Oliver Tree has tragically passed away... massive loss to humanity.
This dude was the goat.
To all who are trying to "LooksMax" or think you are ugly because of this new fad.... listen to his wise words.
We are all beautiful 🕊
R.I.P Oliver Tree 🙏
@AmazonHelp my routines are not working! Every time I say the prompt that used to activate the routine, the idiotic new model thinks I'm talking to it and responds to me without running the routines. Seriously wtf!!!!
You shouldn’t build a personal brand, start a podcast, stream, or anything like that.
Here’s why, with one exception:
Doing this in 2026 is the equivalent of being a stripper in a club with one million other strippers.
Yes, you can make money fast. But there are three major drawbacks:
A) This skill set stops producing money the second you stop shaking your ass.
B) There are 1,000 other creators starting every day. Even if you make it, you have to shake harder and harder to stay relevant.
It is no longer an “open” opportunity. The second you stop serving the algorithm, you are replaced.
C) You will not want to be shaking your ass on Twitch and making content at 40.
Keep in mind. At 40 you will not just have to maintain this. You will need to be shaking your ass 5x harder, every year, as the competition to be relevant get's harder and harder.
What you really should do is master a craft: business building, investing, or something else you can master in silence. Then do that for 30 to 40 years straight.
In all honesty, 90% of people making content are wasting their careers. Even the mildly to largely successful ones. It is just not a good choice.
It's fun when your 20. But ultimately a brutal waste of your years.
The only times you should do this are:
A) If this is truly your life’s calling.
B) If it is a fun side hobby.
95% of people doing this do not fall into bucket A. They are doing it simply to make money.
Their time would be better spent learning how to invest, build companies, build brands, and develop real skills.
95% of my net worth comes from my tech companies, which have grown mostly outside of my “content.”
For the last six months, I stopped making videos because videos fell into bucket B for me.
I stopped enjoying it. So I don't do it. The end. I get up and work on my businesses and write in hobby time.
I cannot fathom a greater hell than having to make videos and content if I didn’t want to.
This is a luxury most “personal brand” entrepreneurs do not have.
Ask yourself as you see all the past aging influencers running ANOTHER stream...Another podcast...Still having to shake their asses...
Ask yourself if you want that to be you.
If you’re young and thinking about starting another podcast, stream, channel, or personal brand, you really need to ask yourself:
A) Does the world need another talking head?
B) Is this really what you want to do for the next 30 years?
The answer to A is no.
The answer to B is likely no.
Think about it before you waste years of your life in the rat race of trying to become popular online.
The vast majority of hyper-wealthy people are total unknowns.
Yo
Friendly reminder to my marketers here
When something works and you find an infinite money glitch
Shut the fuck up about it
Shut up. Run the play and be quiet. Do it til it breaks.
Don’t cook the bag for a crumb of clout 🙏
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IRL is going to crush AI over the next 5 years.
In the last 3 months, $750M+ in capital was deployed on "anti-AI" bets.
Big players are doubling down on their investments in events, experiences and in-person connection.
Here's what I'm seeing:
@cornerapp, a social map app for Gen Z, has grown to 60K+ users helping people curate and share places to meet IRL—"Google Maps but social." Everyone ik in NYC loves them.
@partiful, @poshvip_, and @LumaHQ have raised a combined $60M and are exploding. Partiful hit 500K+ MAU, Posh hit 6 million registered users, and Luma has over 2 million users signing up for events.
Harvard alum @aidaxbaradari just launched @be_inaudible, the first smart device to stop unwanted audio recordings and keep IRL conversations private.
@mcuban made a massive bet, investing in Burwoodland, a NYC-based live-events company behind IRL experiences in the US, Canada, and Europe.
Former COO and CPO of Hinge officially launched Rodeo to help people spend more time IRL with friends.
@a16z keeps doubling down on IRL via investments and a16z Build — a dinner series and community for founders / operators figuring out their next move. @nazzari, @katiekirsch, @eriktorenberg.
Billion-dollar companies are paying $$$ for community and events leads:
- @AnthropicAI: Events Lead - $320k
- @Substack: Events Lead - $190k
- @VaynerMedia: Head of Experiential - $250k
- @Spotify: Global Experiential & Content - $175k
- @BiltRewards: Director of Events & Experiences - $150k
Investors are pouring billions of dollars into AI.
But smart money is quietly deploying millions into IRL at the same time.
a16z backs both OpenAI and Partiful. ElevenLabs and Substack.
The nuance is - it's not AI vs. IRL.
It's that the more we live online, the more premium real-life connection becomes.
They're not competing investments.
They're a hedge on each other.
Grateful to God for the run that’s about to begin.
Some seasons start quietly.
Just discipline, faith, and work no one sees.
But momentum builds the same way it always has:
One day at a time. One win at a time.
@joshelizetxe Couldn't agree more.
Good art/brand should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
Their either love you or hate you, nothing in between.
@blakeandersonw@10x_apps Nevertheless, there's a big opportunity in creating digital clones for creators and owning the IP for that.
Khaby lame just sold his brand for a billy and Kevin hart did the same.