Abe Rahmanizadeh

@ChadCarleton 🤣🤣 too good!

I asked for it

@jliemandt Is the $50k/year per calendar year or per “grade” level? So if a kid finishes 3 grade levels in a single year it’s still the same price? What does the typical progression look like at the lowest grade level through the end?

Critics: "The Alpha model only works because it's a $50k+ private school." Texas Sports Academy: "Hold our Gatorade." Thousands of Texas homeschoolers are applying for ESA vouchers to access the exact same Alpha School academics. One student just jumped from a 6th to 11th-grade reading level. 🤯 Reminder: This is the LAST weekend to apply for your voucher.

@ChadCarleton You’re the man Chad! Appreciate everything you do for the community.

Lost a client today. They loved us, leaving for reasons we can’t contend with. I know the new 3PL and had time scheduled to chat today. We both realized they took the client on the call. Gave me thoughts on this dynamic. How to treat your competitors 🧵

@gwilson258 @MehtabKarta Run a supp/skincare manufacturing and 3PL company in Colorado and there’s opportunity but prices have gone up so much we’ve been base rates stabilize / go down for the first time in 6 years. Doesn’t mean prices go down but hard not to if rates are. Covid drove prices sky high

Have seen this story from you a few times and always insane intrigued. Noob question. Let’s say I do $10m rev this year. I live in Denver, so not the worst place for a fulfillment center. Is it stupid to get a warehouse and try to run my own fulfillment to take advantage of something like this?

HOW TO CREATE $ WITH YOUR DTC BRAND: There are lots of ways to create for wealth through your DTC brand, for ex... You can basically get "free" estate by wiping your tax liability using bonus depreciation. A friend of mine built a brand worth 9 figures and built a portfolio of commercial real estate with over 500,000 square feet of commercial property along the way. When his company needed a headquarters, he bought a 60,000 sq ft building for about $8M. He financed it with an SBA 504 loan, which meant only 10% down. On paper, that’s an $800,000 outlay. But by using bonus depreciation rules created in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, he turned that into zero. Normally you depreciate a building over nearly 40 years. Bonus depreciation let him accelerate much of that into a single year because the property was tied to his operating business. He ran a cost segregation study, reclassified parts of the building, and booked a massive paper expense against his profits. Instead of writing an $800,000 check to the IRS, he redirected that money into the building. His “down payment” was effectively his tax bill. Four years later, that building was worth $15–17M. He refinanced, pulled out seven figures in cash tax free, and his business still covered the debt service. Now he’s rolling that capital into more industrial real estate, compounding the cycle again and again.

A lot of family and friends have hope for the first time in a very long time. Let’s hope we see this one through..

@DataDInvesting My family and friends have been living this exact feeling this entire time. 🤞 this is the time..

The picture below is of me and my father representing Venezuela in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. He was born and raised there. I was born and raised in the States, but feel a strong kinship with my heritage. Here is what we think about what's going on in Venezuela: A little background first. For years, he has spent hours each week following Venezuelan news and talking with his brothers and sisters who still live there. I have dozens of cousins still living there. He called me in tears when María Corina Machado won the Nobel Prize because of the hope he had that it would focus the international spotlight on his home country. He has spent thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours gathering donations and putting boxes of clothing, medicine, nonperishable food, and other essentials together and sending them with a trusted third-party courier to help the needy. Anything that goes through normal mail is stolen. We still have no clue how this guy gets the packages through, but they haven't had a single one lost or seized. And when I say essentials, I mean essentials. My aunt recently told us that she hasn't even seen a single tampon or pad for sale in over 5 years. A bottle of Tylenol or Advil, if you're lucky enough to find it in stock, is a full month wages. We were actually visiting my parents for the holidays, so when I woke up and saw the news I immediately asked him his thoughts. My Dad also hates Trump and is highly critical of almost everything he does. Here was his response. "I really don't like Trump, but I think what he's done today is great. It's absolutely fantastic that that corrupt evil dictator is gone and he deserves to rot in jail for the rest of his days." In fact, his biggest concern is that the US won't go far enough because there are several people still there who are just as bad or worse and if they seize power, this will have been for naught. Remember, there was an election and they Maduro out. This is an illegitimate government that is not supported by a mandate from its population. I texted him this afternoon and he said the messages he's received from family and friends have been a mixture of awe that this could be accomplished and restored hope for the future. They thought Maduro was untouchable. The following note, which we did not write, but he shared in our family group chat, describes our feelings almost perfectly: "It is striking how, now that the world 'cares' about Venezuela, so many feel so confident in offering their uninformed opinions. Including trusted media. As a Venezuelan, I just ask you to remember this: You cannot violate the sovereignty of a country where there is no rule of law. You cannot strip the rights of a people who have none. You cannot 'take advantage' of the resources that have not belonged to us for a very long time. And above all, you cannot inflict more pain on a people who have already endured so much. This is not an attack. This is the first real chance Venezuela has had to restore its freedom after nearly 30 years of repression, persecution, fear, corruption, famine, violence, forced exile, and endless human rights abuses... And for those we have lost, today we can finally hope their fight was not in vain 🤍."

@johnnyxbrown @Adam_Wilbanks @SchroedsBiz Came here to say the same

@Adam_Wilbanks Last 3PL you’ll ever need: @SchroedsBiz 🤝

Looking for a new 3PL for Carte Blanche any recommendations?

@Camp4 Happy birthday Kevin! What an impactful list. Have a lot of work to do!!

Today I turn 55. I’m the fittest, sharpest, and happiest I’ve ever been. If I’m an outlier, it’s not because I’m built different or discovered a secret formula. The truth is far less glamorous: It’s a million tiny choices, compounded over decades. Here are 55 of them: 1. Walk 15+ miles a week, even if you do other exercise. Humans are uniquely made to move slowly over long distances—it’s critical to longevity. 2. Develop a writing practice. It’s the single best way to sharpen your mind. And remember, you don’t have to be a good writer to write. Start with 10 minutes a day. 3. Swap out your toothpaste, deodorant, lotions, soap, shampoo, and other personal care products for natural versions. Here’s a rule of thumb: Don’t put anything on your skin that you couldn’t safely eat. 4. If you have a positive thought about someone, don’t keep it to yourself—share it immediately. Encouragement defies the laws of physics: When you give energy, you also receive it. 5. Wear shoes with a wide forefoot (I like Topo Athletic) and wear toe spreaders around the house (search “yoga toes” on Amazon). Spine health begins with the feet. 6. Get sunlight regularly. Moderate sun exposure (without sunscreen) is hugely important for overall health. 7. Do a 3-minute deep (“ass to grass”) squat every morning. Deep squats are often called the anti-aging exercise. It’s been said that, “It’s not that you can’t do deep squats because you’re old, it’s that you’re old because you can’t do deep squats.” 8. Explore minimalism (it’s not what you think it is). 9. Set boundaries on toxic relationships. We tend to cling to relationships past their expiration date, and it takes a bigger toll on our health than we recognize. 10. Eat real food. Not too much. Don’t eat garbage. Binge occasionally. Fast occasionally. That’s the diet. 11. Learn about FIRE. It’s a great framework for financial success. 12. Don’t take antibiotics except in emergency situations. They’re massively over-prescribed and aren’t needed in most cases. Antibiotics have done untold damage to our guts, which is where health begins. Great natural alternatives are out there. 13. Get 8 hours of quality sleep each night. To optimize sleep: —Don’t eat after 6pm —Get blackout shades and cover LEDs with black tape —No screens 2 hours before bed —Try ashwagandha (an herb) to calm the nervous system 14. Stop drinking, even in moderation. People find all sorts of ways to justify drinking, but there’s no escaping the simple fact that alcohol is a toxin and it limits your potential. 15. Travel as much as possible. Nothing expands the mind like seeing the world. And travel doesn’t have to be expensive—the best experiences happen outside of fancy resorts, when you live like a local. 16. Let go of resentment. When you forgive someone, you release the prisoner, and the prisoner isn’t them… it’s you. 17. Show up on time, every time. Poor time management limits success more than most people realize. If you struggle with punctuality, stop everything else and fix that first. 18. Spend lots of time in nature and touch the earth. Humans evolved over 300k years to live in harmony with nature, and only recently have we retreated indoors. If you don’t spend time outside, you’re fighting biology (hint: You won’t win.) 19. Stop doing dumb things. As Leo Tolstoy said, “People try to do all sorts of clever and difficult things to improve life instead of doing the simplest, easiest thing—refusing to participate in activities that make life bad.” 20. Find your happy place and (eventually) move there. Most people live where they live because... that's where they live. We are products of our environment—choose yours carefully. 21. Find a hobby and pursue mastery. You can’t have a happy life without a passionate pursuit that isn’t your vocation. Your work—even if you enjoy it—isn’t enough. 22. Avoid mainstream medicine except as a last resort. The results are in—our healthcare (or more appropriately, sick care) system is badly broken and only makes people sicker. 23. Have a mindset of abundance. There is no advantage to being a pessimist—even if you’re right, it’s a miserable way to live. In a very real way… whatever you believe, you’re right! 24. Do hard things. Choose courage over comfort. Everything you want is on the other side of fear and hard work. As Jerzy Gregorik said, “Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life.” 25. Ignore haters. Hurt people hurt people. Negative/toxic people live in a prison of their own design. Don’t join them! 26. Say no. Protect your time and energy like it’s your most precious asset… because it is. 27. Become a water snob. As an alien said on Star Trek, humans are “ugly bags of mostly water.” You are what you drink—literally! We have Mountain Valley Spring water delivered in glass 5-gallon jugs and also have whole-house water filter (Aquasana Rhino). 28. Stop drinking sodas and sugary energy drinks. After a few weeks you won’t miss them, and a few months later they’ll seem disgusting. Refined sugar causes inflammation, which is the root of most disease. 29. If you’re over 35, find a good functional/longevity medicine doctor and start tracking your hormones. Modern life is hell on the endocrine system and restoring healthy hormone levels can change your life. As we get older, we either accept a slow decline in performance or we do something about it—choose the latter! 30. Develop a morning routine and follow it faithfully. Win the morning, win the day! 31. Invest in experiences, not things. People frequently regret buying things, but rarely regret investing in great experiences (especially when shared with loved ones). Remember, there’s nothing you can buy in a mall that you’ll remember in ten years. 32. Explore spirituality. It’s arrogant and small-minded to believe there’s nothing going on in our universe that is beyond our comprehension. We know less about our universe than an ant meandering on a sidewalk understands about this planet. 33. Have a strong bias toward action—doing rather than talking. If you ask a bunch of old people about their regrets, they’ll talk about the things they *didn't* do—the shots they didn’t take—more than the things they did do (even if it went wrong). As Wayne Gretzky famously said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Most people don’t take enough shots. 34. Stay lean. Men in particular are obsessed with muscle mass these days, but bulk doesn’t age well. The goal is to be strong but lean. The fittest guys in their 50s and beyond aren’t meatheads, they’re lean guys who are serious about a sport. 35. Curate your inner circle carefully. Surround yourself with people you admire and who challenge you to grow. Remember, we’re the average of our 5 closest relationships. 36. Be the fittest version of yourself. Your body is your only vessel for experiencing life—so treat it as such. Fitness isn’t working out a few times a week, it’s a lifestyle. The older you get, the more time you need to devote to your health. 37. Take the time to appreciate art and beauty in all its forms. 38. Think globally, but act locally. Too many people put their energy into far-away problems they don’t understand and can’t impact, while ignoring problems right under their nose. Want to change the world? Start at home. 39. Try psychedelics. It’s one of those things everyone should do at least once, and it might be the breakthrough you’ve been looking for. 40. Limit bad habits, including unhealthy thought patterns. We all have them—practice avoidance and find substitutes. Get professional help if needed. 41. Be a lifelong learner. Your brain is just like a muscle—if you don’t feed and flex it regularly, it will atrophy. 42. Find your purpose. People with a strong sense of purpose are happier and live longer. Lack of purpose sucks energy and magnifies depression. 43. Only take advice from people who embody the traits you want to have. Talk is cheap—emulate those who have DONE it. 44. The goal is not to retire and do nothing, it’s to build a great day-to-day life that you don’t need to escape. A life of leisure is a slow death. Happiness isn’t possible without a little struggle, uncertainty, and skin in the game. 45. Have fun! Do frivolous and silly things that make you smile. As George Bernard Shaw famously said, “We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” 46. Whatever you want to do or achieve in life, start NOW. Don’t fall victim to “someday thinking” because someday never comes. 47. Accumulate assets—things that grow in value over time. It’s the #1 habit of rich people, and it can be done in tiny chunks. Instead of spending $100 on an impulse purchase that has no lasting value, put that money into an index fund or Bitcoin. It becomes addictive (in a good way). 48. Don’t ignore the big 3 canaries in the coal mine for health: —Low libido (and ED) —Frequent sinus & respiratory issues —Depression These usually aren’t medical conditions in themselves, they’re symptoms of an underlying problem. Find a good doc (outside of the mainstream) and figure out the root cause. 49. Have a clear vision for your future. How can you decide which direction to go if you haven’t clearly defined the destination? It sounds obvious, but 95% of people haven’t defined their “Ideal End State” in detail and in writing. (Check out my thread on this topic.) 50. Make your own decisions. We live in an era where most of what society tells us is wrong. Don’t be afraid to break from societal norms—if people say you’re crazy, it’s a sign that you’re doing something right. 51. Get hardcore about mobility exercise. As you age, it’s usually the knees, hips, and lower back that limit physical performance. 30 min a couple times a week can spare you a lifetime of pain. YouTube is a great resource. 52. Go all in on family. Get married, stay married, have kids. Burn the boats. In the end, family is all that matters. 53. Be ruthless with your time. Money comes and goes. Time only goes. Audit your calendar ruthlessly—cut the trivial, double down on the meaningful, and spend your hours like your life depends on it. (Because it does.) 54. Have a strong bias toward action. Be curious, try things, meet people—it’s how you increase your surface area for serendipity, the most powerful unseen force in our lives. 55. Reinvent yourself every decade. Over time, we slowly drift off course from our priorities, values, and true identity. Take stock and don’t be afraid to hit the reset button. Bold, calculated moves made for the right reasons almost always pay off—usually even more than you can imagine. 🎁 P.S. If you enjoyed this post, would you give me a birthday gift? Repost or comment with the item number(s) you liked best?

@tankots Congrats!! Software is amazing. Please make it work on MS Surface snapdragon architecture. Works great on my PC and phone but can’t seem to use it on the go on my laptop 😩

we just raised another $25M after 10x'ing our ARR in 5 months. the crazy part is this almost never happened. 17 years ago, I watched Iron Man as a 10-year-old kid in Delhi. that night, I pulled my first all-nighter teaching myself to code. not because I wanted to build apps or make money. because I wanted to build Jarvis. my parents gave me 1 hour of screen time per day. so I coded in secret, sleeping every alternate night through middle school and high school. built 50+ apps. got a cease and desist from Google at age 12. all for this one obsession: making computers understand us like humans do. fast forward to today: - we've raised $81M total to build the voice operating system - growing revenue 40% month-over-month this year - 70% user retention after one year (unheard of in consumer) - teams at 270 of the Fortune 500 use Wispr Flow daily our Series A2 was led by @hanstung at @notablecap (who was an early investor in five companies that made it to $100B valuation like Slack, Tiktok, and Airbnb). we also brought on @StevenBartlett as an investor and partner. but here's what matters more than the money: we cracked voice input. not transcription - actual understanding. our users hit "send" in under 0.5 seconds without checking. they trust it blindly. that's never existed before. in a recent benchmark, Wispr came out as 3-4x more accurate than OpenAI, ElevenLabs, and Siri. and we're just getting started. voice input was step one. now we're building the assistant that actually does things for you. to my co-founder @SahajGarg6 - there's no one else I'd rather build Jarvis with than my college roommate and closest friend. to our team pulling all-nighters and shipping magic - you're the reason that 10-year-old kid's dream is becoming real. we're hiring cracked engineers and growth marketers who want to build the future of human-computer interaction. the keyboard had a good 150-year run. time to build what comes next. PS: like, retweet, and bookmark to get wispr flow for free for 3 months ❤️ — Written with @WisprFlow

Amazon is less profitable than selling on your website and if you have a decent 3PL partner you will have less headaches than the Amazon black box of customer support. People convert in different places so selling in multiple channels digitally helps. Capture the most volume Significantly more profitable to sell multi unit orders on DTC Own customer data (emails and phone #s. Great for subscriptions, new product testing / launches, emails to activate customers in key moments, etc. Helpful to have a partner that can help you customize things if you’re seeding product to creators/influencers, wholesale accounts, etc. Your products aren’t huge so may / may not be a big deal but Amazon storage fees are 3-10x+ typical 3PLs storage fees depending on the time of year so if you plan to store a lot of inventory there it’ll kill your margins.

Other than a *potential* retail launch in 2026…🤫 For the release of the new @eatboldbar flavors, I’m considering launching them exclusively on Amazon. No website purchases. Can someone tell me why this is either a fantastic or horrible idea?

@pinpulleddrmf Peak season for our business so we can’t make it but interested in this type of activity if you do them again in the future!

Want to do something absolutely miserable? Nov 21-23 Asheville NC 50+ miles of hiking in <24 hours Small group of entrepreneurs, we might fail, that's ok. If interested- DM me

@themfgfellow Wow is there anything any of us can do to advocate or help? Based in Denver and would be happy to help if there’s anyway to lend a hand.

Visa got rejected again. In some trouble now, not like I can liquidate life and move away. Going back to Canada and see what can be done, if you are praying kind please keep my family in prayers.

@seanfrank It’s definitely hard mode but you can ship a 12pk 16oz for much less than the bottom of your range (including all warehouse costs). Used to be impossible before some of the new shipping options popped up in the last 18 months

Why is beverage so hard? DTC doesnt work. You can not ship liquid and turn a profit. Even at the extreme, a luxury beverage will cost less than $7 per serving. A serving is more or less a pound. If you sell 12 packs, you are shipping a 15 pound box which will cost $20-$40 bucks. So the only way to grow profitably is stores and shelf space. But that space is physically limited and already controlled. Who are they taking off the shelf for you? And why? You gotta pay up for distrubition. It takes 30-50 million in funding before you know if you even have a shot at breaking out. thats why beverage companies sell for 3-5x revenue still

@m0ldilocks @cantos @collabfund This is incredible! Such a major problem with terrible solutions..

Three years ago I got sick from something most people overlook: mold exposure. Today, that journey comes full circle: we’re announcing MoldCo’s $8M Seed (total $11M), led by @cantos + @collabfund, to build the new standard of care for mold and chronic inflammation. The mission is clear: to serve patients who’ve waited far too long for answers. To celebrate, we’re giving away 50 free lab tests. Comment “labs” to claim one and we’ll DM you!

@m0ldilocks @cantos @collabfund Labs

@Reinfish @ChrisLangSocial We’re slowly arriving!! 😂 if it’s a food, beverage, supplement, or cosmetic… Let us make life easy!

@ChrisLangSocial Is this a call for a 3PL? The squad hasn’t swarmed the replies yet

7,000 orders stuck. Customers pissed. Support drowning. Q4 hasn’t even started. I’m pulling back ads and emails. But the farmer needs paid. Glass, lids, labels don’t buy themselves. We’ve shipped in-house too long. Every year, same nightmare. This is the year we jump. 3PL takes shipping. We focus on production and sales. Q4, we will be ready.

@MLukashewich The other disconnect is the “making” millions. Hundreds of thousands or millions in sales is nowhere near millions in the bank 😂.

This is controversial but this HAS to be said. Here is my BEEF with usage rights from UGC creators. If you’re an influencer, usage is a different story. A brand is leveraging your name, likeness, and audience, so charging usage makes sense. But as a creator, you’re work for hire. The brand is paying you for content. Once you deliver it, they own it. That’s how this works. I hear creators say, “Well, what if my video makes them millions of dollars? I want a piece of the pie.” 
I’m sorry… isn’t that the goal? Isn’t your job as a creator to help brands grow through your content? Adding usage rights just overcomplicates things. Brands and agencies don’t want to manage a hundred contracts or track if a 2-second clip in a mashup ad is “out of usage.” They don’t have time for that and they will choose creators who keep it simple. It’s like a wedding photographer charging you a monthly fee because you printed your wedding photos or shared them on Instagram. It just doesn’t make sense. NOW, I always say “just add it all as one flat rate” but then here’s the next problem, rates are getting way too out of hand (my next rant for another day). I hear “yeah Mariah, I add it all into one flat rate to keep it simple & I never bring up usage. My rate for 1 edited video is $750-$1,000+” so let’s talk about that later. I still believe you should just add it as one flat rate though. Here’s the reality: brands want EASY. The creators who land consistent collaborations are the ones who charge one fair, flat rate for their content without making brands jump through hoops. Here’s the thing: you’ll often make more money long-term by not charging usage. Why? Because when your rates are fair and simple, brands see you as easy to work with. If your content performs, they’ll come back for more, again and again. That repeat business adds up way more than trying to squeeze one brand for a massive one-time fee. Creators, if you want longevity in this space, stop making yourself harder to work with. Keep it simple. (Whitelisting is also a different story! Again, another post for another day but I do believe you should charge monthly for whitelisting)

@joshenzer @Reinfish @eliweisss Would love to chat as well! We’re a 3PL & manufacturer and support several brands that would love this!

@Reinfish @eliweisss @Reinfish yes! Actively looking to build with 3PLs. Sending you a DM

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@seanjagermann @eatboldbar @Kickstarter If you need somewhere for the inventory to land once it’s produced and ship out quickly, would love to help!

COME JOIN @eatboldbar!! Cool opportunities for anyone interested in helping out with the upcoming @Kickstarter 👀🤑 Reach out if you’re interested. Big things coming. We’re still on the ground floor.

@johnjhcoyle @curtnicholsjr 60% is just making up a number for total profit $ maximization. Lots of variables including the fact that everyone is getting hit with the same tariffs so you aren’t increasing price in a vacuum where everyone else is insulated but you.

OK, so let's assume they're correct in their feeling or that through price testing they validated that the higher price was not the best profit maximizing price for them before. The increase to COGs for it to be the best profit maximizing price for them now is USUALLY really high. Like 60%+ UNLESS the conversion rate changes when they re-test it. If someone found me a brand that had an increase in COGs due to tariffs that made the lower conversion rate that previously did not work work, then I'm wrong. If the conversion rate change when they re-tested, that means a different variable changed. Either within their brand or on a macro level. If it was within their brand then they didn't raise prices cause of tariffs, they did it because they found conversion rate wins. If it was on a macro level, I'm pretty hesitant to give tariffs 100% credit, there are SO many factors that effect price elasticity and buyer resistance for various goods (especially non-essentials which is the vast majority of DTC brands) To be clear, I realize my original tweet is making people think that I'm saying tariffs aren't damaging or inflationary. I am absolutely not saying that. I am speaking to marketing and operating a DTC brand and optimizing pricing.

Any DTC brand that says they’re raising prices because of tariffs is lying.