🪄 Insider Heist at Big Tech

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Welcome to the 149th issue.

Today's topics:

1. Insider Heist at Big Tech

2. A tool to Find The Best LLM Models and Prices for Your Prompts

3. One recommended video on Faceless Designer Making $1M/Year Anonymously with 31k X followers

Insider Heist at Big Tech

In the world of Big Tech, it's not just bosses exploiting employees - the reverse is equally true. Some employees have made millions through shady insider activities.

These are a few common insider schemes:

1. Social Media Account Theft: Insiders steal valuable usernames on platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. Forums like OGUsers facilitate these transactions.

2. Account Bans for Hire: Employees accept payment to ban specific accounts.

3. Review Manipulation: Removing negative reviews from Google My Business for hefty fees (up to $5,000 per review). GMB reviews are the top-most ranking factor for local businesses so removing a negative review directly affects the bottom line.

4. Search Result Manipulation: Google employees manually adjust rankings for commercial keywords for their friends and partners. There are Googlers who have made millions doing this.

5. Data Theft: Swapping client lists with competitors or stealing proprietary information.

These are 2 real-world examples:

1. A Meta employee stole an Instagram account for $14,000.

2. Shannon You attempted to steal Coca-Cola's secret recipe and got 14 years in prison.

Underground marketplaces on Telegram and Discord connect clients with insiders and forums like OGUsers facilitate such transactions.

And a few methods exploit legitimate processes, like copyright claims for username ownership.

While there are certainly bad bosses, bad employees too engage in unethical and illegal activities.

A tool to Find The Best LLM Models and Prices for Your Prompts

Openrouter is the best unified interface for LLMs.

You can find the best models for a specific use-case and see which other apps are using that model.

One recommended video on Faceless Designer Making $1M/Year Anonymously with 31k X followers

This video covers the story of a faceless designer that achieved $1 million in revenue in 2023 while maintaining anonymity, with only 31,000 followers on X.

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3. Why you need an LLC - If you run a business without liability protection, you're risking financial ruin. This guide makes a case to get your own LLC so your personal assets are protected. It is even recommended to do as a freelancer.

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