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Patrick Campbell

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Patrick Campbell

@Patticus

Current: Founder, NewCo Former: Founded @profitwell Deep expertise in pricing, retention, and high output management. How can I help?

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Joined December 2009

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Patrick Campbell
@Patticus
Jul 26, 2023
Last year I went from $19k in my bank account to selling my company for $200M+ Then came what I call "The Champagne Problem Cycle": - Existential Crisis - Cocaine energy - 19 gas stations - A move to Puerto Rico Here's exactly what happens when you get rich 👇
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Patrick Campbell
@Patticus
Jan 11, 2023
10 years ago today @aaronsw took his own life after overly aggressive prosecution. He invented internet infrastructure. He defeated the greatest threat the Internet had ever seen. And you probably don't know who he is. You should. Here’s his story 🧵
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Patrick Campbell
@Patticus
Aug 8, 2023
My favorite tool I learned hunting targets at the NSA: "Journey of a Dollar" analysis. Basically, when analyzing an industry the first step is mapping how a dollar flows through it. I map out: - Who touches the $ - How many they touch - How long they sit From this I'm able to
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Patrick Campbell
@Patticus
Nov 2, 2022
Our Twitter subscriptions plan needs work @elonmusk. I did a pricing study on 54.3k Twitter users to help you Doge Father. TLDR: - Verification should cost much less - Twitter Blue should cost much more - Twitter has a unique opportunity to 10x subscribers Thread time 🧵
Patrick Campbell
@Patticus
Feb 3, 2023
I've hired 133 people. Sold millions in software. 0 funding. Want to know what holds your company back from being high performers? You treat your team like children. Let me explain. 🧵
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Patrick Campbell
@Patticus
Jan 11, 2023
Replying to @Patticus @aaronsw and 2 others
Aaron believed research and public records should be free. Here’s the preamble to his Open Access Manifesto You probably don’t realize: - 98% of scientific research is behind a paywall - ~80% of legal records too “Patrick, why would that be a problem?” Let me explain.
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Patrick Campbell
@Patticus
Jan 11, 2023
Replying to @Patticus @aaronsw and 3 others
Aaron was charged with 13 felonies carrying up to 50 years in prison. JSTOR asked for the charges to be dropped. MIT asked for the charges to be dropped. But US Attorney Carmen Ortiz kept going. Aaron refused plea deals and due to harsh prison time threats took his own life.
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Patrick Campbell
@Patticus
Jan 11, 2023
Replying to @Patticus @aaronsw and 3 others
After his death, Ortiz conceded that she didn’t have enough to show Aaron acted for personal gain (big piece for the charges), nor evidence to support the harshest penalties. Prosecutors want to win. I guess lack of evidence doesn’t stop empty threats for a plea.
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Patrick Campbell
@Patticus
Jan 11, 2023
Replying to @Patticus @aaronsw and 4 others
Anyways. Just remember people like aaron exist. You don’t have to agree with what he did. Just know his ideals are important. We should all try to be more like the best of him. I leave you with a poem from the founder of the internet @timberners_lee
Tim Berners-Lee
@timberners_lee
Jan 12, 2013
Aaron dead. World wanderers, we have lost a wise elder. Hackers for right, we are one down. Parents all, we have lost a child. Let us weep.
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Patrick Campbell
@Patticus
Jan 11, 2023
Replying to @Patticus @aaronsw and 3 others
Lawrence @lessig sums it up best: “Somehow, we need to get beyond the ‘I’m right so I’m right to nuke you’ ethic that dominates our time. That begins with one word: Shame. One word, and endless tears.”
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Patrick Campbell
@Patticus
Jan 11, 2023
Replying to @Patticus @aaronsw and 4 others
Aaron wasn’t perfect. He wasn’t the only person involved in these movements. But I can’t hold back all the tears when I think of his death. He’s the one person I’ve met who was the complete embodiment of truth and openness.
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Patrick Campbell
@Patticus
Jan 11, 2023
Replying to @Patticus @aaronsw and 5 others
To learn more and to join in on Aaron's legacy, check out @AaronSwartzDay. If you think more people should know Aaron's story, feel free to show the thread some love, as well.
Patrick Campbell
@Patticus
Jan 11, 2023
10 years ago today @aaronsw took his own life after overly aggressive prosecution. He invented internet infrastructure. He defeated the greatest threat the Internet had ever seen. And you probably don't know who he is. You should. Here’s his story 🧵
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Patrick Campbell
@Patticus
Jan 11, 2023
Replying to @Patticus and @aaronsw
Aaron lead a life that makes you insecure for binging HBO and YouTube shorts. - At 14 he helped invent RSS. - He dropped out of Stanford - Joined @paulg's first @ycombinator class - Early team at Reddit And these aren’t even his big accolades. We’ll get to those.
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Patrick Campbell
@Patticus
Jan 11, 2023
Replying to @Patticus @aaronsw and 2 others
Imagine you're poor and get arrested. Did you know that accessing court records for your case costs money? They’re in the public record. They’re “owned” by the taxpayers. But you have to pay for them. Guess you’ll just go to jail. This is where Aaron dug in.
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