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This is the future of business education
Over the next 20 years, elite universities will be as relevant to education as ABC is to news.
21st century education will look entirely different.
I believe we’re building it:
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Contrarian Thinking
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Contrarian Thinking
@Contrarian
The advisory and investment firm helping owners buy, scale, and sell businesses.
- FASCINATING DATA: The share of small businesses employing a child of the owner has roughly doubled since 2018. It's very interesting to think about why... >The "family business" may not have sounded sexy when the corporate path looked safe, prestigious, and linear. >But now
- "Most of society's problems are a stewardship crisis. Not a lack of resources or technology or intelligence. A lack of people who give a shit because their name is on it." We need vastly more owners in this country.I went to BJ's Restaurant last night with my kids. The bathroom was disgusting. The front of house was kind but sloppy and slow. The food upset my stomach and I woke up at 4am this morning because of it. Whoever BJ is, they probably aren't a real person, because everyone acted
- HUGE NEWS: SBA doubles cumulative 7(a) and 504 loan limit to $10 million Borrowers will soon have access to record levels of SBA-backed funding.Today, @SBA_Kelly announced a new rule that will double the SBA’s cumulative 7(a) and 504 loan limit from $5 million to $10 million - giving small businesses the capital to hire, grow, and meet rising demand driven by @POTUS’s America First agenda. sba.gov/article/2026/0…
- “If one has no stake in the capitalist system, then one may well turn against it.” -Peter Thiel Ownership shifts incentives. When you own, you care. We must create more owners in this country.
- Replit CEO @amasad runs one of the fastest-growing AI companies on Earth. He recently told us that "small businesses powered by AI will define the future of the global economy." It's never been a better time to be an owner.Just spoke with a small business owner who used Claude to go through an entire year’s worth of spend data to figure out where he could cut down the budget for his business Almost overnight reduced opex by 15% by pointing out software spend for seats not being used and
- "They skipped vacation for 6 months and the company hit record profits. Tell leadership to reward them with a room temp pizza pie."
- Every day, we work with 1000s of people trying to tackle a Main Street acquisition Their backgrounds are fascinating Here are a few pulled at random: >Emergency radiologist >Chief HR officer >Truck driver >Nuclear fusion scientist >Fireworks supplier >FAANG director of product
- Replying to @Contrarian and @SBAgov40+ PAGES OF INSIGHTS LAUNCHING NOW
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