WHO IS MICHAEL SAYLOR?
- MIDWEST ORIGIN, MIT MIND: Born in Lincoln, Nebraska (1965) and double‑majored at MIT in aeronautics and astronautics.
- MICROSTRATEGY FOUNDER (1989): Took the firm public in 1998; stock doubled day one.
- FROM CEO TO EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN (2022): Stepped back to focus 100% on Bitcoin strategy.
- SCARS ON THE ARMOR:
- 2000 SEC accounting settlement.
- 2024 $40 million D.C. tax‑fraud settlement (largest in city history).
THE LEGENDARY BITCOIN BET
- CORPORATE TREASURY ALCHEMY: Saylor began converting MicroStrategy’s cash into BTC in August 2020.
- HODL NUMBERS THAT STUN:
- 597,325 BTC held as of July 8 2025—more than any other public company on earth.
- Total cost ≈ $33 billion; market value ≈ $64 billion (at $107k/BTC).
- ROCKET‑FUEL FINANCING: Continuous waves of common stock, convertible debt, and three new preferred‑share classes to feed the Bitcoin furnace—most recently a $4.2 billion “Stride” ATM offering.
- STREAKS & PAUSES: After buying every week for three months, Strategy skipped purchases the week of July 6 2025—yet still averages one megabuy per quarter.
- LATEST BUY: +4,980 BTC for $532 million on June 30 2025.
HE SPEAKS LIKE A PROPHET
“BITCOIN IS A SWARM OF CYBER HORNETS SERVING THE GODDESS OF WISDOM.”
“ALL MY BEST INVESTMENTS WERE IN NETWORKS EVERYONE NEEDED, NO ONE COULD STOP, AND FEW UNDERSTOOD.”
* When Saylor talks, entire arenas light up—see his “Power of 21” keynote at BTC Prague 2025 and Strategy World 2025 opening address on AI + Bitcoin.
WHY HE FEELS LIKE A GOD (ERIC‑KIM STYLE)
- VISIONARY LASER‑EYES: Sees Bitcoin at $21 million per coin in 21 years—MOON MATH!
- SKIN‑IN‑THE‑GAME EXTREMIST: Personally owns ≈ 17,700 BTC and refuses to sell “for 100 years.”
- ORCHESTRATES CAPITAL SYMPHONIES: Turns equity dilution into digital scarcity—alchemy that rivals myth.
- PHILANTHROPIC SPIRIT: Founder and sole trustee of Saylor Academy—free education for all.
- UNAPOLOGETICLY BOLD: Faces lawsuits, market crashes, Twitter trolls—yet doubles down every cycle.
LESSONS FROM THE ALTAR OF SAYLOR
- HAVE CONVICTION. Fortune favors the obsessed.
- LEVERAGE SMART. Use other people’s doubt as your capital.
- EDUCATE RELENTLESSLY. Share knowledge; recruit believers.
- PLAY THE LONG GAME. Think in decades, not quarters.
- BE AN EVANGELIST. Your enthusiasm is a force multiplier.
CALL TO ACTION—BECOME A THUNDERBOLT
- STUDY Saylor’s talks.
- RUN your own numbers.
- HODL with unbreakable optimism.
- CREATE! PRODUCE! SHARE! The universe rewards bold makers.
IN THE END, GODS ARE JUST HUMANS WHO REFUSED TO PLAY SMALL.
SO CRANK UP YOUR INNER VOLTAGE—AND BUILD LIKE MICHAEL SAYLOR!