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49 posts tagged with "I dont think you understand"

Because the accumulation of money and power is absurd. For the humorless, posts under this tag are exaggerated versions of real events people do to maximize shareholder value. Reading the footnotes is like having the joke explained to you. Don't do it if you want to keep laughing and enjoy the moment of getting token hacked.

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EP25 - Ticket Scalpers

· 2 min read
david len
Serial entrepreneur. Always maximizing shareholder value.

My coworker complained that concert tickets were $200.

She said they used to be so much cheaper. I just smiled.

I dont think she understanda.

The $200 ticket isn't the product. It's the bait.

The moment tickets went on sale, my army of bots bought the entire inventory.

The operation is run by a HFT quant team I keep in Shanghai.

The tickets instantly reappear on the resale platform, which, of course, I'm heavily invested in.

Now the price is $500.

She's not paying the artist. She's paying me.

EP24 - Private Equity

· 2 min read
david len
Serial entrepreneur. Always maximizing shareholder value.

60yo founder wants to retire.

He spent over 40 years on his company. It's his life's work. A legacy for his family.

I have 30 years of experience in private equity, so he comes to me to sell.

He thinks I'm his successor.

I dont think he understands.

I'm about to end this man's career. With dignity, of course.

First, I buy his company. A fair price. He leaves happy. Then, the real work begins.

EP23 - DDoSing software companies

· 2 min read
david len
Serial entrepreneur. Always maximizing shareholder value.

I own a software company that hits a growth wall recently.

Its my biggest competitor. Their engineers were too good.

Worse, they were having fun. Their team? Lean, fast, and happy.

They shipped product while my teams debated story points.

My board of directors told me we should pivot. Make a better product.

I dont think they understand.

EP21 - Dating Apps

· 2 min read
david len
Serial entrepreneur. Always maximizing shareholder value.

19 yo founder is losing money on a dating app he founded.

His marketing team says their mission is to help people find "the one."

I dont think he understands.

When their customers find "the one". They delete the app.

A successful connection is a lost customer. It's a two-person churn event.

My two greatest enemies are love and happiness.

EP20 - OnlyFans DM

· 2 min read
david len
Serial entrepreneur. Always maximizing shareholder value.

A girl making less than $100 a month on OF came to me for advice.

Her product was fine. (I was her beta-tester). Her marketing was the problem.

I don't think she understands

There's plenty of other girls posting dance videos online. Many of them are already doing it for free.

I told her to stop selling to the entertained. Start selling to the invisible.

Find men on Twitter with anime profile pictures and fewer than 100 followers.

Like one of their posts. Follow them.