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Fortunes are made by creating products that make people say 'why didn't I think of that' combined with luck

The biggest fortunes are made with two things something that somebody does where everybody says fuck why didn't I think of that and then you need a little bit of luck... I made a shitload of money because I was lucky to stock market was happening.

A subjective business philosophy.

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Feb 5, 2020·This League
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The recent NBA drama between the Warriors and Grizzlies was likely scripted

I'm convinced that there was a script going around to the Golden State Warriors to the Memphis Grizzlies... This is like sweeps week. Everyone in the NBA knew now's our time to strike and they did it with a perfect timing... It was almost a little bit too perfect and too coincidental.

The NBA does not literally script player beefs, though the timing was fortuitous.
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Feb 5, 2020·This League
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Ja Morant will win Rookie of the Year

And Ja Morant, who I love, future Rookie of the Year, responded with Kevin Durant being like hey who won those rings Kevin Durant?

Ja Morant did win the 2019-20 NBA Rookie of the Year award.
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Feb 5, 2020·This League
#3995
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Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons cannot play together

I mean the Sixers are in a big trouble. I'm prop trust the process. They don't know what to do. They have two guys that can't play together.

The pairing eventually failed, resulting in Simmons refusing to play and being traded in 2022.

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By the end of the year, Cost Plus Drugs will carry 2,000 generic medications

Right now we've got about 110 different generics at costplusdrugs.com. By the end of the year we'll have 2,000. So if you have any type of prescription, check it out, you know, if we have your drug, we will save [you money].

As of late 2022, Cost Plus Drugs had surpassed 1,000 drugs and continued scaling toward the 2,000 mark by 2023, making this largely correct in trajectory.
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The Dallas Mavericks are officially contenders to win a championship this year

Are we officially contenders? For sure. I mean, you know, it takes time to adjust to a new coach. We're 18 and six over the last 24 games. Our defense is top three and our offense is top 10. If you're a top 10 offense and a top five defense, you have a chance to compete for a title.

The Mavericks reached the Western Conference Finals in 2022, placing them in the final four teams and validating their status as title contenders.
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Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porziņģis are cornerstones; the Mavs need one more piece for a title

We've got two cornerstones in KP and Luka... one one more piece, I think really gets us to competing for title just a question of whether or not we can get that player... defending really good Wing players, you know, the Bron's, the Kawhi's, the Paul George's... we need better Defenders that can also score.

The Luka/KP pairing ultimately failed and Porziņģis was traded. The Mavs reached the finals in 2024 after rebuilding around Luka and Kyrie Irving.