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Really saddened to hear that @DanHicksNBC has left us. He was a remarkable commentator but also a tremendous human. I had the pleasure of meeting him on a couple of occasions and was surprised he had remembered our first meeting. He was so warm, sincere and authentic. May he rest in peace and my condolences to his family.
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So much to look forward to in the Bilt Neighborhood
Sacramento Kings and Bilt Announce Partnership to Bring Enhanced Rewards and Experiences to Fans
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Ron Dennis owned 100% of McLaren for exactly one day. He borrowed £1.5M for 24 hours to buy it, then spent the next 35 years as a minority shareholder.
The bank agreed to the loan. The seller, Teddy Mayer, didn’t see it coming. At the signing in Portugal, all Dennis could read on his face was “whose name is on that cheque?” He handed over a cashier’s cheque and watched the disappointment land.
The next day he sold enough of the company to clear the loan.
The part nobody understood was the debt. He kept the cash elsewhere and left the racing team carrying just enough debt to look barely profitable. Sponsors and rival bidders read published accounts. Most people show their strongest year to the people across the table. He showed a weak one.
He started at 18 as an F1 mechanic. He never named his companies, only numbered them, so the sponsors got the credit.
35 years later he had to negotiate a price to leave the company he built.
In the 29-minute interview below (Academy of Achievement, 2017), he says it’s the first time he has explained how he paid for it.
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Sony agreed to pay a reported £1 billion for Queen's catalogue in 2024. Months before Bohemian Rhapsody came out, John Deacon asked the band's managers at Trident for £4,000 to put down on a house, and they said no.
Queen had 3 albums out and Killer Queen at No. 2, and they were still on a weekly wage.
In the video below, the band remember it: "We'd had three albums... we were still there on a basic wage... the managers are all building their swimming pools and driving their Rolls-Royces and you're thinking, where did it all go?"
Trident sat in the middle. Queen made the albums, Trident sold them to EMI, and the band got a wage out of what came back.
It took a lawyer 9 months to get them out. Queen paid Trident £100,000 plus 1% of the royalties on their next 6 albums, starting with A Night at the Opera and Bohemian Rhapsody.
The case for Trident: the Sheffield brothers signed Queen in 1972, recorded them in their own studio and spent over £200,000 promoting an unknown band. Norman Sheffield says Deacon asked for £10,000. When Freddie Mercury opened the next album with Death on Two Legs, a song about him, Sheffield sued and settled.
If someone else pays for your first records, read what leaving will cost you, because the price can include a share of your best work.
So did Trident earn its 1% of A Night at the Opera by backing Queen first, or keep 4 musicians on a wage while their records sold?
I post one famous deal like this every day, with who got paid, who got played, and the numbers that never made the poster.
Every restaurant in every neighborhood needs to download the Bilt Neighborhood OS and enjoy a whole new relationship with local customers
Flyers. Mailers. Coupons. A banner plane. The absurd lengths a neighborhood business goes to reach the person across the street.
With Neighborhood OS, no more absurd lengths.
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"I'm getting old and I need something to rely on" Hits so hard...No phones in sight, just people truly living the moment and feeling the song. Time like this will NEVER come back 💔
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This is the problem in one minute.
An online company can reach someone across the country.
Meanwhile, the small business downstairs still struggles to reach the person living across the street. It makes no sense.
Not anymore with Neighborhood Os
Incredibly proud day for @BiltRewards as we introduce Bilt Neighborhood OS. Incredibly proud of how we continue to innovate.
8,000,000 Americans use Bilt for earning rewards on rent.
Now we're opening the AI operating system that runs 1 in 4 US apartment buildings to every neighborhood business.
Introducing Neighborhood OS to help small businesses drive demand and build loyalty.
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That penalty call sums up the standard of referees in the premier league. That call is an absolute joke. CP v Liverpool
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📽️Unseen Footage of Mohamed Salah final moment in Liverpool
It was really hard saying Goodbye 🥺❤️
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Having a great time with a Liverpool legend. John Aldridge @Realaldo474 , on his Aldo Meets podcast, took me back to my unforgettable years at Anfield. Sending my warm regards to all the Liverpool fans
