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1Sep 8, '23Apple’s first investor was Mike Markkula. He put in $250,000 for 1/3 of the business. Today, 1/3 of Apple is worth $930 billion.56.2×24.8M180k8.8k4k
2Dec 25, '22Things that didn’t exist on Christmas 20 years ago: iPhone Facebook YouTube Instagram Twitter TikTok Android Bitcoin Tesla iPad Gmail Netflix streaming Amazon Prime Slack Reddit Et38.3×16.9M124k16k3.5k
3Jun 14, '23In 1983, Steve Jobs typed this reply to a letter asking for his autograph:38.1×16.8M115k5.5k2.8k
4May 7, '23Sony was founded on this day in 1946. Its first product was an electric rice cooker. Here’s more on the journey… 🧵28×12.3M38k5.2k5.3k
5Jan 21, '23The DeLorean released this day in 1981:27.1×11.9M85k7.8k1.3k
6Aug 3, '23Buying power of one dollar over 90 years: 1933: $1.00 1943: $0.75 1953: $0.49 1963: $0.42 1973: $0.29 1983: $0.13 1993: $0.09 2003: $0.07 2023: $0.0425.1×11.1M70k5.7k1.7k
7Dec 29, '231956: 2023: 5 MB 1 TB24.2×10.7M182k22k3.8k
8Mar 20, '25In 2018, a husband and wife pitched their business on Shark Tank. They wanted $400,000 for 10%. The only offer was $400,000 for 25%. They accepted and rebranded as Poppi. Pepsi jus23.5×10.4M62k3.9k6k
9Jan 29, '23What dial-up internet sounded like:21.7×9.6M43k6k3.2k
10Mar 13, '24On this day in 2006: Jack Dorsey began programming Twitter.20.2×8.9M16k3.1k2.7k
11Oct 4, '241956: 2024: 3.75 MB 1 TB18.2×8M91k5.8k2.8k
12Jun 19, '23Average cost for 1 gigabyte of storage: 40 years ago: $238,000 35 years ago: $48,720 30 years ago: $5,152 25 years ago: $455 20 years ago: $5 15 years ago: $0.55 10 years ago: $0.017.5×7.7M48k3.5k1.2k
13Jun 16, '232010: 2023: Buys majority stake Sells majority stake for $275 million. for $3 billion.16.6×7.3M68k4.2k554
14May 19, '23On this day in 2009… Daimler acquired nearly 10% of Tesla. It paid $50 million… …for a stake that’d now be worth $55 billion. Elon has said that deal saved Tesla. Here’s more on th16.1×7.1M17k1.8k2.6k
15Jan 22, '23Tesla got started 20 years ago. At the time, it was unclear if the company would ever sell one vehicle. Last year, it sold more than 1 million. And this year, Tesla’s revenue may t16.1×7.1M24k1.8k1.1k
16Jun 2, '23In 1971, Nike hired a student to create a logo. She was paid $35 for her design.15.5×6.8M30k2.5k1.8k
17Nov 26, '24$5,000 investments that are worth +$1 million: Bitcoin: 9 yrs ago Nvidia: 10 yrs ago Tesla: 14 yrs ago Netflix: 16 yrs ago Apple: 20 yrs ago Amazon: 22 yrs ago Starbucks: 32 yrs ag15.2×6.7M36k3.3k7.3k
18Jul 18, '23Steve Jobs’ “insanely great” job offer:15.1×6.7M24k1.6k2.8k
19Apr 18, '23In 1903, Henry Ford’s lawyer was advised not to buy stock in Ford. “The horse is here to stay,” he was told by a local bank president. He bought $5,000 worth of stock and sold it i14.7×6.5M33k3.6k464
20Jun 6, '25Stock performance over 15 years: Tesla: +18,800% BYD: +548% Tata Motors: +370% Subaru: +345% Toyota: +314% Volvo: +215% Kia: +177% BMW: +100% Honda: +49% Hyundai: +42% Mercedes-Ben14.2×6.3M22k2.6k2.5k
21Jul 14, '24Ronald Reagan survived an assassination attempt in 1981. 6 years later, a balloon popped while he was giving a speech. Here’s how he reacted.13.6×6M32k2.9k3.8k
22May 5, '242024 valuations: Nvidia: $2.2 trillion Intel: $132 billion 2009 valuations: Intel: $90 billion Nvidia: $5 billion13×5.7M22k3.3k7.1k
23Aug 7, '23Value of $10,000 invested 10 years ago: Tesla: $275,280 Netflix: $121,231 Apple: $107,879 Microsoft: $102,240 Amazon: $93,940 Meta: $81,013 Alphabet: $57,57711.9×5.3M22k917619
24Feb 27, '24Jony Ive was born this day in 1967. Some products he designed include: 2016: AirPods 2015: Apple Watch 2010: iPad 2008: MacBook Air 2007: iPhone 2004: iPod Mini 2002: iMac G4 2001:10.9×4.8M27k1.8k4k
25Apr 19, '23Elon explaining Tesla’s pricing strategy in 2008:10.7×4.7M38k2.7k1.4k
26Jul 23, '23The X era has begun at Twitter Elon Musk says the bird logo will be replaced by an X. For Musk, it’s the continuation of a story that began 25 years ago. Here’s a brief history on 10.7×4.7M16k1.5k1.5k
27Dec 25, '24Things that didn’t exist on Christmas 25 years ago: iPhone Tesla YouTube 𝕏 SpaceX Gmail Instagram Bitcoin Facebook Skype Amazon Prime Google Maps Netflix streaming Android App Sto10.4×4.6M34k5.5k4.1k
28May 28, '23Apple acquired Beats for $3 billion on this day in 2014. It remains its biggest acquisition.10.4×4.6M25k1.6k539
29Jul 15, '23In 2003, Ben Affleck predicted Spotify and Netflix streaming before either existed.10.3×4.5M31k3.5k3.5k
30Jul 12, '23McDonald’s menu in 1953:10.1×4.4M23k1.4k655
31Jul 11, '23In 1973, FedEx had $5,000 in the bank and a $24,000 fuel bill. Founder Fred Smith couldn’t get a loan fast enough. He took $5,000 to Vegas and won $27,000 playing blackjack, buying9.3×4.1M24k2.4k819
32Dec 2, '24Average cost for 1 gigabyte of storage: 45 years ago: $438,000 40 years ago: $238,000 35 years ago: $48,720 30 years ago: $5,152 25 years ago: $455 20 years ago: $5 15 years ago: $8.8×3.9M48k3k2.7k
33Apr 13, '23In 1997, Apple lost $1 billion. Today, it makes $1 billion every 3 days:8.5×3.8M25k2.2k361
34Nov 24, '23Steve Jobs on how to resolve conflict:8.1×3.6M16k2.8k12k
35Jun 9, '25Age of these businesses: Tesla: 22 years SpaceX: 23 years Google: 27 years Netflix: 28 years Amazon: 31 years Nvidia: 32 years Apple: 49 years Microsoft: 50 years Intel: 57 years S7.9×3.5M17k2.5k2.5k
36Feb 21, '24Nvidia’s annual revenue: 2024: $60.9 billion 2023: $26.9 billion 2022: $26.9 billion 2021: $16.7 billion 2020: $10.9 billion 2019: $11.7 billion 2018: $9.7 billion 2017: $6.9 billi7.7×3.4M24k1.7k1.4k
37Apr 17, '21Blockbuster stores over 30 years:7.5×099k22k4k
38Jul 4, '23A headline from 23 years ago:7.3×3.2M19k2.1k452
39May 5, '19Time it took to reach $2 billion at the box office: Titanic: 5,233 days Force Awakens: 54 days Infinity War: 48 days Avatar: 47 days Endgame: 11 days7.2×098k26k791
40Dec 25, '21Things that didn’t exist on Christmas 20 years ago: iPhone Facebook YouTube Instagram Twitter TikTok Android Bitcoin Tesla iPad Gmail Netflix streaming Amazon Prime SpaceX Slack Re7.1×0108k16k2.3k
41Jan 28, '24Steve Jobs sent himself this email in 2010.6.6×2.9M20k2.2k4.3k
42Feb 21, '24“If you want to be successful, I would encourage you to grow a tolerance for failure.” ~ Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang6.1×2.7M27k5.3k7.9k
43Jan 14, '25Vehicles sold in 2024: Tesla: 1.79 million Audi: 1.67 million Vehicles sold in 2014: Audi: 1.74 million Tesla: 31,6555.8×2.5M26k2.2k831
44Nov 12, '22Net worth… 1 year ago: 1 year ago: $122 billion $104 billion Today: Today: $43 billion $109 billion5.4×094k7.3k1.6k
45Jul 13, '23In 2000, Palm was worth more than Apple, Google & Amazon combined.5.4×2.4M19k1.7k448
46May 9, '242007: Airbnb was an idea. 2024: Airbnb is worth $93 billion.5.1×2.2M19k1.9k1.4k
47Jun 28, '23Elon Musk was born on this day in 1971. Age 52: $225 billion net worth Age 51: buys Twitter Age 45: starts Boring Co Age 45: starts Neuralink Age 44: starts OpenAI Age 32: invests 4.9×2.2M16k1.8k391
48Jul 22, '23This was a 250 MB hard drive in 1979:4.8×2.1M20k2k300
49Feb 18, '25Things Elon Musk launched or unveiled in less than 10 years: Boring Co. Crew Dragon Cybercab Cybertruck DOGE Falcon Heavy Falcon 9 FSD Grok 1,2,3 Megapack Model 3 Model X Model Y N4.3×1.9M22k2.9k2k
50Jul 19, '24“You’re crazy until you’re successful… and then you’re a genius.” ~ @MrBeast in conversation with @MKBHD4.3×1.9M31k2.7k4k
51May 23, '20Elon Musk watching the successful return of the Falcon 9 rocket in 2015:4.1×064k9.3k1.1k
52Jan 1, '18Here's how old these companies will be turning in 2018: Snapchat: 7 years Uber: 9 years Twitter: 12 years Facebook: 14 years Tesla: 15 years Google: 20 years Netflix: 21 years Amaz3.7×036k20k15
53Jan 11, '24“You need to be stubborn on your vision, but very flexible on the details.” ~ Jeff Bezos3.6×1.6M17k3.5k5.9k
54Sep 24, '22In 1971, Nike hired a student to create a logo. She was paid $35 for her design.3.5×057k6.5k2.4k
55May 3, '25“Ask yourself who you’d want to spend the last day of your life with and then meet with them as often as you can.” ~ Warren Buffett3.5×1.5M21k2.5k3.9k
56Dec 25, '18Things that didn't exist on Christmas 15 years ago: iPhone Facebook YouTube Twitter Instagram iPad Netflix streaming Google Maps Snapchat Spotify Android Uber Lyft Alexa Airbnb App3.4×040k14k527
57Aug 20, '22In 1983, Steve Jobs typed this reply to a letter asking for his autograph:3.3×062k3.2k1.2k
58Sep 5, '22Age when their business launched? Jeff Bezos: 30 Oprah Winfrey: 32 Reed Hastings, Netflix: 36 Doris Fisher, Gap: 37 Vera Wang: 40 Eric Yuan, Zoom: 41 Sam Walton, Walmart: 44 Adi Da3.3×032k9.1k9.5k
59Nov 6, '21SpaceX in 2002 and 2021:3.2×059k3.6k399
60Jul 19, '24“To be successful at anything, you don't have to be special. You just have to be what most people aren't…consistent, determined and willing to work for it. No shortcuts." ~ Tom Bra2.9×1.3M18k3.9k7.7k
61Jan 2, '19Number of Tesla vehicle deliveries each year: 2018: 245,240 2017: 103,097 2016: 76,295 2015: 50,580 2014: 31,655 2013: 22,477 2012: 2,650 2011: 02.8×050k4.9k173
62Aug 28, '22Sony was founded in 1946. Its first product was an electric rice cooker. Here are some early products from 11 other well known companies. 🧵👇2.8×034k7k5.1k
63Nov 13, '21Some predictions on the future of computing from 1999: (8 years before the iPhone release)2.4×035k5.5k1.6k
64Dec 14, '22Steve Jobs sent himself this email in 2010:2.1×031k4.1k3.2k
65Dec 25, '19Things that didn’t exist on Christmas 20 years ago: iPhone Facebook YouTube Twitter Instagram Android iPad Gmail Netflix streaming Wikipedia Google Maps Amazon Prime App Store Spac2.1×025k8.2k455
66Aug 24, '19On this day in 1995: Windows 95 launched “Start Me Up” was its anthem:1.9×021k6.1k797
67Jun 7, '21Jeff Bezos: Age 57: flying to space w/ brother Age 49: buys Washington Post Age 39: survives helicopter crash Age 36: starts space company Age 35: becomes billionaire Age 33: becom1.8×018k3k796
68Jan 21, '19Things that didn’t exist when Tom Brady played in his first Super Bowl: iPhone Android Facebook YouTube MySpace Instagram Tesla Spotify Skype Twitter LinkedIn Gmail Uber Airbnb Goo1.8×024k6k209
69Jul 3, '22First half performance in 2022: Apple: -23% Microsoft: -24% Alphabet: -25% Amazon: -35% Tesla: -35% Zoom: -40% Airbnb: -45% Pinterest: -49% Nvidia: -50% Uber: -50% Meta: -53% Bitco1.7×020k5.2k1.8k
70Aug 2, '24“Confidence comes from preparation.” ~ Kobe Bryant1.7×746k18k3.8k5.6k
71Oct 27, '19On this day in 2010: Tesla opens first factory (a former GM-Toyota factory) Valuation (Oct 2010): Tesla: $1 billion GM: $46 billion Valuation (Oct 2019): Tesla: $59 billion GM: $521.7×028k3.6k140
72Nov 1, '18Revenue generated each hour: Apple: $29.1 million per hour Amazon: $26.2 million per hour Google: $15.6 million per hour Microsoft: $13.5 million per hour Intel: $8.9 million per h1.7×020k6.7k258
73Sep 4, '22A Shark Tank pitch from 2013… Doorbot tried to raise $700,000. That would’ve valued the business at $7 million. There was no deal. Doorbot later rebranded as Ring. Amazon bought it1.6×025k3k1.3k
74Sep 3, '20The sound of Dial-up Internet:1.6×020k4.5k669
75Sep 8, '19Oprah: Age 65: $3.5 billion net worth Age 61: buys 10% of Weight Watchers Age 56: starts OWN Network Age 49: becomes billionaire Age 46: starts O Magazine Age 34: starts Harpo Age 1.5×018k5.9k690
76Oct 28, '22Elon Musk’s journey: Age 51: buys Twitter, becomes CEO Age 45: starts Boring Co Age 45: starts Neuralink Age 44: starts OpenAI Age 32: invests in Tesla Age 30: starts SpaceX Age 281.5×021k3k724
77Feb 14, '21On this day in 2005: YouTube founded1.5×025k3k202
78Nov 6, '21Value of $1,000 invested 1 year ago: Shiba Inu: $740,259,740 Axie Infinity: $1,082,920 Telcoin: $130,144 Polygon: $127,867 Solana: $119,828 Dogecoin: $95,882 Binance Coin: $21,972 1.5×019k4.1k1.2k
79Nov 15, '20SpaceX in 2002 and 2020:1.5×025k2.4k320
80Nov 5, '22On this day in 2007: Android unveiled1.4×023k3.5k600
81Oct 8, '24An update from me… I started something new on YouTube! It’s called Ticker Take. Hope you’ll check it out and subscribe!1.4×619k54383122
82Sep 15, '18Things that didn’t exist when Lehman Brothers collapsed this day in 2008: Uber Instagram Bitcoin iPad Snapchat Apple Maps Angry Birds Kickstarter GoFundMe WhatsApp Apple Watch FB M1.4×015k6.2k190
83Sep 1, '22On this day in 2000: Nokia 3310 released1.3×020k3.4k307
84Sep 27, '17On this day in 1998: Google launches1.3×016k6.3k0
85Jun 6, '22How Tesla got its logo:1.3×022k2k441
86Mar 21, '22In 2000, Amazon shares fell 80%. Here’s how Jeff Bezos responded:1.3×018k2.6k1.9k
87Mar 5, '19Tesla's annual revenue: 2018: $21.5 billion 2017: $11.8 billion 2016: $7.0 billion 2015: $4.1 billion 2014: $3.2 billion 2013: $2.0 billion 2012: $413 million 2011: $204 million 201.3×022k2.3k119
88Oct 12, '20In 2003, 18-year-old LeBron James signed a $90 million deal with Nike. He was asked about how he would handle the pressure to succeed:1.2×016k3.6k725
89Nov 8, '20Jeopardy! episode last week: Alex Trebek: “Any family members back home cheering you on?” Contestant Burt Thakur: “I learned English because of you. My grandfather who raised me...1.2×017k3.2k236
90Jul 6, '19Valuation - July 2019: Tesla: $42 billion Ford: $41 billion Valuation - July 2010: Ford: $36 billion Tesla (IPO): $1.3 billion1.2×019k2.8k138
91Feb 19, '21Time to reach $1 trillion market cap: Bitcoin: 12 years Google: 21 years Amazon: 24 years Apple: 42 years Microsoft: 44 years1.2×016k3.7k389
93Apr 23, '22Elon Musk first invested in Tesla on this day 18 years ago. Here’s how it happened… 🧵1.1×018k1.8k1.1k
94May 6, '22On this day in 2002: SpaceX founded1.1×020k1.4k226
95Nov 2, '21Elon Musk is now worth more than Jeff Bezos & Bill Gates…combined.1.1×017k2.1k247
96Dec 26, '2025 years ago: Elon Musk fixing his 1978 BMW with old parts from a junkyard. Today: Musk is worth 3 times more than BMW.1.0×018k1.7k219
97Aug 27, '22A story from 2007:1.0×016k2k475
98Nov 3, '20On this day in 2008: Tesla secures $40 million loan to avoid bankruptcy Today, it’s the most valuable automaker in the world.1.0×018k1.1k187
99Apr 5, '22Breaking: Twitter appoints Elon Musk to its board of directors.1.0×017k1.3k58
100Apr 17, '21SpaceX in 2002 and 2021:1.0×017k1.5k136

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