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Passing GO isn’t a strategy—it’s survival. If you're not investing, you're just circling the board while others build empires. #Invest #Bitcoin #Crypto #RealEstate

Embarrassment is the cost of entry. If you aren't willing to look like a foolish beginner, you'll never become a graceful master.

This chart makes it clear: the "every kid must learn to code" mantra was always shortsighted. Coding is a tool, not the destination. The real value lies in understanding what matters to people — design, communication, psychology, and storytelling. To add some perspective: demand for software development jobs has dropped nearly 60% since its 2022 peak, while roles in creative fields like marketing and design have remained more stable. According to McKinsey, soft skills — creativity, communication, and emotional intelligence — are predicted to see a 30% surge in demand by 2030. If you studied software development, it might be time to rethink the dream. Consider investing in skills that will shape the future: design thinking, behavioral science, marketing, or even philosophy. The future belongs to those who understand humans, not just code.

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The Biggest Memecoin Scam? Its not $DOGE or $PEPE or $SHIB or $WIF It’s the U.S. Dollar. ?? - Backed by Nothing: Since 1971, the USD has been backed by… absolutely nothing. Just vibes and trust. - Unlimited Supply: The Fed’s money printer goes brrrr. No max supply, just an endless stream of fresh dollars. - $34 Trillion in Circulation ??: With $34 trillion USD in the wild—and 40% of it printed since 2020—scarcity is a joke. The dollar is the most abundant asset on the planet. - 1% Whales Control 30%: The top 1% of Americans hold over 30% of all dollars. - Inflation? It’s a Feature: Since 1913, the USD has lost 96% of its purchasing power. Every dollar today is worth 4 cents of what it was a century ago. The slowest, sneakiest rug pull in history. - Controlled by a Centralized ‘Dev Team’ ??: The Federal Reserve—like the sketchiest altcoin devs, but in suits. A handful of unelected officials control $34 trillion, tweaking the code of the global economy with zero transparency. - Staking Rewards? Try Bonds ??: Bonds are the Fed’s version of staking—lock up your dollars for a guaranteed return, currently around 4-5%. But here’s the catch: with inflation hovering around 3-4%, those “rewards” barely keep you afloat. It’s yield farming, but with all the upside skimmed off the top. So, next time you think memecoins are a joke, remember: You’re already #HODLing the biggest one of all. #memecoin #meme #usdollar #crypto Inspired by a post by Aram Mughalyan

This ID looks legit. But it’s a complete FAKE—created by AI so realistic, even your best verification systems can’t spot the difference. AI isn’t just changing the game for fraudsters; it’s rewriting the entire playbook. ?? Neobanks are unknowingly onboarding criminals. ?? Digital lenders are approving fake loans left and right. ?? Property managers are renting to phantom tenants. ?? Online platforms are swarming with fraudulent merchants. The cost? Billions in losses. And it’s getting worse. If AI can fool your systems, it’s already too late. What’s your plan? #AI #PhotoID #Security

This ID looks legit. But it’s a complete FAKE—created by AI so realistic, even your best verification systems can’t spot the difference. AI isn’t just changing the game for fraudsters; it’s rewriting the entire playbook. ?? Neobanks are unknowingly onboarding criminals. ?? Digital lenders are approving fake loans left and right. ?? Property managers are renting to phantom tenants. ?? Online platforms are swarming with fraudulent merchants. The cost? Billions in losses. And it’s getting worse. If AI can fool your systems, it’s already too late. What’s your plan? #AI #PhotoID #Security

Massive Scale, Massive Impact: How Top Tech Companies Run Their Platforms 1. Amazon Web Services - Amazon Web Services (AWS): - Offers 200+ fully featured services across various domains, including computing, storage, databases, and AI. - Serves millions of active customers globally, including giants like Netflix, Airbnb, and Coca-Cola. - Spans 33 geographic regions with 105 availability zones, and is rapidly expanding with 7 new regions and 21 more availability zones planned. - Handles tens of billions of transactions per day, underpinning much of the global digital economy 2. Google Search - Google - Indexes over 100 trillion web pages and processes 3.5 billion searches daily. - Operates a distributed system across thousands of servers, with a focus on latency and relevance. - Powered by advanced AI like RankBrain, which handles 15% of daily searches—those that have never been searched before - Supports 10,000+ engineers focusing on search algorithms, Google Ads, and related products 3. Microsoft Azure - Microsoft Azure - Provides over 200 cloud services that cater to enterprises, particularly those in the Fortune 500, of which 95% are customers. - Operates in 64 regions worldwide, with 126 availability zones, making it one of the most geographically expansive cloud platforms. - Supports over 1 billion active devices through its various services, including Office 365 and Azure Active Directory 4. Meta (Facebook) - Meta - Serves 3.88 billion monthly active users across its apps, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. - Runs on a vast AI infrastructure that makes over 4 billion predictions daily to optimize user engagement. - Operates 15 global data centers that support its massive data storage and processing needs 5. Apple iCloud - Apple - Supports 880 million users and synchronizes data across over 2 billion Apple devices. - Handles over 20 billion iMessages per day, leveraging both in-house data centers and cloud services from AWS and Google Cloud. - Focused on security and privacy, with continuous investments in cloud infrastructure to maintain data integrity and resilience #AWS #iCloud #Google

Dark Side of Capital: When Founders Are Forced to Sell and Left with Nothing The more money you raise, the more control you often give up. Over the past few years, several high-profile startups raised massive sums, only to see their founders lose control and walk away with little or nothing after an exit. 1. Outdoor Voices (2020): Losing Control Tyler Haney founded Outdoor Voices in 2014, quickly building it into a beloved athleisure brand. Backed by over $60 million from investors like General Catalyst and Forerunner Ventures, the company grew rapidly but struggled with profitability. The heavy funding came with a loss of control, and in 2020, Haney was pushed out as CEO, and the company was sold at a fraction of its peak $110 million valuation. Haney, who had poured everything into the company, walked away with almost nothing. “I had no say in how it was taken away from me,” she said. 2. PillPack (2018): Dilution of Founders' Equity PillPack, founded by TJ Parker and Elliot Cohen, raised $118 million from top-tier investors like Accel and CRV. Amazon acquired the company for nearly $1 billion in 2018. But due to aggressive liquidation preferences, Parker and Cohen each walked away with less than $10 million—a fraction of what they might have earned if they had retained more control. Parker later admitted, “It didn’t feel like winning.” 3. MapR Technologies (2019): From Billion-Dollar Valuation to Pennies MapR Technologies, a data analytics startup, raised over $280 million, hitting a peak valuation above $1 billion. But when the company struggled to deliver returns, investors took control. In 2019, Hewlett Packard Enterprise acquired MapR for an estimated $50-$100 million—a fraction of its former value. Founder John Schroeder, edged out by the dilution of his equity, left with almost nothing. 4. Juicero (2017): Squeezed Out by Investors Juicero, the juicing machine company, raised $120 million from investors like Kleiner Perkins and Google Ventures, reaching a valuation over $500 million. But when the company’s product became the target of widespread ridicule, investors forced founder Doug Evans out in 2016. By the time Juicero shut down in 2017, Evans had nothing left to show for his efforts. “I was pushed out of my own company,” Evans said, a victim of too much capital and too little control. Advice for Founders 1. Guard Your Control: Retain significant board control to avoid being ousted or forced into unfavorable sales. 2. Raise Smart, Not Big: Be strategic about how much capital you truly need and what terms you’re agreeing to. 3. Negotiate Tough: Push back on liquidation preferences and other terms that could leave you with nothing in a low-exit scenario. 4. Plan for the Worst: Always have a contingency plan in case the big exit doesn’t materialize. #Startups #Funding #VentureCapital