[Oops!] On Our Way to Vegas (Again!)

Can’t join us? Read this. [Altucher Confidential] September 29, 2023 [WEBSITE]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE]( Email gremlins strike again! You might have just received this Sunday's weekly recap. Really, we meant to send today's article below. Hope to see you in Vegas next week. Can't make it? Read on! --------------------------------------------------------------- This story begins in the slums. No investors. No business plan. Not even a back-of-the-napkin sketch. [Hero_Image] On Our Way to Vegas The Scariest Part About Biden’s 2024 Campaign… It’s not that he could raise our gas prices to $10 a gallon. It isn’t because he has America on the cusp of a nuclear World War III… And honestly, it’s not even his ridiculous, “woke” agendas… What scares me the most is… [Is this](. Are you prepared to lose thousands – or tens of thousands – of dollars per year due to his upcoming policies? If not… [Watch this video now](. [Chris Campbell] CHRIS CAMPBELL Dear Reader, “We don’t have a job for you,” my new boss said. It was my first day. I thought he was firing me. “Huh? What do you mean?” I asked. He slapped a stack of books on my new desk. “Read these, float around a bit, learn the business, and then tell me what you want to do here. Take three weeks.” “OK.” I already knew what I wanted to do. But I took the opportunity to read the books and learn the business. That was in 2012. We weren’t called Paradigm Press back then… But we had the same independent, contrarian, and rebellious spirit we still carry today. The same spirit that will be on display next week in Vegas… For our Paradigm Shift Summit. More on that -- and what to expect (even if you can’t make it) -- in a moment. First, some little-known history… A Marketplace of Ideas Most don’t know this… But our parent company -- Agora, inc. -- has been around since 1979. 44 years. The name comes from ancient Greece, where an agora was a marketplace. As our founder, Bill Bonner, puts it: “We are a kind of marketplace. But we are not a marketplace for cabbages and silver jewelry. We are a marketplace of ideas. In fact, Agora is the largest publisher in the world of ideas.” People don’t know this, either: This global “idea factory” had humble beginnings. It began in the slums. It had no investors. No business plan. Not even a back-of-the-napkin sketch. And, back then, Bill was more than just the founder: He was also the plumber, the handyman, and the mailroom clerk. (In other words, whatever he needed to be.) Since then, the company has survived three recessions and a dot-com bubble burst. It’s seen the full rise of personal computers, the Internet, mobile phones, social media, and the Everything Store. (And adapted to all of them.) It’s seen countless giants -- leaders in their respective industries -- collapse due to technological shifts, changing consumer preferences, competition, or corruption. It witnessed the rise and fall of Blockbuster (28 years), Palm (18 years), Blackberry (38 years), Enron (16 years), Worldcom (19 years), Yahoo (22 years), and more. It’s also seen the breakdown of even the seemingly-hardiest legacy companies like Woolworth (118 years), Bear Stearns (85 years), and Thomas Cook (178 years)... And it lived to tell the tales. One of Agora’s “secrets” was its culture of decentralized decision-making. Bonner stood against the grain of typical leadership. Instead of dictating every move, he sought collaborators -- individuals eager to confront challenges head-on, craft their own solutions, and trailblaze He believed in the power of independent thinkers who dared to dive deep, challenge norms, and make bold predictions. And then he gave them control over their own destinies. It was a far cry from the usual corporate culture that focused more on authority than ideas. But that culture led to Agora’s other secret: Always being a step ahead. 11/1: The Beginning Of A Brand-New Inflation Surge? [James Altucher]( Inflation officially peaked in June 2022 at 9.1% -- and ever since, it’s come back down to just 3.2%. But if you think the worst of this crisis is over, think again… Will Nov. 1 mark the beginning of a new – and far more serious – inflation surge? [Click here now to see my urgent warning.]( The Secret Sauce Since the beginning, Agora has earned a reputation for consistently staying ahead of the curve. For example: → In the mid-1980s, Agora editors predicted that the Soviet Union would fall apart and the Berlin Wall would get torn down. Not a single mainstream magazine, newspaper, or TV station saw it coming. But Agora did. → In the 1990s, Agora brought on a doctor by the name of Robert Atkins, who was one of the first to put the standard American diet on blast. At the time, this view was provocative. Now? Common knowledge. Of course, this was back when newsletters were still printed on paper and sent through the postal service. Lots has changed since. This strange and scrappy company was really put to the test as the Internet rose to prominence. Some said it wouldn’t make it. That the Internet would be the death of the newsletter business. They were wrong. Mostly because Agora isn’t a newsletter business. It’s in the business of ideas. That’s much harder to kill. The Paradigm Press DNA Of course, there’s one caveat here: Our success, both past and present, hinges on the strength and quality of its ideas. And the best ideas are those that improve the lives of our readers -- you. Thus… Although Agora didn’t spring from a grand vision or business plan… Its guiding light has always, as far as I can tell, consisted of these three things: 1.] “What is the best solution for our readers?” 2.] Remain nimble enough to follow that question wherever it may lead. 3.] Repeat. 44 years later, this is still the DNA that runs through Agora. Indeed, as said, this will be in full-view next week in Vegas. Can’t make it? Don’t worry. I’ll make sure you don’t miss a beat. Join Us NEXT WEEK. In 2012, when I got hired… I thought my boss was going to eventually tell me what to do. He didn’t. He was serious. He wanted me to tell him. It took about two weeks of reading and “floating” before I walked into his office. “I want to write,” I said. “Great,” he said. And that was it. Since, I’ve had the opportunity to learn from, work alongside -- and write about -- some of the best minds in the idea industry. (An industry, mind you, that’s grown exponentially since.) Now, over a decade later… I’m packing my bags for Vegas to attend -- and write about -- our marketplace of ideas in action. We hope to see you there. If not, stay tuned. We’ll keep you in the loop. Until next time, [Chris Campbell] Chris Campbell For Altucher Confidential Your Credit Card: Declined? [James Altucher]( Take a moment and picture this scenario: The line at the gas pump is getting longer as you insert your credit card for the second time. You decide to head in and ask the cashier what’s going on. There’s a long line inside. The woman in front of you looks frustrated. Everyone does. “There’s nothing I can do. You’re declined,” the cashier says to the man at the front of the line. It’s not just you. Everyone is declined. Something doesn’t seem right. A sinking feeling sets in as you realize something has gone terribly wrong. 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