Brian C. Winters

Entrepreneur, Transformation Expert, M&A, Strategy, Jiu Jitsu, Soccer, Healthy Living, Making Great Things Come to Life.

[Anubhav @Anubhavhing]

What the Actual f*ck are these dudes on.

Someone just dropped Open Source Palantir on reddit named Osiris.

-Real-Time Tracking:

-10,000+ commercial, military and private aircraft live on a 3D globe

- 2,000+ satellites including ISS

- 1,400+ worldwide CCTV camera feeds

- Earthquakes, wildfires, nuclear facilities and severe weather

Built-In OSINT Tools (no installs needed):

Nmap port scanning from the browser

- DNS record lookup and enumeration

- WHOIS domain intelligence

- SSL/TLS certificate transparency

- BGP routing and ASN lookup

- Threat intelligence and IP reputation

All running on a 3D interactive globe with day/night cycle, 20+ live API feeds, and a SIGINT news aggregator.

[Brian C. Winters @bcwinters]

@stuholden For the small price of…

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@DeskNBC4001 Ok to use

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@JNorcrossNews @TheDMVLive Ok to use

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@ManYernited @FIFAWorldCup @FIFAcom Same

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@FavianRenkel @user21683457953 System freezes when updating payment details, lost spot, then the cycle repeats

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@stuholden @Visa After 12 hours waiting

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@Kiissaan @FIFAWorldCup @FIFAcom I never even got the circle, after 10 hours it’s this

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@WyoOldBull @Fast_Freddy33 @TimHowardGK Clint had said he played his best soccer under Klinsmann….regardless, the premise of what a new coach needs to consider still stands

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: Total US Federal debt has officially hit $35 trillion for the first time in history.

Since 2020, the US has now added ~$12 TRILLION in Federal debt.

In other words, the US has added an average of ~$280 BILLION of Federal debt EVERY MONTH since January 2020.

This means that the US now has ~$105,000 in Federal debt for every person living in the country.

All while deficit spending as a percentage of GDP is currently at World War 2 levels.

How can this possibly end well?

[Reuters @Reuters]

Capital One will acquire Discover Financial Services in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 billion, combining two of the largest US credit card companies https://t.co/OTdxnX5OTN

[Brian C. Winters @bcwinters]

M&A in 2023 was strong in the asset management, wealth, and alternatives sectors, look for the momentum to pick-up in 2024
#mergersandacquisitions #assetmanagement #alternatives #wealthmanagement https://t.co/v3BElslcNA

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

All the headline numbers have showed that the labor market is incredibly strong.

But is it really?

Currently, the US has a record ~8.6 MILLION people that are holding 2 or more jobs.

Since 2020, nearly 2.6 million people have taken on an additional job.

Even in the 2008 financial crisis, the worst recession since the Great Depression, this did not happen.

On top of this, 10 of the last 11 months have seen downward revisions in their jobs number.

Is the labor market really THAT strong?

[Brian C. Winters @bcwinters]

@marishapessl Congrats Marisha!

[Brian Feroldi @BrianFeroldi]

I've been investing for 19 years.

Here are 10 painful investing lessons I learned the hard way:

[Daniel Mahncke @MnkeDaniel]

10 Mental Models that will level up your Thinking:

1. First Principle Thinking - Rethink the problem from the ground up.

Separate the underlying facts from assumptions made based on them.

2. Second-Order Thinking - Instead of thinking about the immediate consequences, think about the second-level consequences.

3. Inversion - Look at the problem at hand from the endpoint instead of the starting point.

Don't ask: "What do I need to do?"
Ask: "What must I avoid?"

4. Opportunity Costs - Think about the costs that arise because you decide in favor of one option and thus against every other option.

5. Randomness - Keep in mind that there aren't always cause-effect relationships.

Lots of stuff is random.

6. Leverage - “Give me a lever long enough and I shall move the world.” - Archimedes

7. Margin of Safety - Assume that your assumptions can be wrong and plan with a safety margin.

8. Occam's Razor - Always choose the less complex explanation/option.

"Never multiply unnecessarily."

9. Law of Diminishing Returns - Up to a certain point, additional units offer more value.

But there's a turning point where additional units offer less and less value and costs rise.

10. Niches - Specializing is an effective way to success. Use it and choose a niche where you become an expert.

What Mental Model helps you the most?

[Brian C. Winters @bcwinters]

@KobeissiLetter Does this factor in dual income houses?

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See how KPMG is helping companies unlock unrealized synergies from past deals, and establish a scalable process to pursue and achieve aggressive value opportunities in future deals more effectively. https://t.co/fAyUtXsO3b

[Brian C. Winters @bcwinters]

Workplace adoption, interoperability, and DEI are the main factors that may help the metaverse become the next phase of the internet according to @KPMG_US Enterprise Innovation Leader @CliffJustice. Read more: https://t.co/PwRH8TJ95S