My 10 most popular tweets from 2020

Happy New Year everybody!

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1/ Thread on how American Express works
https://t.co/mjAMgZtTnN
2/ Thread on how Coca-Cola makes money
https://t.co/v93n0PmoOr
3/ Thread explaining popular software terms
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4/ On consistency https://t.co/opB78u3sH3
5/ Walmart's 50-year track record https://t.co/yssyd16eyz
6/ "10k in 10 tweets" series
https://t.co/A93YGFyWzl
7/ Twilio and WhatsApp https://t.co/49soATUoRV
8/ Alipay stats https://t.co/xPZnO6PW3s
9/ 10k everyday
https://t.co/CYE06MuUbG
10/ Thread from Charlie Munger's Daily Journal Meeting
https://t.co/4iEROFrQfe
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