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Found a glorious IMDB post: "movie scenes inspired by paintings". Here some great ones🧵 1/ Inception (inspired by "Penrose Stairs", M.C. Escher) t.co/x9oXIHJhqz
about 5 years ago
The CGI in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film Jurassic Park was so good, it convinced: • George Lucas to get started on the “Star Wars” prequels • Stanley Kubrick to invest in “A.I.” • Peter Jackson to make “Lord of the Rings” Lesson: Spielberg is responsible for Jar Jar Binks. t.co/Ed5jHfGIuM
about 5 years ago
In 2018, Alex Cooper launched "Call Her Daddy" on Barstool with only $70k in guaranteed money. 3 years later, she closed a $60m deal with Spotify. Every creator should study her story. Fortunately, Dave Portnoy has laid it all out in 2 separate podcasts. Here's a breakdown 🧵 t.co/UfsT1OD27U
about 5 years ago
Satya Nadella was just named Chairman of Microsft's Board. Since Nadella took over the CEO role from Steve Ballmer in Feb 2014, $MSFT has added more than $1.6T to its market cap. Even with the gains, his net worth is only $800m. Lesson: You don't get rich being an employee. t.co/luuvFXTsOA
about 5 years ago
Alex Cooper's original "Call Her Daddy" deal with Barstool in 2018 was a base of $70k (+ ~5% of merch) She cleared $500k+ that year. Her new Spotify deal is $20m a year for 3 years. Damn! t.co/EJQcKw7ggu
about 5 years ago
Cristiano Ronaldo told people to “drink water” instead of Coke at a presser. $KO is down. t.co/lOSOm4ubJb
about 5 years ago
Salesforce Ventures is crushing late-stage investing: ◻️Monday: $75m @ IPO —> $10m+ gain on first-day pop ◻️Zoom: $100m @ IPO —> ~$300m exit (3x) ◻️Snowflake: $250m @ IPO, position is ~$750m (3x) ◻️ Auth0: $120m investment —> $408m w/ sale to Okta (3.4x)
about 5 years ago
1/ Steve Jobs famously said innovation is "saying no to 1000 things" before you say yes. For more than a decade, Apple has used Pablo Picasso's Bull to drive home the lesson. Here's a breakdown 🧵 t.co/rynPMojvp7
about 5 years ago
Pretty Wild. GameStop's CEO, CFO and CSO are all now former Amazon execs. $GME IS A TECH COMPANY! t.co/mgFUgdxmIb
about 5 years ago
Fred Franzia is behind Trader Joe’s “Two Buck Chuck”. The brand has sold 1B+ bottles and does $500m a yr. He bought the winery from Charles Shaw (a Stanford grad) for $27k. “We buy wineries from guys from Stanford who go bankrupt,” he said. “Some real dumb-asses from there.” 😂 t.co/dYXLH4ykLm
about 5 years ago