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☆ This is why David Einhorn thinks Peloton could be worth five times what it is now
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The first page of the deck was titled "15 minute 'Stock Pitch Ride'" and shows an image of Einhorn on a Peloton bike. Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn thinks Peloton could trade as high as $31.50 a share if the company slashes costs, which could double its current adjusted EBITDA projections, CNBC has learned. And Adidas has 8 times more sales than Peloton and an order of magnitude more product lines." In August, Peloton said it expects it can post adjusted EBITDA of between $200 million and $250 million in fiscal 2025. "The nice part of our thesis is that we don't have to convince Peloton this is the right approach," said Einhorn.

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☆ Sabrina Carpenter's new album 'Short n' Sweet' is a masterful indictment of modern dating
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Despite its cheeky title, Sabrina Carpenter's new album "Short n' Sweet" arrived on Friday with a tall order to fill. Carpenter's sixth album was preceded by smash hits "Espresso" and "Please Please Please," which peaked at No. But "Short n' Sweet" isn't just Carpenter's most anticipated release to date. AdvertisementIndeed, throughout "Short n' Sweet," Carpenter isn't coy about the vulgar, demoralizing underbelly of modern dating. "Short n' Sweet" is an album grounded firmly, almost defiantly, in the present day — all the struggles and ridiculous ills of dating app-era romance, which, despite the disappointment, usually make for great wine-night fodder.

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☆ Asia’s 50 best bars for 2024 revealed
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Hong Kong CNN —Bar Leone – an Italian cocktail spot in central Hong Kong – has been crowned the best bar in Asia. Bar LeoneBefore Bar Leone’s triumph, the top spot was held by another Hong Kong bar, mezcal-forward Coa, which spent a record three years atop the list. The list, which was first put together in 2017, added a new category this year recognizing best bar design. “Sustainability is also how we promote and preserve Korean bar culture.”Emma Sleight, head of content for 50 Best Bars and 50 Best Hotels, told CNN that Asia’s bar scene “is one of the best in the world, it’s incredibly young and dynamic and ever-changing. “Free drinks at Bar Leone for everyone tonight!” he shouted triumphantly, before leaning over to his colleagues and whispering, “The bar is closed tonight, right?”Asia’s 50 Best Bars for 20241.

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☆ What is OnlyFans? Experts and creators explain how it works
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Here are 3 examples of 'tip menus' creators have used and how much they chargeHow much money OnlyFans creators makeThe amount of money OnlyFans creators make can vary — it usually starts small, but many creators are able to build up their incomes. AdvertisementRead more about how much 8 OnlyFans creators earned and how they did itA popular and lucrative way creators monetize is via private messaging with their subscribers. Read more about how 3 OnlyFans creators have used TikTok for promotionFor some of the more popular creators, another lucrative income stream is offering promotional "shoutouts" to smaller accounts in exchange for a fee. AdvertisementHere's how 'promo shoutouts' have become big business for creatorsHow to make money on OnlyFans while anonymousIt's not uncommon for OnlyFans creators to publish adult content without showing their faces. Read more about how Mrs Robinson got started on OnlyFans and built her income to over $800,000Farrah is an OnlyFans creator who makes faceless content.

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☆ Indonesia's Presumed New President Pays Tribute to Strongman Suharto
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Ananda TeresiaJAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's presumed new president Prabowo Subianto paid tribute to the nation's past leaders during a triumphant victory speech on Wednesday, joking about his close ties to his ex-father-in-law and former authoritarian ruler, Suharto. Addressing a sea of jubilant fans, the 72-year-old waxed lyrical about being carried in the arms of the nation's founder Sukarno, and offered gags about massaging former leader Abdurrahman Wahid and lunching with Suharto, Indonesia's second president. "Regarding the second president, I know him quite well," he said as the crowd at the Senayan sports stadium roared. With the second president, I often had lunch with him." Suharto, Indonesia's late strongman president, oversaw decades of repressive rule and one of the world's most corrupt regimes before being forced to step down during mass protests and an economic crisis in 1998.

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☆ How the creators of AI influencers are making money and building their audiences, from private groups on Discord to adult content
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Marta Biino | Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Aika's creator, for instance, founded an AI community on Discord, "Generative Dreamers," which counts over 100 popular AI content creators. "Currently this is the only viable way to make money from AI images," the creator of Iskira said of adult content. The server members said the mutual support they'd found had been pivotal in continuing to pursue AI content. And while monetization has been off to a slow start, AI creators said they're here to stay — and several of them hope to eventually move away from adult content. "I think 2023 was a big year for people to wrap their heads around what is AI," said the creator of AI influencer Zoe Fox.

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☆ Puka Nacua: From breaking records to LeBron James shoutouts, the ‘special’ rookie wide receiver
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Nacua’s jersey has been placed in football’s shrine to all things great and good because of the historic beginning to his rookie NFL season. An already high-ceiling group, which included Cooper Kupp – the NFL’s receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns leader in 2021 – was searching for additional explosiveness. It couldn’t be any better,” Nacau told reporters after the Rams’ Week 1 victory in Seattle against the Seahawks. Over the next five weeks of the season, Nacua compiled 326 receiving yards off 25 catches and a touchdown. Nacua has 293 more receiving yards than the next rookie in the league, Jordan Addison.

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☆ Inside 2 major groups that run NIL deals for Big Ten student-athletes as 'collectives' gain enormous power and influence in college sports
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Margaret Fleming | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

During the first year of NIL, collectives were viewed as "hush-hush" by many in the industry, Opendorse marketplace's Braly Keller previously told Insider. Brandon McCladdie/Happy Valley UnitedHow collectives work with college athletesThe main goal of collectives is to create NIL opportunities for college athletes. About a quarter of Dinkytown Athletes' NIL deals have been business partnerships between Minnesota athletes and companies like Dove, Northwestern Mutual, and PNC Bank. Happy Valley United's NIL work also involves engaging with the local community, including the collective's partner charities, said McCladdie. Happy Valley United is building its brand through media attention and community-based "grassroots" efforts, McCladdie said.

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☆ How to make $10,000 a month on OnlyFans or more, according to creators
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

OnlyFans has become a go-to platform for creators, particularly in the sphere of adult content. From DMs to personalized content, here's how creators make $10,000 a month or more on OnlyFans. Ami Gan, the company's former CEO, said in October 2022 that OnlyFans had paid out $10 billion to creators since its founding in 2016, and that the platform had over 2 million creators. Promo "shoutouts": Creators rely on marketing tactics to get new customers, like buying and selling "shoutouts" from each other to advertise on OnlyFans and on other social-media platforms. Read more about the lucrative business of selling promotional "shoutouts" on OnlyFansHow 8 OnlyFans creators built their incomes to over $10,000 per month:How 3 OnlyFans creators are making over $100,000 per month:

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☆ A professional MILF charges $100 a minute to act out fantasies for customers requesting custom video content
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Julia Naftulin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Seven years ago, Luna was making $35,000 a year as a teacher, which was barely enough to live, she told Insider. And since well-endowed women are typically cast as MILFs in porn, Luna said, it made sense for her to go in that direction. For custom video requests, which are typically selfie-style videos where Luna wears certain outfits or acts out a certain fantasy, she charges $100 per minute. According to Luna, she films most of her content on her iPhone, then edits it on the software Adobe Premiere Pro. And, it's just hotter to watch multiple people having sex, making it higher value than solo content, Luna said.

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☆ How to promote OnlyFans, according to creators
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Nhari Djan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Unlike other platforms, OnlyFans does not have a discovery page, which can make it hard for creators to get noticed. Read more about how the creator and stay-at-home mom uses Reddit to promote and how much she made in her first 9 months on OnlyFansHere are seven ways OnlyFans creators promote themselves:1. Read more about how 3 OnlyFans creators have used TikTok to promote themselves and attract subscribers3. Cross-promoting with other creatorsLavish, one of the OnlyFans creators who uses TikTok to promote, often features other OnlyFans stars in her TikToks. Read about how Steph Mi launched an airplane banner to promote her OnlyFans page at a baseball game and how much she earns per monthHere is our full coverage on how OnlyFans creators promote their OnlyFans

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☆ A new NIL report based on over 100,000 deals breaks down the highest-paying sports for college athletes and the industries spending the most
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Nearly two years after student-athletes gained the right to make money from their names, images, and likenesses, typically referred to as NIL, the tech platform Opendorse said it's processed over 100,000 NIL deals across the US. Snapchat and TikTok were much less common, representing just 6% and 3% of activations of NIL deals, respectively, per Opendorse's report. The average brand deal paid to athletes in the sport was $3,837, followed by $2,472 for football players and $1,693 for men's swimming and diving athletes. Women's college basketball players were the fourth highest earners on average for brand deals, with an average of $1,418 per deal. Haley and Hanna Cavinder earned nearly $2 million in NIL deals in the first year of the program, for example, per Forbes.

☆ 4 key takeaways on student-athlete NIL marketing from a new report that includes the industry's biggest earners and spenders
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Here are the biggest NIL earners and spenders, and other key takeaways from a new Opendorse report. Nearly two years after student-athletes gained the right to make money from their names, images, and likenesses, typically referred to as NIL, the tech platform Opendorse said it's processed over 100,000 NIL deals across the US. Snapchat and TikTok were much less common, representing just 6% and 3% of activations of NIL deals, respectively, per Opendorse's report. Women's college basketball players were the fourth highest earners on average for brand deals, with an average of $1,418 per deal. Haley and Hanna Cavinder earned nearly $2 million in NIL deals in the first year of the program, for example, per Forbes.

☆ How Amazon’s flawed job posting process caused it to overhire
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Before I go check my remaining stash to make sure it's all real, let's dive into today's tech. Amazon's flawed job posting process. The company had little oversight of the hiring process until last year, Insider learned. Check out this leaked, all-hands message about "single-digit" percentage cuts to AWS)My colleague Eugene Kim breaks down Amazon's flawed hiring process. He shared the red flags he overlooked during the hiring process, including the hiring of a new chief revenue officer.

☆ How to make $10,000 a month or more on OnlyFans, according to creators
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

From DMs to personalized content, here's how creators make $10,000 a month or more on OnlyFans. Ami Gan, the company's CEO, said in October 2022 that OnlyFans had paid out $10 billion to creators since its founding in 2016, and that the platform had over 2 million creators. Read more about how seven OnlyFans creators established their pricing strategiesDirect messaging: Some creators build their presence on OnlyFans based on the direct communication they establish with their fans and on connecting with them on a personal level through messaging. Promo "shoutouts": Creators rely on marketing tactics to get new customers, like buying and selling "shoutouts" from each other to advertise on OnlyFans and on other social-media platforms. How 6 OnlyFans creators built their incomes to over $10,000 per month:How 3 OnlyFans creators are making over $100,000 per month:

☆ How an OnlyFans model has earned over $1 million with 1,000 fans
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Jp Mangalindan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jade Nicole joined OnlyFans in April 2019, encouraged by other women joining the platform. Nicole earned her first $1 million on OnlyFans in June 2022, 26 months after joining the platform. The OnlyFans creator at one time tried offering a free trial method, which emphasized gaining fans. But eventually she settled on a higher pricing model based on other OnlyFans creators' pricing schemes. For $700 a month, fans of Nicole can purchase a VIP package that includes daily texting, among other perks.

☆ How an OnlyFans creator has made over $1 million with 1,000 fans
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Jp Mangalindan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nicole earned her first $1 million on OnlyFans in June 2022, 26 months after joining the platform. The OnlyFans creator at one time tried offering a free trial method, which emphasized gaining fans. But eventually she settled on a higher pricing model based on other OnlyFans creators' pricing schemes. For $700 a month, fans of Nicole can purchase a VIP package that includes daily texting, among other perks. Emphasizing quality over quantity in the longer-term has worked for the OnlyFans creator, who crossed the $1 million mark this June, 26 months after she started posting.

☆ How an OnlyFans star built his income to nearly $300,000 a year with one flat subscription fee
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Jp Mangalindan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The OnlyFans creator earns about $25,000 a month and is on track to earn about $300,000 in 2022. When Teddy Bear, who uses an alias for privacy reasons, joined OnlyFans in January 2017, he was disillusioned by the demands of the adult film industry. The OnlyFans creator decided to charge one flat subscription fee of $9.99 a month — a figure motivated by Netflix's streaming prices at the time — which gives subscribers access to all of his photos and videos. The OnlyFans creator also tinkered with his content strategy. To capture his content, Bear has invested roughly $12,000 in equipment, including four studio lights, four iPhones, as well as an iMac, MacBook Pro, and iPad Pro.

☆ How Much Money an OnlyFans Star in the Top 0.1% Earns in a Year
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Jp Mangalindan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Morgan Kitty joined OnlyFans in November 2019, encouraged by the success of other OnlyFans creators. Kitty earned her first $1 million on OnlyFans in May 2022, 18 months after she joined the platform. "I hadn't done webcamming or anything like that before," said Morgan, who was encouraged by the success of other OnlyFans creators. The creator also began actively promoting her OnlyFans account on her Twitter account, which she created in January 2014, as well as on TikTok. Read more about how Morgan and three other OnlyFans creators made their first $1 million on OnlyFans.

☆ An OnlyFans star explains how she made her first $1 million and the strategies she uses to grow her business
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Jp Mangalindan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Candice Kloss joined OnlyFans in 2020 after learning her friends were successful on the platform. Kloss earned her first $1 million on OnlyFans in June 2022, 23 months after joining the platform. Kloss became much more consistent about posting content and messaging her subscribers, which she found to be key to keeping up engagement. The OnlyFans creator had previously posted photos and videos sporadically, but she started posting a unique picture on her wall every hour. Read more about how Kloss and three other OnlyFans creators made their first $1 million on OnlyFans.

☆ I'm a software engineer who ditched the Bay Area for an up-and-coming tech hub. I pay more in rent, but I still don't regret breaking up with Silicon Valley.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-30 | by ( Charlotte Lytton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She moved away from Silicon Valley for Santa Cruz and then Sacramento. But during Covid, students leaving Santa Cruz meant we could afford to rent there again with our combined salaries, so we moved back. I once saw graffiti on a trash can down in WestCliff that said 'Silicon Valley ppl go home'. I do wonder if that's the reason it's been hard to make firm friends in Sacramento's tech community. I'm hopeful this will improve, and ultimately, the splitting up of Silicon Valley is an amazing thing.

☆ How an OnlyFans star built her income to over $100K a month — and the different platforms she uses
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Jp Mangalindan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

When Nita Marie joined OnlyFans in 2019, she was experiencing financial difficulties. But the OnlyFans creator was also wise to invest 20% of her monthly earnings back into buying "shoutouts." Many content creators rely on the cross-promotional practice for follower and income growth. While other OnlyFans creators have experimented with their pricing, Nita Marie's pricing hasn't changed since she joined the platform. For personalized videos, the OnlyFans creator charges $75 for one-minute videos and $175 for videos ranging from five to seven minutes.

☆ Meet Allan Maman: The 21-year-old whose cold emails to Andrew Yang and Mike Bloomberg led to him making memes for their political campaigns
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-02 | by ( Dominic-Madori Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Allan Maman, a 21-year-old who didn't go to college, is the brainchild behind many of the memes used by the presidential campaigns of Andrew Yang and Mike Bloomberg. "Even people that were anti-Bloomberg or anti-or pro-Trump were tweeting, 'Oh this is actually a funny meme,'" Maman said. 'I think it's really cool that we kind of started political memes.' Allan MamanAnd as for his political meme career, Maman isn't so sure he will ever go back to it after the November election. "I think it's really cool that we kind of started political memes," he said.

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