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Layoff Announcements in 2026:
1. UPS: 30,000 Employees
2. Oracle: 30,000 Employees
3. Amazon: 16,000 Employees
4. Omnicom: 15,000 Employees
5. Meta: 8,000 Employees
6. Microsoft: 4,800 Employees
7. Dow Chemical: 4,500 Employees
8. Cisco: Fewer Than 4,000 Employees
9. American Express: 3,840 Employees
10. Uber: 3,300 Employees
11. Renault: Up to 2,400 Employees
12. Nike: 1,400 Employees
13. General Motors: 1,300 Employees
14. Disney: 1,000 Employees
15. Citigroup: 1,000 Employees
The tech sector alone has seen 135,000 layoffs so far in 2026 across 330 companies.
Amid rising prices and AI adoption, US corporations are looking reduce expenses and increase efficiency.
Keep watching the labor market.
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BREAKING: Today, we witnessed the future of agentic AI.
Introducing Superintelligence Startups
A highschooler can now reach +$4M/month by giving Claude full access to his Mac. 12 months ago this was straight out of a scifi horror movie.
This is just absurd.
An easter egg skill we hid in hyperframes:
/website-to-hyperframes
- create DESIGN.md
- screenshot the page - download assets
- build logo animations + more
we hope to support the launch of anyone's businesses
RT + comment "Website" for codebase access (must follow)
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15 years invested. All of it gone. Here's what it cost me
mail.stephangraf.com/p/15-ye…
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I asked 500 CEOs about life's purpose. Here's what shocked me mail.stephangraf.com/p/i-ask…
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Finally found the courage to write a newsletter again:
The Decision Prison: Why Success Makes Choosing Harder (And How to Break Free) mail.stephangraf.com/p/the-d…
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Note to self:
It is what it is.
Acceptance is a superpower.
Stay in the moment.
Be joyful.
Always.
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Meditation isn't about emptying your mind. It's about training your attention. 10 minutes daily has improved my decision-making more than any business course. Ancient wisdom, modern results.
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73% of people say they want to start a business.
Only 12% actually do.
The gap isn't skills or capital, it's the willingness to be uncomfortable.
Entrepreneurship is a masterclass in uncertainty.
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"I'll start when I have more money." Translation: "I'll start when I have less risk." Risk doesn't decrease with resources, it changes form. Start small, start now. Scale later.
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Your comfort zone is quietly killing your potential. Every day you choose easy over challenging, you're choosing mediocrity over mastery. Growth lives in discomfort.
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Morning routines don't create successful people.
Successful people create morning routines.
The routine is the symptom, not the cause.
Fix your priorities first, then build systems around them.
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Two years ago at 36, I had it all in Singapore:
Fancy title ✓
Corner office view ✓
Six-figure salary ✓
Yet every Sunday night,
My soul whispered:
'There has to be more.'
A thread on finding real purpose:
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The greatest risk isn't failure.
It's succeeding at things that don't really matter.
I only realized this after leaving my 6-figuere corporate job.
Choose your mountains carefully.
Not all peaks are worth climbing.
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Remember, lasting relationships are built on the foundation of respect and understanding, not just love.
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I resigned from my $200k corporate position in 2023.
Everyone thought I was having a midlife crisis.
Truth?
I was having a midlife awakening.
Here's the awakening process they don't teach in MBA programs:
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A Harvard study found hotel maids lost weight and lowered blood pressure by changing ONE thing.
- Not their diet.
- Not their routine.
- Just their belief.
Here's what this means for your success in 2025:
mail.stephangraf.com/p/the-o…
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Watching my 18-month-old niece taught me more about success than:
- 5 years in Singapore finance
- My entire Business Degree
- Every business book I've read
The most valuable lesson?
Read it here:
mail.stephangraf.com/p/the-o…




