🦟 “The deadliest animal” — Anti-Mosquito startups surge. Spotify’s secret TikTok feature. BYD’s $11K ultimate electric car.

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🐳 “Moby Dick Money” — Venture Whaling Capital. OpenAI’s Houdini escape. Summer Fridays’ anti-virality. +Wake-maxxing

Nantucket whaling was the 5th biggest industry in America… and it became today’s Venture Capital.OpenAI’s model escaped from its cage and hacked someone… But Meta says “it’s all good”.Summer Fridays was the 1st skincare brand to go viral… but now it’s done with virality.Plus, 0.0 ...  Show more

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⚡ “The 3 Flavors” — Saudi’s nuclear menu. Chris Nolan’s Zeus law. Instant Ramen’s cold breakthru. +Miami’s Tan Tax

Odyssey Director Chris Nolan got $20M, star Matt Damon got $15M… Filmmakers are the new Franchise.Saudi Arabia is joining the nuclear club… and 1 American biz from 1886 is serving it up.Instant Ramen’s new innovation: It can now be booked cold… Seasonality is just an excuse.Plus, ...  Show more

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