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Over the years, I've talked to 3 billionaires.
Here's what we talked about (and what I learned):
Here's what we talked about (and what I learned):
1/ **In the gardening area at Home Depot**
Billionaire 1: Excuse, could you tell me where I can find potting fertilizer?
Me: Sorry, I don't work here. But I think it's one row over.
LESSON: Don't wear your Home Depot Halloween costume to Home Depot when it's not Halloween.
Billionaire 1: Excuse, could you tell me where I can find potting fertilizer?
Me: Sorry, I don't work here. But I think it's one row over.
LESSON: Don't wear your Home Depot Halloween costume to Home Depot when it's not Halloween.
2/ **Sent cold email to a billionaire**
Me: Hi sir, I have studied your career on Wikipedia and would like to pick your brain.
Billionaire 2: This is the 500th email you've sent with the same text. I'm notifying authorities.
LESSON: Canada has strong digital anti-spam laws.
Me: Hi sir, I have studied your career on Wikipedia and would like to pick your brain.
Billionaire 2: This is the 500th email you've sent with the same text. I'm notifying authorities.
LESSON: Canada has strong digital anti-spam laws.
3/ **I put a meme up on Twitter**
Me: Wow, I hope this meme hits.
Elon Musk: [Taps "like" on the meme on his iPhone]
LESSON: Elon likes to use Twitter.
![3/ **I put a meme up on Twitter**Me: Wow, I hope this meme hits.Elon Musk: [Taps "like" on the meme on his iPhone]LESSON: Elon likes to use Twitter.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EynzAJCXAAUN2i5.jpg "3/ **I put a meme up on Twitter**Me: Wow, I hope this meme hits.Elon Musk: [Taps \"like\" on the meme on his iPhone]LESSON: Elon likes to use Twitter.")
Me: Wow, I hope this meme hits.
Elon Musk: [Taps "like" on the meme on his iPhone]
LESSON: Elon likes to use Twitter.
4/ All jokes aside, the homie Chris crushed it with this thread: https://twitter.com/chrishlad/status/1380548368343121931
