Most NIO investors are focused on delivery numbers. Not enough people are talking about the man leading the company and why he actually has something to lose.William Li founded NIO in 2014 with ~$150M of his own money.When the company was going bankrupt in 2020 he pledged his personal shares to fund $100M in emergency notes out of his own pocket. Then came the Hefei Miracle — a $1B lifeline from the Hefei government that saved the company.Today Obi breaks down that full story, explains why the 2026 $1.1B performance pay package is actually one of the most bullish signals in the NIO thesis, and covers Sam Altman getting a Molotov cocktail thrown at his house, Snap's AI glasses, StubHub's $10M FTC settlement, and YouTube raising Premium prices again.How quickly people forget. How many never knew.Courtside Financial. Hosted by Obi.Nord Security Products:NordVPN: ⁠https://go.nordvpn.net/aff_c?offer_id=15&aff_id=143053&url_id=902⁠NordPass: ⁠https://go.nordpass.io/aff_c?offer_id=488&aff_id=143053&url_id=9356⁠Discord: https://discord.gg/GSbp4wR

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