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DurwinBurger King gave candy to a worker has worked for more than 20 years.
The Whopper, which was first introduced in 1957, was a quarter-pound, oversized burger on a vast five-inch bun that cost a reasonable 29 cents.Large corporations can be cruel and uncaring. They often claim to care about their employees, but sometimes the reality can be quite different. This is the story of Kevin Ford, a cook and cashier at Burger King who had worked tirelessly for over two decades. To celebrate his remarkable feat of never taking a sick day, Burger King decided to shower him ...
DurwinSomeone crashed the entire Onion market in America, made millions, walked away scott-free and starte…
We learnt that perfect monopoly can cause catastrophic damage to any economy, even the onion market.A tiny man who rocked America with Onions History doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes. You want to learn something, anything? Look back in history and it will surprise you just how eerily relevant it can be even in modern times. With the advent of Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, Tech titans and startups, you get all sorts of happenings like Tulip Mania, recessions, Feds stepping in, market manipulations a...
DurwinThe youngest self-made billionaire just bought Forbes.
Austin Russell is an American entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Luminar Technologies. Luminar specializes in lidar and machine perception technologies, mainly used in autonomous cars. Luminar went public in December 2020, making him the world’s youngest self-made billionaire at the age of 25.Wha’s up with billionaires and news media? In a stunning turn of events, Austin Russell, the youngest self-made billionaire of 2021, has made headlines once again by acquiring a majority stake in Forbes ma...
CEO of StartupX | DeFi, NFT, Crypto, Web3.0 Builder | Co-Founder at IxSA | Director of Startup Weekend Singapore | Sustainability Champion
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Bill is coming for everyone. Watch out!
Bill is the John Wick of modern finance.
He is not a man to be trifled with.
Even the honey badger is afraid of him.
Known for his aggressive activist investing and a knack for shaking up corporate America, Bill is now channeling his formidable energy and resources into a new battle, this time against Business Insider and MIT.
So, who is Bill Ackman, and why does he evoke both awe and apprehension in the business world?
Bill, the billionaire hedge fund manager, has carved a niche for himself as an activist investor.
His approach often involves dialing up the pressure on companies he invests in and demanding significant changes in management or strategy.
His self-made net worth, large influence, and unyielding pursuit of his goals have made him a figure both revered and feared in the industry.
But Bill’s recent shift in focus is intriguing.
Following a Congressional antisemitism hearing, he’s turned his activism towards elite academia, including a successful campaign for the ouster of Harvard’s president, Claudine Gay.
And now, Ackman is going “full Bobby Axelrod” in response to a hit piece by Business Insider, accusing his wife, Neri Oxman, of plagiarizing her PhD dissertation.
When you target his family, you made it personal. Will he let it go?
Especially not a man as feared as Bill Ackman.
Bill’s retaliation strategy?
He wants to launch a thorough review of every journalist and faculty member at Business Insider and MIT, respectively.
He’s even called out Business Insider’s owners and John Cook in a series of fiery tweets since the article broke.
“The Editor of the Investigative group of Business Insider who is leading the attack on my wife is John Cook.”
This situation bears a striking resemblance to Peter Thiel’s infamous war against Gawker.
Like Thiel, Bill has the means, the motivation, and the clout to launch a formidable counterattack against those he perceives as having wronged him or his family.
But what’s at the heart of this issue?
It’s more than just a personal vendetta; it’s a demonstration of the power dynamics at play in the realms of business and media.
When a billionaire like Ackman feels provoked, the ensuing battle can have far-reaching implications, not just for the parties involved, but for the industry at large.
Billys doing billy things is so exciting for the rest of the world to watch.
So grab your popcorn and watch this saga unfold.
This is gonna hurt.
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Do you like Bill Ackman?
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#BillAckman #BusinessInsider #MIT #CorporateWarfare #ActivistInvestor #FinancialPowerPlay #MediaClash #AcademicIntegrity #CorporateJohnWick #BillionaireBattles #PowerDynamics #IndustryImplications #FinanceWorld #CorporateStrategy #MediaVsBillionaire
Bill is coming for everyone. Watch out!
Bill is the John Wick of modern finance.
He is not a man to be trifled with.
Even the honey badger is afraid of him.
Known for his aggressive activist investing and a knack for shaking up corporate America, Bill is now channeling his formidable energy and resources into a new battle, this time against Business Insider and MIT.
So, who is Bill Ackman, and why does he evoke both awe and apprehension in the business world?
Bill, the billionaire hedge fund manager, has carved a niche for himself as an activist investor.
His approach often involves dialing up the pressure on companies he invests in and demanding significant changes in management or strategy.
His self-made net worth, large influence, and unyielding pursuit of his goals have made him a figure both revered and feared in the industry.
But Bill’s recent shift in focus is intriguing.
Following a Congressional antisemitism hearing, he’s turned his activism towards elite academia, including a successful campaign for the ouster of Harvard’s president, Claudine Gay.
And now, Ackman is going “full Bobby Axelrod” in response to a hit piece by Business Insider, accusing his wife, Neri Oxman, of plagiarizing her PhD dissertation.
When you target his family, you made it personal. Will he let it go?
Especially not a man as feared as Bill Ackman.
Bill’s retaliation strategy?
He wants to launch a thorough review of every journalist and faculty member at Business Insider and MIT, respectively.
He’s even called out Business Insider’s owners and John Cook in a series of fiery tweets since the article broke.
“The Editor of the Investigative group of Business Insider who is leading the attack on my wife is John Cook.”
This situation bears a striking resemblance to Peter Thiel’s infamous war against Gawker.
Like Thiel, Bill has the means, the motivation, and the clout to launch a formidable counterattack against those he perceives as having wronged him or his family.
But what’s at the heart of this issue?
It’s more than just a personal vendetta; it’s a demonstration of the power dynamics at play in the realms of business and media.
When a billionaire like Ackman feels provoked, the ensuing battle can have far-reaching implications, not just for the parties involved, but for the industry at large.
Billys doing billy things is so exciting for the rest of the world to watch.
So grab your popcorn and watch this saga unfold.
This is gonna hurt.
-
Do you like Bill Ackman?
-
#BillAckman #BusinessInsider #MIT #CorporateWarfare #ActivistInvestor #FinancialPowerPlay #MediaClash #AcademicIntegrity #CorporateJohnWick #BillionaireBattles #PowerDynamics #IndustryImplications #FinanceWorld #CorporateStrategy #MediaVsBillionaire
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