of their age:

— Val Katayev (@ValKatayev)
11:36 PM • Apr 11, 2022

11 harsh truths that changed my life (and may change yours):

— Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom)
1:15 PM • Apr 10, 2022

Should you hire/develop someone who can replace you?

Absolutely.

Succession planning includes understanding the who and how of what would come next if you moved on.

It’s harder than one might imagine though because of the point of readiness.

(short thread)

— Karen Hebert-Maccaro ☕️ (@eduversequeen)
5:18 PM • Apr 10, 2022

Inflation numbers are coming out tomorrow. It’s expected to be the highest we’ve seen in 40 years.

Here’s a brief history of inflation and why it matters:

— Tarek Mansour (@mansourtarek_)
3:08 PM • Apr 11, 2022

13 concepts to understand before you lead a team:

— Jacob Espinoza (@MrJacobEspi)
1:30 PM • Apr 11, 2022

You can't run a business without understanding your numbers

10 threads to help you master the basics:

— Ali Ladha (@AliTheCFO)
11:45 AM • Apr 10, 2022

What I got wrong about entrepreneurship:

— David Perell (@david_perell)
8:48 PM • Apr 12, 2022

In 2010 Amazon was creating an eBook monopoly...

Until Steve Jobs stopped them in their tracks.

This epic story is a masterclass in negotiation: 🧵

— Barrett O'Neill (@barrettjoneill)
1:35 PM • Apr 10, 2022

I've negotiated employee compensation countless times.

Most people make simple mistakes that cost them $1,000s.

Here's how to negotiate a raise and get paid what you're worth:

— Dave Kline (@dklineii)
12:56 PM • Apr 12, 2022

Despite the slogan “ice cream of the future”, Dippin’ Dots went bankrupt in 2011.

After a savvy acquisition by an oil tycoon for ~$12M, they now do over $330,000,000 in revenue per year.

The crazy part? Most of the revenue isn’t from selling ice cream.

Here's the wild story 🧵

— The Wolf of Franchises 🍟 (@franchisewolf)
1:32 PM • Apr 10, 2022

1/ Introducing OM

Buckle up, this is going to be long, but fun.   

If you are new to long tweetstorms, you have to click “show replies” every 30th tweet to see the rest

— 6529 (@punk6529)
9:31 PM • Apr 14, 2022

In 2021 JR Smith was competing for an NBA championship.

One year later he’s taking geometry, putting for par, and signing NIL deals.

The epic story of JR Smith 👇

— Andrew Petcash (@AndrewPetcash)
12:25 PM • Apr 11, 2022

The Jordan brand does $4.7B in revenue per year.

But did you know the sneaker empire was entirely built off of a lie?

The untold story of the Jordan Brand

— Chris Munn (@chrisxmunn)
2:03 PM • Apr 11, 2022