Alan Li
@alanliberkeley
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New York | NY
Joined July 2012
Everyone suddenly wants to “buy a small business” and it is a terrible idea Usually HVAC, plumbing, roofing, etc. Usually 80% debt and with a personal guarantee Here’s why the numbers don’t work once you move from Excel to cash: Hypothetical Setup: - Revenue = $2M - Industry
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Chubbies has done over $100M so far this year, increasing EBITDA margin > 50% YoY. Your classic overnight success that took 14 years. One of the many things they do so well to continually drive balanced, profitable growth where margins can * increase * over time is follow the
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Is there a YouTube video editor who can take a 50min video podcast and turn it into an engaging 15min video with b-roll?
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i like the @blackbird app, but your search functionality is terrible!
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Need more real stories of everyday people! I have a podcast called, Opening Soon, where we only focus on brick and mortar businesses.
2 years ago, me and some friends started a podcast. It was a direct rip off of All in. Except we ONLY talked about ecom. No politics, no world events, just boring ecom operations talk. NICHE IN Now that podcast is a real company- 4 full time employees and over REDACTED
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@_mattwelter Bootstrapping is a good idea. Good luck.
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Dropping tomorrow: a Cheeky Pint with @ScottWu46. (We also talked about Cognition and Windsurf and didn't just do math puzzles the whole time.) Subscribe for this and future episodes.
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The great test of poker—and life: accepting that randomness shapes outcomes, while dedicating your energy only to what you can control. It’s an incredibly difficult practice, but our only path to freedom.
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Cold plunges are not good for you.
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Just took a train from Shanghai to hangzhou last month… this would be insane
China is testing a vacuum high-speed train that can travel over 1,000 km/h. This ultra-fast vacuum tube magnetic levitation system could reduce the travel time between Shanghai and Hangzhou (distance: 200 km) to just 9 minutes. https://t.co/XeCCEU7yCD
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Only thing with microplastics that I can’t give up is microwave popcorn 🍿
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Kinda surprised at everyone’s overreaction to this chart… Alcohol is Lindy, will be shocked to see this as a permanent trend
Gallup: US drinking is at its lowest since they started recording 85 yrs ago Biggest declines: White people, women, Republicans. Mostly health-driven. @bryan_johnson well done.
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Friends in e-commerce, what do you do when a customer "claims" they don't have the package even though it was dropped off in front of their door with photo evidence? Location - Los Angeles, CA Goods Value - $1,800 Customer chargeback already filed on Paypal
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Interesting! Yeah I mostly just use instagram, feel like I send / and receive many recs but never remember them when I’m actually there
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I want an app that I can send instagram posts (new coffee spots, restaurants, bars) to and then ask it for a recommendation when I'm in that area. (i.e. where should I go eat in Upper West Side based on my saves) Should be pretty straightforward with AI?
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