Matt Paulson

@MediaKing77k followers

Founder and CEO of @MarketBeatMedia.

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1Aug 5, '24Oh no! The assets I don't plan on touching for 20-30 years are worth 2% less than they were yesterday. The sky is falling!205×2.2M30k1k498
2Sep 26, '25Starbucks is closing two of the locations we have leased to them. They didn't bother to notify us. So, that's fun.96.9×1M90026114
3Dec 29, '23My unpopular opinion of the day is that Bryan Johnson looked way better before he started spending $2 million/year on his body.85.7×919k4.1k101193
4Jan 13, '23Gumroad is the ultimate example of startup B.S. 2012: Gumroad raises $8.1M in VC money. 2012-2019: Gumroad fails to achieve hockey stick growth. 2019: Investors take the write-off 55×591k79972321
5Oct 19, '25How long does it take to get to an NFL game when you fly private? 8:45 AM - Drive to airport w/Tesla FSD 9:10 AM - Departure from FSD -> MPLs 9:50 AM - Land in MPLS 10:30 AM - Arri42.7×458k478391
6Feb 22, '24This is what life can look like when you run one of those “shitty little lifestyle businesses” that many VCs look down on40.7×437k1.1k19351
7Dec 27, '23Started my first personal finance blog, Getting Green, 17 years ago today. I was home on Christmas break from college, had some free time, and really wanted to start an online busi39.2×420k2.9k215475
8Aug 11, '24If I see a guy in a suit, I assume he is one of these things: - A suit salesman. - A first year financial advisor. - An associate level attorney. - Someone going to a wedding. - An33.8×363k1.4k38137
9Feb 29, '24A broke 22 year old just out of college is wealthier than a 52 year old multi-millionaire. Every single time.31.7×340k1.1k40224
10Oct 28, '25My office view vs. your office view. We are not the same.30×322k1.7k45239
12Feb 24, '24If you are wealthy, always tip double on DoorDash. Someone is literally driving to a restaurant to pick up food for you and they aren’t getting paid enough to do it. You won’t miss27.8×298k1.2k6052
13Mar 16, '24We will do 2.3M in revenue per employee this year.27.8×298k49715314
14Oct 9, '25Private jets are time machines. Yesterday morning, I walked my daughter to school at 7:45 AM. I was in Fargo by 10:00 AM for a venture capital conference. Flew from Fargo to Milwau27.8×298k91018147
15Oct 27, '25The geniuses at Starbucks are still paying rent on their closed locations.23.8×256k901965
16May 31, '25Sometimes I just pull out my wallet and make a purchase at a retail store.21.9×235k658773
17Aug 31, '24Where did Mr. Beast go wrong? He got distracted from content creation and tried to start a bunch of different businesses. Like every other holding company owner in the world, he is21.5×231k502776
18Sep 22, '25I made $17,000 my first year of business (2007). I never raised V.C. money. This year, we'll do $45-$47 million (with great margins). I'm doing just fine. Don't believe this noise.20.6×221k97620200
20Oct 18, '25I made $17,000 in my first full year of business. That was 2007. It took 7 years to get to $1M/year. It took another 6 years to get to $10M/year. Then it took 5 years to get to $5018.8×202k50612178
21Nov 14, '25$1 million received in affiliate payments in one day. New achievement unlocked.18.3×197k92615406
22Nov 14, '24Now: - $40M revenue - Still 100% bootstrapped - 5.1M email subs - Team size: ~18 ($2.2M/employee) - Traffic: 10M/mo - Growth: SEO, Paid ads, and YouTube - Fancy new HQ in South Dak17.3×186k63320573
23Nov 10, '25Let’s see where this goes…16.7×179k646222
24May 30, '23My favorite rich person move is to buy everything on someone's wedding/baby registry. It usually only adds up to like $2,000 and then they flip when 30 Amazon boxes show up at thei16.5×177k431835
25Jul 10, '24Having a ton of money is like playing a game with cheat codes on. You can afford anything you want, and then you buy a bunch of nice stuff. Then, you realize that buying everything15.8×170k4861499
27Jul 12, '24I am pleased to announce that I am starting an elite membership group for entrepreneurs called Wellington. It will consist of America’s brightest founders who are willing to pay me14.6×157k372622
28Nov 1, '23My email newsletter has 3.8 million subscribers and generates nearly $30 million in revenue per year. Here's how to build a killer newsletter business: #1 - Have a clear understand14.3×154k1.5k106535
29Apr 6, '25Private jets are literally the only rich person thing that is worth the money. Everything else I could take or leave.14.2×153k461951
30Jan 29, '24Yahoo and Gmail are tightening their rules for bulk senders. That means this is important for anyone who sends more than 5,000 emails per day. Want to improve deliverability and ke14.2×153k81267212
31Sep 16, '2310 years ago, I wanted to become an "angel investor." Signed up for AngelList when syndicates first came out in 2014. Invested about $300K from 2014-2019 across 53 deals. Backed th12.6×135k3271049
32Oct 25, '25This one is for the haters.12.2×131k5311217
33Aug 19, '25So one of Alex Hormozi’s mentors (Jason Fladlien) gave him advice after the $100 Million Leads launch that his live stream was too short and he would have sold more if he stayed li10.3×110k78018289
34Sep 11, '23Sweaty startups are mostly B.S. The idea that you can easily find brick and mortar businesses for sale, acquire them with little or no money out of pocket, hire a manager to run th9.8×106k8672232
36Oct 23, '25Those that know, know. Those that really know, really know.9.5×102k3431135
37Oct 13, '25When you own a plane, can you really just call your pilots and tell them to meet you at the airport? I recently texted our flight operations manager at 7:26 AM to see if our plane 9.1×98k346526
39Jan 17, '25Going to try to hit $50M in revenue this year We did $41M last year with 19 people.9.0×96k493684
40Aug 15, '24One of our largest competitors sold today. $133 million in equity raised over the years to generate $20-$30 million in annual revenue. $200 million valuation at sale. MarketBeat ra9.0×96k239461
41Nov 22, '21“Develop multiple streams of income” is good advice if you want to go from $100K to $200K in annual income. “Be the absolute best at one thing” is better advice if you want to make8.8×02.3k185109
42Sep 21, '24If your company has to rely almost entirely on overseas remote workers who make $25K/year, you don’t have a very good business.8.5×91k5191646
43Aug 21, '25The final numbers are in. Hormozi said he did $105.5 million in sales from his launch. Damn.7.9×85k5631375
44Oct 16, '21Let's talk about inflation. A thread 🧵🧵🧵🧵7.5×01.4k149314
45May 26, '25Everyone is ultra high net worth until it comes time to write a check for something. Then all of a sudden, all of their money is tied up in deals.7.4×79k5001238
46Aug 19, '25You guys are not gonna believe this. There is a secret upsell to the upsell to the upsell. Core Offer - $30.00 Book (1 Book) First Upsell - $6000 Offer (200 Books) Second Upsell - 7.0×75k4626219
47Nov 27, '21The real NFTs are the friends we made along the way.6.9×01.8k13724
53Oct 12, '25Imagine flying on JSX and thinking that you are "flying private."5.7×61k260027
54Apr 15, '25Worked out a deal with @chasedownleads to install a vending machine on my private jet. He makes thousands in passive income each month from my passengers and I get free snacks and 5.5×59k421107
55Oct 19, '25Hi. I’m your new business guru. I haven’t erased 80% of shareholder value in a public company. I’ve been happily married to the same woman for 14 years. I spend every weekend with 5.1×55k287217
56Feb 21, '25Stop whatever you are doing. Go add a phone number field to your opt-in forms. Do it now. SMS is where the money is.4.9×53k25211118
57Oct 7, '21Be careful what goals you set in life, because you may achieve them. Lots of people want to be extremely wealthy, but that comes with a lot of demands on your time, people that wan4.3×01.1k10520
58Oct 28, '25Earlier this year we launched an email list on @beehiiv as an experiment. We've grown it to about 500K paid subscribers (all through Meta/FB ads) and it makes about $100K/mo now. T4.2×45k30513135
59Mar 4, '25While we're at it, I am tired of podcasts that highlight people who went from $0 to $1M ARR seemingly overnight. I want to listen to podcasts from business owners that have been ma4.1×44k3381133
61Oct 26, '25The best antidepressant.4.0×43k5181833
62Nov 27, '21What I’ve learned about NFT’s this week: - There as many NFT projects as there are participants. - Projects are only as good as their discord communities. - NFT’s are a hit-driven 3.9×094212331
64Jul 2, '24Thanks Ticketmaster for charging me a bunch of B.S. fees over the years and then letting my identity get stolen for the privilege.3.8×40k2883510
65Mar 23, '24Business coaches reach out to me all the time about helping me "get out of the day to day" and "building a team that can run my business for me." THIS IS THE WRONG APPROACH. The be3.2×34k1.1k6312
67Oct 21, '25I'm not sure how they did it, but it appears @nikitabier and @elonmusk have finally killed off the threadbois. I haven't seen a stupid business thread filled with generic informati3.0×32k30929
68Jun 29, '22Why does Tesla Mobile Service not drive Tesla vehicles???3.0×0700365
69Mar 23, '22If you want to achieve great things, stop caring about the things the masses care about: sports, politics, alcohol, gossip, television, etc. Instead, care about your craft. Care ab3.0×07329427
75Feb 10, '22It's 2022 and printers are still total garbage. all of them.2.3×0691316
76Nov 27, '21Today I: - Setup a browser wallet (MetaMask) - Transferred a bunch of ethereum into it - Bought a cheap NFT on OpenSea - Wrapped some ethereum - Made a 15 ETH offer on an NFT becau2.3×04602839
77Aug 23, '25Only losers feel the need to punch up. It's shocking how many people feel the need to try to clown Hormozi on social after his $100 million launch. Guaranteed none of the haters ha2.3×24k260418
78Dec 24, '21The metaverse is not going to be one massive virtual world. Rather it will be a new era where people care more about their digital relationships and communities than their in-perso2.2×0427535
79Feb 17, '22Entrepreneurship is hard. It gets even harder as you scale. You become the conductor of a symphony of people, processes, and technology. The symphony never stops playing, day or ni2.1×04888516
80Mar 25, '22Never tell yourself “things will get better when…” …when I get a new job. …when I my kids are in school. …when I find my soulmate. This phrase gives you an excuse to remain unhappy2.1×05535812
81Nov 1, '22Savings accounts are going to make a comeback in a big way. We are going to start hearing about CD ladders, money market accounts, and savings bonds like it’s 1995 again.2.0×04884320
82Oct 25, '21It’s 2021 and MLM’s are still a total scam.2.0×05332713
83Oct 29, '212017: “ICO’s are the future of investing” - crypto maximalists. “Most of these projects suck and are going to zero” - skeptics “You just don’t get it yet.” - crypto maximalists. 201.8×04274913
84Dec 6, '21Good morning to everyone with an NFT for their profile pic.1.8×0461159
85Oct 19, '21Success doesn’t care about your circumstances.1.7×0401388
88Nov 21, '23Whenever I am thinking about making a big move, whether it be a business transaction, taking on a community project or making some other life change, I always always run it by two 1.4×15k478284
89Oct 3, '21Work is what you do. It’s not a place you go.1.3×0344296
90Mar 29, '22Don't have your kid run a lemonade stand to teach them about business. Instead, encourage them to start a YouTube channel. We live in a creator economy now. Inspire your kids to be1.2×0298278
92Jan 2, '22To make 6 figures with email marketing, you build a sizable list, write compelling copy, and sell some stuff. To make 8 figures with email marketing, you become a brand, build a ma1.2×02592332
95Mar 26, '22Poor people save money. Wealthy people buy time.1.1×0237229
97Apr 9, '22Going from $0 to $5 million is life changing. Going from $5 million to $50 million is not. After all of you have enough money to live comfortably for a long time, you run out of th1.0×02302911
98Sep 25, '22Don’t invest in things where you need to get lucky to make money. Invest in assets with solid long term track records, preferably in an illiquid manner so you can’t panic sell duri0.9×0244195
99Oct 6The new way to create email marketing campaigns: 1. Get a digital marketing skillset and add to Claude as a skill or connector. @ryandeiss has a great one of these in beta. 2. Conn0.7×7.2k65080

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