Thierry

[PJ Ace @PJaccetturo]

I used to shoot $500k pharmaceutical commercials.

I made this for $500 in Veo 3 credits in less than a day.

What’s the argument for spending $500K now?

(Steal my prompt below 👇🏼)

[Thierry @teagodard]

This book immediately changed my life for the better.
I've recommended it to friends and family over the years and it's been amazing watching their lives also change for the better.

[Nikita Bier @nikitabier]

When designing the sharing flows your app, you have to regularly remind yourself that there only four reasons people post things:

1. To sound smart
2. To be funny
3. To look hot
4. To look rich

The more your product obfuscates those goals, the lower your share rates will be.

[Shaan Puri @ShaanVP]

a tale of two lives

[Thierry @teagodard]

@BrettFromDJ I'd argue that their head of design just sucks. Website hurts the eyes. Good riddance.

[Allie K. Miller @alliekmiller]

Not sure if you're behind or ahead in AI adoption? I created this guide to help you benchmark.

↓ ↓ ↓

* many who think they're behind are actually on track, and some who think they're ahead are not
** these insights are my own opinion based on years of work with hundreds of companies across various industries

Is your company on track?

[Phillip Jackson @philwinkle]

agency sales playlist

[Thierry @teagodard]

@Clearingfog_ Congrats! I just launched a search to acquire a company operating in this space. We should connect.

[Thierry @teagodard]

@Austen She’s giving 2008

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

The new $2.3 billion Sphere in Las Vegas is insane.

• 17,600 seats
• 168,000 speakers
• 1.2 million LED lights

It could do $25M+ in annual advertising revenue alone, and they are already building a second one in London.

Here's the breakdown 👇

James Dolan is mastermind behind this project.

Dolan is the son of cable mogul Charles Dolan ($4.3 billion net worth) and has been in charge of MSG's sports & entertainment properties for 20+ years.

He's underperformed with the Knicks (NBA) and Rangers (NHL), and he is currently facing a lawsuit for using facial recognition technology to kick fans out of arenas that talk s**t about him on social media.

But Dolan is hoping the Sphere can change his reputation.

The idea is simple: With most concerts taking place in sports venues (stadiums, arenas, ballparks, etc.), Dolan wanted to build a venue specifically designed for art and music.

The project broke ground in 2018 and was expected to cost $1.2 billion.

But COVID hit, and costs exploded.

The construction cost was revised four times, and the project ended up costing nearly 2x more ($2.3 billion).

But that might end up being a bargain — because there is NOTHING like the MSG Sphere.

The inside has a 250-foot high screen with 360° views all the way around.

There are 168,000 speakers, promising to deliver the same pristine sound to every seat, whether someone is in the top row or down on the floor.

And the outside of the Sphere has 1.2 million LED lights (the size of hockey pucks) spaced eight inches apart that each contain 48 diodes (aka semiconductors) and can display 256 million different colors.

But the craziest part might be their studio.

MSG opened a 68,000-square-foot studio in Burbank, California.

It has a 28,000-square-foot miniature sphere for testing, and this is where all the in-house creative, production, tech, software, and engineering teams will implement content on the Sphere’s exterior.

The venue can host MMA and boxing matches, and U2 is kicking it off in September with a 25-show residency.

But the Sphere should make millions on advertising too.

MSG has already stuck a deal with the NBA to display Summer League content on its exterior every day during the 11-day competition (that's the video below).

And with buildings like One Times Square in New York City making $25 million in annual advertising revenue, there is no reason why the MSG Sphere can't do something similar.

And it’s not like MSG is going to stop at one building either.

James Dolan and his partners already own a plot of land in the Stratford area of London for their next project.

That’s because they want the Sphere to become a global brand.

And with the company's stock ($SPHR) up more than 25% since the Las Vegas Sphere went live on July 4th, investors also seem excited about the idea.

**This breakdown is an excerpt from my 3x weekly podcast (Top 50 in US Sports). Subscribe below so you don't miss any episodes going forward!**

Apple: https://t.co/oxtjqN9hEc
Spotify: https://t.co/7Bn1oGqQIQ

[David Sacks @DavidSacks]

Big ruling for crypto.

[Thierry @teagodard]

@awilkinson Nice one.

[Thierry @teagodard]

@jimcramer RIP JP Morgan

[Mippo 🟪 @MikeIppolito_]

This is what happens when interest rates are set at zero.

Banks are forced out the risk curve, and the only risk they can take in size is duration.

Can’t wait for this all to get blamed on crypto though.

[Rob Fraser @robbfraser]

2023 is an Olympic year for profitable businesses.

After years of hype and high valuations, founders who focussed on what really matters will prevail.

[Thierry @teagodard]

@NealOGrady Yep, loving it so far. We should grab a coffee when I'm in Victoria.

[Thierry @teagodard]

The only safe investment is the one you make in yourself.

[Neal O'Grady @NealOGrady]

I'm 33 years old. I've never had a full-time job.

Not once.

No, I did not grow up rich without needing to.

My dad passed when I was 13, my mom made $26,000 CAD, and he left her with an invalid life insurance policy...

[Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong]

Twitter has broken just about every piece of this FTX story using blockchain analytics, while NYT is writing puff pieces on a criminal.

Feels like a turning point for citizen journalism and loss of trust in MSM.

[Andrew Wilkinson @awilkinson]

"Here's the number I used to win the lottery"

–Entrepreneurs giving advice

[Matt Rouif @matthieurouif]

PhotoRoom raised $19 million for its AI photo studio, which is already powering millions of resellers and small businesses.

Today, we are launching a new generative AI feature, magic studio, to create stunning marketing images from any product photo

A thread 🧵