While You Were Away: June 19, 2022

6 tips to master your productivity:

— Ali Abdaal (@AliAbdaal)
7:07 PM • Jun 18, 2022

Finding Nemo grossed $940.4 million.

You think it’s a movie for kids.

Watch it again, and you’ll see..

It’s actually a masterclass to upgrade your self-limiting belief systems as an adult.

Read this, and you’ll never think of Nemo the same way...

— Joshua Bonhotal (@jbonhotal)
9:42 PM • Jun 14, 2022

9 commitments every parent should make:

— David Morris (@wdmorrisjr)
1:02 PM • Jun 12, 2022

In 1971 when I was a young clerk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, the United States ran out of money and defaulted on its debts. That's right, the US ran out of money. (1/6)

— Ray Dalio (@RayDalio)
4:10 PM • Jun 16, 2022

People ask how I’m productive enough to run multiple companies.

The secret: DO LESS.

Time is such an easy thing to waste...

Here’s the three steps I apply to save 20-30 hours each week.

— Codie Sanchez 💥 (@Codie_Sanchez)
4:30 PM • Jun 15, 2022

Everyone is saying the "VC freeze" is just at Series A and beyond.

This might be controversial, but I think we should be transparent with founders on what is really happening.

Pre-seed/seed is mostly frozen too.

Here's what I'm seeing 🧵

— Maren Bannon (@Maren_Bannon)
12:46 PM • Jun 16, 2022

Retailers are slashing prices because they are drowning in inventory.

Over the last month, both Walmart and Target reported earnings results that took billions off their valuations.

If you want to know how it happened, then this thread is for you:

— Mike Beckham (@mikebeckhamsm)
5:17 AM • Jun 16, 2022

Marketing 101: a startup guide to building your first marketing calendar

Thread 🧵 //

— Amanda Goetz (@AmandaMGoetz)
2:14 PM • Jun 13, 2022

10 of the best websites you're not using (but should be):

— MATT GRAY (@matt_gray_)
12:17 PM • Jun 18, 2022

Most companies suck at solving problems

So they pay McKinsey $500K+ to do it for them

Here’s their 7-step problem-solving framework (for free):

— Jasper Polak (@polak_jasper)
11:39 AM • Jun 13, 2022

Back in 2019 I made $0 online.

3 years later:

- 175M+ impressions
- $2.4M in online income
- 5 successful revenue streams

Here are my 15 dead-simple principles for building online:

— Justin Welsh (@thejustinwelsh)
12:20 PM • Jun 16, 2022

Some potential things likely to happen in next 3-18 months for tech startup world

Likely does not mean “100% certainty” but base case seems to be in motion today

— Elad Gil (@eladgil)
3:01 PM • Jun 17, 2022

last month I tweeted that I'd give out 1 ETH grants to web3 builders.

1000+ people applied. We picked 13 interesting builders and gave them 1 ETH (no strings attached) to build whatever they wanted.

Here's what they built

— Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP)
10:20 PM • Jun 16, 2022

1/ In bear markets, it's crucial to remember why you're building.

I'd recommend reading the classics this week.

Here's a running list of my all-time favorites 🧵

— Yano 🟪 (@JasonYanowitz)
11:19 PM • Jun 13, 2022

THE CELSIUS BLOWUP, EXPLAINED.

Huge sectors of crypto are imploding, and crypto unicorns might be coming down with it.

Luna was first, but now $10b giant Celsius is facing insolvency and even bankruptcy.

Let's dive in:

— Jack Niewold 🫡 (@JackNiewold)
5:35 PM • Jun 13, 2022

One trick I learned from Tokyo that helps for understanding any city: when you come across a charming small biz in a sea of generic chains, ask them about their relationship with their landlord. For example, this is the fantastic Alabaster Bookshop, near Union Square in NYC...

— Joe McReynolds (@McReynoldsJoe)
8:41 PM • Jun 14, 2022

Waiting for our flight and this guy pulls a life size lego groundhog out of his carry on

— Jenny Nicholson (@JennyENicholson)
7:22 PM • Jun 15, 2022

Rainbolt is a pro Google Maps player.

He can guess the location of a Google Street View after seeing it for 0.1 seconds. You may have seen his ridiculous skills in viral TikTok videos.

Here's how he does it🧵

— Trung Phan (@TrungTPhan)
4:13 PM • Jun 15, 2022

The Denver Broncos just sold for $4.65B.

But here's what wild...

Former QB John Elway could have made $900M, if not for a costly mistake in 1998.

Here's the wild story:

— Andrew Petcash (@AndrewPetcash)
1:59 PM • Jun 12, 2022