A warm intro might get you in the door but preparation is what moves you through the process youtu.be/ZOe4C8x97Sw?si=XKdR…

Truly heartbreaking news coming out of Austin today

I wonder if establishing the rebrand as Fin was written into the deal

#CAA and #TPG are betting on creator-led businesses with a new $250M fund that aims to buy and build businesses founded by top online #YouTubers and creatives. Get the full breakdown: lnkd.in/gHiXhiq

3 on 3 professional league @thebig3 is going public in a #SPAC deal that values them at a $290M #premoney valuation and will list as Big3 Basketball Holdings under "TONT" in Q4 2026.

3 Quick Bites @UUtah has entered into a private-equity deal that is both ambitious and risky. By partnering with #OtroCapital, the school is handing commercial operations to #CrimsonBrandPartners in hopes of reshaping how college athletics is financed.

Only took 3 days and more spins than I’m willing to admit

Who could’ve ever seen this coming

But I thought

This is a horrible idea

BREAKING: Google is planning to release 32 million mosquitoes across Florida and California. The company has asked the EPA for permission to proceed, with the public given until June 5 to respond. The mosquitoes are infected with Wolbachia bacteria, which stops them from reproducing and slowly collapses the wild population from within. Google's previous Debug Project trial in California's Central Valley nearly eliminated mosquitoes from three test sites entirely. A separate trial in Singapore cut dengue cases by 70% within 12 months. Google has now released over 1 billion mosquitoes across four continents. This new proposal is the largest deployment in US history.

A new procedural notice was just issued on prior loss eligibility rules for SBA loans. Before everyone starts posting AI slop, it is important to take a step back and understand how much of a shift this is from historical rules. It is another example of the SBA continuing to tighten certain credit and eligibility standards while also recognizing that modern capital structures and investment arrangements do not always fit neatly into older eligibility frameworks. Alright… I’ll stop being a nerd and get to the good stuff Historically, if someone owned part of a business that defaulted on an SBA loan and caused a loss to the government, that person could effectively be blocked from future SBA financing. This seems to makes sense until you realize that this could impact even a small passive investor with no control over the business. Under the new guidance, the SBA may consider a waiver for a person who: 1: Owned less than 20% of the prior business; 2: Was not a guarantor or co-borrower on the defaulted SBA loan; and 3: Had no control over the business that incurred the loss. In short… the SBA appears to be recognizing that a passive minority investor should not automatically be treated the same as an owner/operator who controlled the company and the loan. It is important to note that this is not an automatic approval. I’m looking at you… social media people who took the last procedural notice to mean that you could go out and snag a $10,000,000.00 7(a) loan. Spoiler alert… you can’t. Go read the last notice carefully or shoot me a message. Anyway… The SBA will review the waivers case-by-case and evaluate aspects such as: The person’s involvement with prior SBA loan defaults... The timing of the default… How many prior losses exist… The size of the investment relative to the SBA loan amount… etc. This only applies to losses involving SBA 7(a) and 504 loans and does not apply to PPP loans, COVID EIDL loans, or other federal defaults. Overall, this feels like the SBA is trying to strike a balance between maintaining program integrity while also recognizing how modern investment and ownership structures work in today’s market. And honestly… that’s a good thing.

A venture fund that offers pitch deck design and fundraising assistance as a service is a conflict of interest, no?

Signs he’s got the right team around him

Pattern Recognition is also the form of intelligence that causes the most stress. You will see things that others do not. You'll feel crazy. Things will be *so obvious* to you, and others will just deny it.

This is a real quote. “The machinery of government should never be weaponized against any American, and it is this Department’s intention to make right the wrongs that were previously done while ensuring this never happens again,”

Sports is institutionalizing, but the opportunity ladder has distinct rungs. The capital that understands risk-adjusted returns is building infrastructure around them. Where you enter depends entirely on your access, capital base, and risk tolerance. profitsnack.com/p/how-smart-…

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Getting a Big 4 team feels like a stretch, with baseball being the most likely, but NWSL and WNBA seem extremely attainable

Apply this to the JD/MBA programs and I’m in