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, Evernote)
Nike's big miss the US Men's Soccer merch fumble and how to fix the brand
Michael Burry shorting Nvidia and Tesla, and the Substack doom grift
The $40M Sam Altman movie Amazon shelved because no one wants to upset OpenAI

Plus World Cup fever, team USA mania, and why history keeps repeating itself in marketing. Drop us a 5-star rating and a review if you're rocking with the show.