Nick
@nickbraun0
Serial founder. Some wins, some losses. Life's short, don't take yourself too seriously. Kids are the future.
@WhiteHouse should be made aware that the current tariff strategy is devastating for the U.S. hardware startup ecosystem. It’s hard enough to develop and innovate physical things (hardware is hard) and the current execution is causing permanent, long-term damage to American…
The U.S. economy is headed into a period of noticeably slower growth thanks to the tariff impact on inflation and consumer spending, according to Goldman Sachs. nbcnews.com/business/econo…
Canada slapped 25% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. spirits and cleared them off the shelves. Sales plunged 65% in weeks. Trade wars don’t just hit producers, they hurt workers, small businesses, and consumers on both sides of the border. wsj.com/livecoverage/s…
Becoming an adult is never walking into a bathroom where there is a guy offering mints and cologne for a tip.
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Fun Fact: In-N-Out's CEO, Lynsi Snyder, is relocating from California to Tennessee as the company prepares to open its new headquarters in Franklin. Snyder stated, "There are many great things about California, but raising a family and doing business here are not easy."
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Price Increases over last 5 years... CPI Medical Care: +12.2% CPI New Cars: +21.4% CPI Food at home: +23.0% CPI Shelter: +27.5% CPI Food away from home: +30.5% CPI Used Cars: +34.9% CPI Electricity: +38.1% CPI Transportation: +46.7% US Home Prices: +51.7% CPI Gasoline: +54.8% CPI…
My late wife Rhonda with an MIT engineering degree used to say, “what they’re doing in DC isn’t 3D chess, they’re chewing on the checkers and arguing which tastes better, red or black.”
Tariffs are taxes. Tariffs are regressive taxes. Tariffs are distortionary, regressive taxes. Tariffs are distortionary, regressive taxes that raise prices for US businesses and consumers.
Uber Founder Travis Kalanick on Elon Musk’s ‘America Party’ “The things @elonmusk is upset about … especially when you look at the deficit … There's a lot of people that agree with the types of things he's saying … I'm on the Elon train.”
"We're gonna put on a show, a lot of people have been doubting us... I can't wait to prove a lot of people wrong this year" Jeremiah Smith says the team is working harder in the weight room. He says they've been pushed hard with guys growing into their new roles.
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Tucker hits conservatives for taking fake victory laps: "You spend all day telling me that it's so important that boys not play on girls soccer teams or whatever. I agree. But I don't know, it kind feels like you're feeding me appetizers. At some point, I want to look around and…
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Tucker Carlson just went on a 10 minute rant and said that Epstein worked on behalf of the Israeli government on stage at SAS 2025. Do you think Jeffery Epstein worked for the Israeli government/Mossad?
“Stay small until you figured out what's working.” — @naval
“The real tax on the American people is what government spends.” — Milton Friedman
🚨 JUST IN: Despite Trump’s tariffs, America’s trade deficit increased by 11.1% to $96.6 billion. All Trump’s tariffs have done is raise consumption taxes on Americans and harm small businesses by increasing the costs of inputs.