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In 2024: > Visa made $39.4B - owns no banks > Spotify made $17.2B - owns no music > Expedia made $13.7B - owns no hotels > Lyft made $5.7B - owns no cars Lesson? Be the middleman.

2024 Uber owns no cars, but made $43.9B Shopee owns no products, but made $12.4B Airbnb owns no properties, but made $11.1B

Visa? $32.6 billion—without owning a single bank. Crazy, right? 🎧 Spotify? $14.3 billion—and they don’t own any of the music! Lyft? $4.4 billion—and guess what? They don’t own any cars. Airbnb? $9 billion—with zero property of their own. 🍽 Doo

Be the Middleman in 2025 The Future of Business The most successful companies are those that connect people and services without owning the underlying assets. Here are some stellar examples: Uber: With a revenue of $150.5 billion, Uber has revolu

VISA isn't a credit card company. They're the world's most profitable middleman: No credit risk No bank ownership Just a 2.5% toll on $15.5T in yearly spending Here's their perfect business : 1. Let these numbers melt your brain: 14T+ processed

Many people have asked me if Sam Altman owns 0% of OpenAI, how could he afford to invest and fund projects the way he does? 1) Note on Early Exit: 
Sam co-founded a startup called Loopt in college. It wasn’t a massive success, but it sold for $43.4

🎭 The Thiel Files: When Being Wrong Makes You Right Peter Thiel has made a fortune by being the only one in the room who says, “Actually, I disagree.” In a world built on consensus, Thiel thrives on conflict. He doesn’t chase trends—he questions t

Is India Betting on the Right Fuel? Elon Musk Thinks Not. The Government of India is making bold moves, transitioning from fossil fuels to green hydrogen. But Elon Musk, the EV pioneer, isn’t convinced. He’s called hydrogen cars “mind-bogglingly stu