The most AI proof job in the world is entrepreneurship Use it to make products and services. Build more companies. On Shopify or otherwise.↗

Tinkering has always been a core part of @Shopify’s culture. We believe it’s the best way to find the creative limits of a tool. AI has potential unlike any technology we’ve seen before. It’s clear the world will be much better as entrepreneurs explore and understand its limits…↗

yes, I crossed $1,000,000 / month was trying to keep it quiet but it got leaked on a pod so... let's go quick backstory: I sold Tweet Hunter and Taplio for $8m in 2024 then got back to work and honestly, I was terrified when you set a standard for yourself, you have to live…↗

We asked @joshuabrowder about his new $30M fund and investment heuristics. "We are seeing a rise of super-credentialism. Top VC firms are tracking high school math competitions." "Just because someone's good at math doesn't mean they make a good founder. The best entrepreneurs…↗

We asked @adityaag about the thesis of @southpkcommons. "We started SPC in 2016 with the simple premise that if you are a talented technologist, do not waste your life tacking small ideas." "Our first belief is that great companies come out of insanely high talent density wher…↗

I paid Alex & Leila Hormozi $5,000 to attend their 2-day workshop. ...and then another $35,000 at the end to join their smaller-group workshop group to keep learning. So, here's what I've learned so far: Takeaway #1: Take out as much cash as you need from your business to fee…↗

Nearly 5 years ago, I left VC to build a holdco focused on acquiring and tech-enabling traditional businesses. Ultimately, I failed, but here's what I learned about the potential that exists -- and some hard truths I uncovered along the way...↗

I agree with everyone complaining about the CGT changes - but I also think we need to stop being whiny little bitches and just build elite companies in the UK anyway. The main thing that needs to change is our culture & mindset, not our taxation system. We need to think big, and…↗

Why doesn’t the UK have more startups? Capital is fixed, technical talent is world class, tax incentives are great, visas mostly fine, university IP problems seem like they’re getting fixed. Free healthcare and social security net in the UK is a huge advantage that should make…↗

I retired at 32. Went from being CEO of 3 companies to 0 companies in a span of months. This is an honest experience of retirement at 32. After building several successful companies in my 20s, I decided to sell two of them and hand over the CEO role of the remaining company to…↗

My 9 year old daughter is getting curious about business, entrepreneurship, and how the economic system works. What are your top recommendations for things I can share, read/watch with her, and activities we can do together? Grateful for the help.↗

Naval Ravikant: “The future will be almost all startups” “I firmly believe that the efficient size of a company is shrinking very rapidly, and so the future will be almost all startups.” In the clip below from a 2012 interview, Naval speculates that information technology will…↗

Today, my little one-person business crossed $7.5M in total revenue. It took 1,712 days, I ran zero ads & operate at a ~91% margin. Here are the 22 steps of my wild & strange journey: Hope they are helpful to someone ↓↗

The 10 Most Popular Questions Answered by The Startup Archive in August The thread below lists the top 10 answers sorted by Twitter views #1 Peter Thiel: Is it better to target a small market or a large one? x.com/mikemcg0/statu…↗

Thrive Capital’s Joshua Kushner had a rare public appearance on Patrick O’Shaughnessy’s podcast last week. ..it was quite insightful. To say the least. After re-listening maybe a couple of times 😂, I’ve picked out some solid takeaways on their values of hard work, vision, con…↗

Seed Investments Have to Be Reasonably Unreasonable. If something is reasonable or too obviously a good idea, assume it’s obvious to everyone else. Do something unreasonable. Be right.↗

Today is my last day leading @Codecademy after 12 years. @ryanbubinski and I went from a prototype we hacked together in 3 weeks… To a business with more than 50m users that we sold for $500m+. Here are a few things we learned turning a breakout product into a great company:↗

This guy acquires companies for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. But never sells them. The coolest software billionaire you've never heard of 🧵↗

Bootstrapping a software company is the best way to build wealth. Jason Cohen has bootstrapped 4 software companies from 0 to $1+ million in revenue. Two are now worth $1+ billion. Here's his exact plan to self-fund startups:↗

If you think you're idea is too dumb to work, just remember that Scrub Daddy, a sponge in the shape of a face, does $670m in annual sales↗

Today, my little one-person business crossed $3M in revenue. It took 1,187 days, I ran zero ads & operate at a 94% margin. Here are the 20 steps of my wild & strange journey: Hope it's helpful to someone. [🧵 thread]↗

As a second-time startup founder, here are some tactical things I'm going to do differently this time:↗

I've built 3 websites that have done $100M+ in revenue it all comes down to understanding 1 THING.↗

I sold my first startup @teachable 2+ years ago for a life changing amount of money At the time, I was *convinced* I would not start another business for a long time. Maybe ever? Yet, two weeks ago, I decided to do it all over again Here's why 👇👇↗

When you buy a business, you risk bankruptcy -- or worse! I’ve studied over 1,000 businesses for sale in 2022. The 11 biggest traps for you to avoid: 🧵↗

If you had to make $1 million in 12 months (legally & maximum $100,000 investment), how would you do it?↗

Look at this kids face. He was making $500K per cold email sent. Earned $10M+ profit in the first year of his business. Sold it and "retired". Here's what his business was and how he built it: (this is my story) 👇↗

Build your company the way you want, because the day you burn out, it burns down.↗

I’ve done over $1M in income in 2 years as an entrepreneur. And I didn't write a single line of code. My 12 "must use" no-code tools: [🧵 thread}↗

That was our third launch. Turns out you can keep launching until it works 😂↗