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Int'l bestselling author of 6 books & Founder of Napkin Academy, the world's first online visual-thinking training program. https://teapaw.org/t.co/xT0VywCkbC

San Francisco, CA
Joined June 2009
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Next week's SpaceX IPO is called the biggest in history. I think analysts are missing the actual story. Elon Musk isn't building a rocket company. He's building something much more interesting: a way to send human consciousness to the stars.
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This is what the SpaceX IPO is really funding. See full details, sources, analysis, and links at danroam.com/spacex
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Phase 4 — MARS (2065 → 2090). A robotic Mars base goes operational before any human sets foot there. The real population of Mars is consciousness, projected into Optimus bodies via Neuralink. A colonist on Earth puts on a headset and spends a shift on Mars.
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What if every Musk company — SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, xAI, Boring Co., Starlink, Optimus — is a necessary component of a single 100-year system whose purpose is to encode, transmit, and re-embody human minds at the speed of light?
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SpaceX is one of eight companies Musk runs. Why does a rocket company need a brain-implant company? Why does a car maker need an AI lab? I went looking for answers. Here's what I found.
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I create visual explanations of tech and business projects. I’m working on one now, explaining the upcoming SpaceX IPO. (Expected to be the biggest IPO in history.) I’d appreciate your help in picking the best color scheme for social media. Which version do you prefer?
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I just backed Info We Trust, a data-graphics book on @Kickstarter kickstarter.com/projects/vis… If you like data visualization, history, and causes worth supporting, this is a good one. @infowetrust
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Do you know the perfect time to learn a new skill? It is not when everything is going fantastic! But, actually when there is a downturn in the market.
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Take this time to sharpen your edge. Consider writing your book. In a world of more noise than signal, nothing cuts through like being an author. There is no better way to differentiate yourself as a professional in the market. And there is no better time than now.
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Becoming an author changed my life over and over again. The same is true for the many others who have joined me to write their books. Consider it.
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So @Newsweek wrote this article that San Francisco is dead. It's not a bad article; it's well-researched, avoids the usual political nonsense, and feels like a pretty balanced views on the realities here. Still, remember this from 2.5 years ago: linkedin.com/pulse/san-franc…
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Learn instant visual-persuasion skills: 1-day event in Washington DC July 20  zc.vg/6uwyQ
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Visual storytelling builds understanding and brings people together.  zc.vg/jI5pA
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