The Lineup

Imagine earning more in a year than the CEOs of McDonald's, Ikea, Ford, Motorola, and Yahoo combined.

Sounds insane, right?

But that's exactly what I did as a twenty-something, leading to a portfolio revenue of $200 million.

• Egoism. Excessive concern with one's own advantage at the expense of the wellbeing of others.
• Machiavellianism. A callous person that's so focused on their own interests that they will manipulate and deceive to get what they want.
• ...

For every Michelangelo or Elon Musk, there are always millions of worker bees, but in modern times we discovered the utility of brainwashing them with purpose so they become spiritual workaholics. When companies turn their cultures into a cult, they attract possessed employees who are capable...