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He's known as "Beast Mode" for a reason.

Powerful runs, breaking tackles, running through people into the endzone...

And Marshawn Lynch takes that same ferocity into the business world.

Here's how Marshawn went Beast Mode in Business. 🧵

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Information Security Departments are generally not revenue generating.

So I spent 5 hours last week building a solution to 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 my company $100k/year.

Here's how I did it.🧵

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Big Win Today

I don't post about my Cybersecurity Newsletter here often, but got my very first paid subscriber today!

#buildinpublic

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Magic Johnson's career is one of the biggest "What if?" stories in NBA history.

Had he not been forced to retire, could he have been the greatest player of all time?

We’ll never know.

But what’s certain is that he found extraordinary success in business after retirement.

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I'm a coder, a hacker, and a writer.

This is what I love about each skillset. 🧵

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How do you come up with your micro-SaaS ideas?

I've been trying to solve different problems in my life, but seems like there's already so many products when I land on an idea.

Or, what are some strategies to differentiate your product? #buildinpublic

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Lando Norris is a 24-year old high school drop out.

But he's already been incredibly successful both on the race track and in business.

This is how he balances his career with business built on his passions.

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This athlete dropped out of high school to pursue his dream.

Now, he is one of the youngest athletes in his domain with a trajectory to possibly become an all-time great.

Tune into the Athlete Exec tomorrow to read his story.

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Lydia Lassila's story is inspiring.

Not just as an athlete or entrepreneur, but as a person.

This is the story of how she turned her biggest tragedy into a life-changing business.

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Lydia Lassila has one of the biggest comeback stories I've ever heard.

What was her biggest life tragedy, eventually turned into one of her biggest blessings.

This is the story of how he nearly career ending injury turned her into an entrepreneur.

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Tiger Woods' dominance in golf in the early 2000's is unlike anything we've ever seen in sports.

He made golf exciting to watch for many, and through all of the noise throughout his career, achieved what no other had yet:

The first active athlete billionaire. A thread.🧵

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Tiger Woods is one of the biggest athletes the world has ever seen.

Taking the golf world by storm, he is the sole reason it has grown to the size it has today.

He channeled that same energy into the world of business, becoming the first active billionaire athlete.

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For a special 10th Edition of the Athlete Exec, we'll be covering the first BILLIONAIRE since starting the newsletter.

You're not going to want to miss it.

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I've been lifting weights for a decade.

I'm currently in the best shape of my life.

But I don't lift heavy anymore.

This is what my weekly fitness routine looks like. 🧵

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This US Men's Basketball Team may be the most talented team ever assembled.

They're facing the toughest challenge ever for a US Olympic team. The rest of the world has vastly improved since the Dream Team.

With more practice - could they be the best team ever? #ParisOlympics

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Everyone knows him for the grill, but do you know him as a boxer?

George Foreman was an Olympic Gold medalist who was forced to come out of retirement after nearly going broke.

This is how that move turned him into the most successful product endorser of all time.

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He amassed a net worth of $5M during his career.

Then, like 78% of professional athletes, he went broke.

Tomorrow's article details how this athlete went from the brink of homelessness to a 9-figure net worth.

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My grandfather served as CEO and on the Board of Directors for a publicly traded company for 20 years.

Now, at 83 years old, he's a successful artist.

This is the advice he gave me this past weekend.

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Learn about the business ventures of your favorite athletes here 🧵

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Maria Sharapova was a Russian Immigrant who came to the US at 7-years old with only $700 to her name.

Now, she's a 5x Grand-Slam Champion investing in companies.

Here's how she became one of the most underrated businesswomen in sports.