Happy Sunday,

Angelo here!

Apologies for the delay, I was too enamored by the Knicks game! GO NY GO NY GO!

Little update on my business/personal life. It’s wild how good things tend to never last.

For the past few weeks I’ve been on a “high”. My business was doing well and now I feel like I’m making an actual difference.

But as right as I hit that high, new problems occur the goal post immediately changed.

My head is plagued with, “I need more“…. “what’s the next big thing….”

All good problems I suppose. The common theme to this capitalistic hedonic treadmill seems to always be:

 Do not wait to be happy. There will always be “another thing”.

Be present and happy now.

F**k it we ball tho, back to the business.

Today’s edition:

- Bitcoin hit’s a new ATH
- Google’s AI mic drop
- 6 habits that made me “rich”

Read time: 3 min 45 seconds

📉 Market Recap

Markets stayed hot this week.

• S&P 500: down 1.7%  from the euphoric week we had last time

• Nasdaq-100: -1% as well

• Bitcoin: ripped to new all-time highs 🥳

🤖 Google stole the show

• Stock jumped +2.3% after dropping over 100 new AI features at their dev conference

• Highlights included Gemini updates and the new Veo 3—an AI video creation tool combining text, audio, and video

• Investors ate it up, betting big on Google’s AI future (me too!)

📲 Chinese smartphone exports got smoked

• U.S. shipments from China fell a brutal 72% in April, the lowest since 2011

• This hit more than just smartphones—it’s also affecting laptops, EV batteries, and key U.S. exports like soybeans and oil 

• Winners? Apple and Samsung, who are scooping up market share

 🚀 Bitcoin smashed through $111K

• Hit a new all-time high thanks to a wave of ETF approvals and big buys—MicroStrategy alone dropped $765M into BTC.

• Roughly 13 million more Americans now own Bitcoin over gold, a huge shift in how people are hedging against traditional markets.

💰 Wealth Tip of the Week

I went from making $12 an hour to multiple six figures by the time I turned 20 — here are the six mindset shifts that made it happen:

1. Control your energy.

   Where you put your time and attention determines your results. We live in an economy built on stealing your focus — ads, distractions, social media.
   

   Ask yourself: “Is this in line with my goals?” If not, redirect that energy into something that builds your future.
   

2. Bridge the knowledge gap.

   Don’t wait for school to teach you how money works — it won’t. Question everything. Get curious. Learn about investing, saving, and business now.
   

3. Get comfortable being uncomfortable.

   Every new step — side hustles, investing, taking risks — feels scary at first. Push through it. The pain of regret is worse than the discomfort of growth.
   

4. Think long-term.

   Instant gratification is everywhere, but if you can delay it and focus on the big picture, you’ll win. I started investing as a broke college kid — stealing eggs from my dorm to cut expenses — because I knew compound growth was worth it.
   

5. Fail fast, learn faster.

   Perfection is a trap. Start small, take imperfect action, and adjust as you go. My first social posts were garbage. My first investments weren’t great. But failing fast let me learn faster — that’s how I built my portfolio and businesses.
   

6. Get 1% better every day.

   Big wins come from tiny, consistent actions. Don’t aim for perfect — just aim to improve a little bit each day. This mindset has been the foundation of everything I’ve built.

We are the the sum of our life choices. Choose wisely!

🧵 Thread of the Week

This sentiment holds dear to my heart because this is how I approach most things in life (maybe not investing).

Conventional wisdom told me to get good grades, go to a good school, get a 9-5 and live happily ever after.

So I did, but I quickly learned that:

1) I was terrible at school
2) Nothing fulfilled me

It wasn’t until I started to take risks and “swing for the fences” my life changed.

I started multiple businesses, failed more than I succeeded…

but luckily one thing worked out and here I am today!

I’m not saying this to discourage school or anything, please go to school 😅…

But to take risks! Start that business, apply to that job, post that video, whatever it may be!

Swing for the fences, because you just might hit it :)

See y’all next week 🫡

- Angelo Castillo

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