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Tomorrow’s profile of NYC power broker Kathryn Wylde is a case study in power. It shows how real influence actually works in one of the most complex cities on earth. Subscribe to read it first thing tomorrow: readtheprofile.com/subscribe

My newest profile comes out this Wednesday, Dec. 17. It’s about the most powerful woman in New York City and what 43 years inside the city’s real power corridors taught her about influence, compromise, and control. Don't miss it & sign up here: readtheprofile.com

Over the last few months, I’ve been shadowing someone who quietly influences almost every major decision in New York City. My profile comes out at the end of the month. Subscribe to get it first: readtheprofile.com

Wow. @saquon really nailed it by investing in Ramp when it was valued at only (!) $7 billion... Read more here: readtheprofile.com/p/saquon-barkl…

"People are going to talk about me because when they talk about themselves no one listens." — @RyanSerhant My profile here: readtheprofile.com/p/ryan-serhant…

Interesting article about @saquon Barkley's investing in startups, etc. Saquon Barkley Is Playing for Equity, by @ProfileRead readtheprofile.com/p/saquon-barkl…

Moving forward you are going to see independent voices break stories, shape narratives, and get exclusives. I am a big believer that a feature in @ProfileRead is eventually going to be more influential than any traditional outlet. Subscribe to read the next profile: readtheprofile.com

The NFL season kicks off today. Philadelphia Eagles star @saquon will be on the field, but he's playing a much bigger game off the field. Read the full story on why he's so focused on building generational wealth: readtheprofile.com/p/saquon-barkl…

Wow, @tryramp is on a tear. @leomschwartz just reported that the company hit $1 billion in annualized revenue. Saquon Barkley is an investor, and founder & CEO @eglyman told me: “We’re growing faster this year than last year, and I don’t think it’s unrelated that @Saquon has been involved.” readtheprofile.com/p/saquon-barkl…

Saquon Barkley's ultimate driver is his family: his fiancée, Anna, and his kids. “If you had asked me this question two years ago, then my answer would’ve been, ‘I want to be the best football player,’ but it’s not about just that anymore.” readtheprofile.com/p/saquon-barkl…

Saquon Barkley Is Playing for Equity, by @ProfileRead readtheprofile.com/p/saquon-barkl…

EXCLUSIVE PROFILE: 'Saquon Barkley Is Playing for Equity' You know @Saquon as an NFL superstar, but he's been building an elite investment portfolio over the last four years. He's got equity stakes in startups like Ramp, Anthropic, Anduril, Strike, and Neuralink. He turned a $10 million income stream into a $35 million asset by investing in Bitcoin. This is a side of Saquon you’ve never seen. Read it here: readtheprofile.com/p/saquon-barkl…

Philadelphia @Eagles star @Saquon Barkley has built a portfolio of billion-dollar startups, and I got the exclusive details. 🚨 The definitive Saquon Barkley profile publishes tomorrow morning Make sure you're subscribed to get it in your inbox first: readtheprofile.com

🚨 Coming Wednesday 🚨 NFL superstar @saquon is chasing ownership. I spent 3 months uncovering exclusive details around: • His private startup bets • Returns on his biggest wins • What his Bitcoin is worth now This is a side of Saquon you’ve never seen. Sign up here to get the profile in your inbox: readtheprofile.com

Saquon Barkley is playing for equity. In the first in-depth, definitive profile of @saquon, I pull back the curtain on how the NFL superstar is building a portfolio that looks more like a founder’s cap table than a celebrity brand. I spoke with his business manager, portfolio founders, NFL peers, VCs, rivals, old friends, and even his former Penn State coach James Franklin. And of course, I interviewed Barkley himself. The profile publishes this Wednesday. Subscribe now to get it first: readtheprofile.com

ICYMI: Some incredible longform profiles in the latest edition of The Profile:

For several years, I wrote FORTUNE’s daily dealmaking newsletter, Term Sheet. In 2019, I sent out an edition titled: “Who Would Dare to Compete With Silicon Valley Darling Brex?” The story was about a little-known fintech startup called @tryramp, which had just raised $7 million at a $25 million pre-money valuation. Naturally, I compared it to its biggest rival, Brex, which at the time was valued at $2.6 billion and flush with hundreds of millions in funding. In the piece, I asked, “How does an emerging Brex rival compete with a well-capitalized startup that has hundreds of millions of dollars and is already valued at $2.6 billion?” And then offered the helpful: “I have no clue.” Fast-forward to today: Ramp announced a $500 million fundraise at a staggering $22.5 billion valuation, with $700 million in annualized revenue. So, yeah … not bad. (For context, Brex was last valued at $12.3 billion in 2022.) One of the wildest parts of writing online for so many years is getting to revisit old takes — good, bad, or somewhere in between — and see how things actually turned out. Which brings this full circle: I recently interviewed Ramp’s CEO @eglyman while working on a longform profile of a professional athlete who invested in the company long before it hit a $22.5 billion valuation. That story will be out in the next few weeks. Subscribe to the Profile to get it in your inbox: readtheprofile.com

COMING SOON: An original longform profile on a professional athlete who invested in @tryramp way before it was a $22.5B company. Make sure you're subscribed to The Profile here: readtheprofile.com

As a bonus: Check out my @Scaramucci from February. I'm very proud with how it turned out, and I think it'll make you think differently of the man who has successfully reinvented himself time and time again: readtheprofile.com/p/the-immortal…

Looking for a long read this weekend? I got you. In today's edition of The Profile 👇