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The episode features Max Peterson discussing his seven-figure clipping empire and covers various topics including Meta's new business strategy and SpaceX's rumored phone.

The Group Chat is back, and this one's a masterclass in how the internet actually works now. The guys sit down with Max Peterson, the 23 year old who built a seven figure clipping empire, paying out over $3 million to 38,000 clippers. Max breaks down how brands like Taco Bell turn podcasts and events into millions of views. Then the crew gets into Meta's surprise new business, Elon's rumored iPhone killer, and why Nike might be the most fixable company in America. This week's Group Chat covers: From posting memes at 12 to running clipping campaigns for Taco Bell and major brands Max Peterson's come up: bootstrapping a seven-figure business on $2,500 The new American dream making $30K a month just posting clips How clipping works and why every brand will soon have to pay for it Meta's surprise pivot selling its excess AI compute like AWS, and why the stock popped The investing lesson hiding in plain sight: when Zuckerberg tells you the plan, believe him SpaceX's rumored phone Starlink connected, slimmer than the iPhone, and coming for Apple Why Elon might be the only one who can actually dethrone the iPhone Bending Spoons' IPO and the business of buying dying brands (AOL, Vimeo…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris "Drama" Pfaff, Dee Murthy, Anand Murthy

Guest: Max Peterson

Topics covered

• clipping empire
• Meta's business strategy
• SpaceX innovations
• Nike's brand issues
• investing lessons
• American dream
• podcast monetization

Keywords

• clipping
• Meta
• SpaceX
• Nike
• investing
• podcasts
• American dream

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Taco Bell, Meta, Nike, SpaceX, Amazon, Substack

Products: iPhone, Starlink

Places: USA

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