Peter Epstein

@KTmBoyle @tmsilverman @KTmBoyle Best gift idea!!

@tmsilverman Ages 8 to 80. You’re welcome.

If you were a 36 year old man what would you want for your birthday

@BorisStanic__ @alexisohanian The best. My 5yr old son asked me today where salad was invented. Took us down a whole rabbit hole of Greek/Roman history

@alexisohanian and they ask you the best questions in the world.

Having children was one of the best things I've ever done, not just personally, but also professionally. Business Dads will understand.

🎙️New Pod: Brad Gerster (@altcap) started Altimeter in 2008 with a $3MM fund, all friends and family - A number that might seem surprising for a lot of people. For EM's he said something on our most recent @VentureUnlocked pod that's an important reminder when starting a firm.

Felt this too. I found myself going to CNN for the first time in years versus Twitter to see what was actually happening. Beyond devastating news to see 🥲

@SahilBloom In Big Sky this week with the kids. This place is incredible! Absolute gem

I spent three days with a group of multimillionaire entrepreneurs in Montana. 10 key learnings (that everyone needs to hear): 1. Freedom is the real goal. Once you’ve achieved a certain level of financial success, everything becomes about a quest for freedom. Being able to do what you want, when you want, with who you want is what everyone prizes above all else, but few have it. 2. Success isn’t loud. The most successful entrepreneur at the event has built a holding company that will be worth over $1 billion. He wasn’t the loudest in the room. On the contrary, he was quiet and highly observant. When he did speak, it was with an incredible ability to penetrate to the heart of the topic or issue. Listening, observing, and thinking is a superpower. 3. Insecurity is a natural human condition. These entrepreneurs have built incredible companies and personal wealth, but all open up privately about their personal and professional insecurities. The feeling that we may get exposed as an imposter is natural. Opening up about those insecurities, rather than trying to mask them with bravado, is the key to managing their influence on our lives. 4. Always know the game you’re playing and whether you want the prize for winning that game. 5. If you create value with no expectation of return, you will experience the greatest returns. 6. Owned distribution is a cheat code. All of the entrepreneurs realize what a massive business advantage it is to own your distribution via a personal platform and audience. They are building it into the fabric of their businesses. Everyone views it as a cheat code—a way to do business on easy mode. 7. Environment is EVERYTHING. It’s hard to explain, but thinking big is contagious. Just sitting in the room, the energy gets injected into your veins. Note to self: Get in more of these rooms. Another note to self: Create more of these rooms where others can benefit from them the way I have. 8. No one knows what they want to be when they grow up. The group ranged in age from 30 to 60, but no one seemed to have everything about their future figured out. It’s comforting as a young person to know that you aren’t really supposed to “figure it out” when it comes to your future. Just focus on pointing your compass in the right direction, embracing curiosity, getting around great people, and good things will happen. 9. Entrepreneurial loneliness is a real problem. You don’t have to do it alone. Most of these entrepreneurs had built support systems to make sure they had people around them. 10. Sometimes you need to see the problem differently to solve it. I had several “a-ha!” moments around some problems I was facing during the retreat. All of the solutions felt very obvious in hindsight. The different perspectives allowed me to see the problem differently and break through. Those were my 10 key takeaways from the event. If you enjoyed this or learned something, follow me @SahilBloom for more in future!

In honor of @tonyhawk turning 50 today, we take you back this iconic moment in 1999 ... the first-ever 900.

Young, college-educated adults w/ student debt now have an average net worth of -$1,900. (Yes, negative.) In 1989, that group’s net worth was $90K. (Yes, positive.) Sounds crazy until you think about how high tuition costs have shot up in recent years. time.com/money/5245284/…

Good morning from the US where total student debt has hit record levels. These loans are increasingly becoming a drag on US econ. Acting as a drag on both household formation & higher real estate prices. But the US college debt bubble also becoming dangerous for the fin industry.

More people think renting is a better deal than buying | on.wsj.com/2zcOoUz via @WSJ

This blooming sunflower collects energy from the sun

Harvey wasn’t just bad weather. It was bad city planning bloom.bg/2wvyjGE

Vestas teams up with Tesla to combine wind turbines and batteries bloom.bg/2vQBJ3x

Proud to work at a place where the values are clear. No equivocation - zero tolerance for the hatred that was on display this weekend 🙏💯 twitter.com/jpmorgan/statu…

ROAD TRIP! 'The RV space is on fire': Sales hit records as more millennials enter market cnbc.com/2017/07/28/the…

Understandable. EU won't let them leave easy twitter.com/gideonrachman/…

A positive article on Millennials? Didn't realize they had those! "Millennials Aren’t Impatient. They’re Prudent." blogs.wsj.com/experts/2017/0…

@TheStalwart Being from LA and living in NYC, this just isn't true. LA has better sushi, Mexican, and fresh produce but everything else is better in NYC

Pretty incredible businessinsider.com/r-germany-prod…

Looking forward to Amazon Prime goods and discounts at Whole Foods locations! twitter.com/dkberman/statu…