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An investor, entrepreneur, and author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party. I started and sold two successful companies: Flight Display Systems and Museum Hack. Join 20,000 CEOs, investors, and founders and receive business tips, productivity tools, and other resources from me.

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Friends News: Travel tips, Austin, VAs

Hello Reader, from your friend Nick, author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party and Founder of Museum Hack. In this issue: 50 years worth of travel tips, my favorite things in Austin, why I'm making free websites for my friends (and how you can get one), where to get cheap Broadway tickets in NYC, the best robotic lawn mower, the deathbed fallacy, and more. NICK GRAY FRIENDS NEWSLETTER Why you’re getting this: I'm Nick Gray (about me) and this is my Friends Newsletter. I send this every month to...
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Friends News: How to Host a Dinner Party

Hello Reader, from your friend Nick, author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party. In this issue: the ultimate guide to hosting dinner parties, why conversations are better with 4 people, plus a message for single men who are tired of online dating, my favorite Western hotel in Kyoto, and more. NICK GRAY FRIENDS NEWSLETTER Why you’re getting this: I'm Nick Gray and this is my Friends Newsletter. I send this every month to interesting people I’ve connected with and friends I want to keep in touch with....
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Friends News: Tech tools, trinkets, gift ideas

Hello Reader, from your friend Nick, author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party. In this issue: 4 nerdy tech tools I like, last-minute gift ideas from my friend Danielle, a list of 37 favorite home and beauty things for women, my Nov 2024 life recap, 3 great quotes, and more. NICK GRAY FRIENDS NEWSLETTER Noah Kagan, David Shapiro, me, Neville Medhora last month Why you’re getting this: I'm Nick Gray and this is my Friends Newsletter. I send this every month to interesting people I’ve connected with...
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Friends news: The best (cheap) robot vacuum

Hello Reader, from your friend Nick, author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party. In this issue: The best robot vacuum that I use, 52 things learned in 2024, a rare $7.5M baseball card, two types of dinner party guests, my December 2024 asset allocation, and a bunch more. FRIENDS NEWSLETTER Why you’re getting this: I'm Nick Gray and this is my Friends Newsletter. I send this every month to interesting people I’ve connected with and friends I want to keep in touch with. You can un-subscríbe any time...

Friends news: Distractions inside

Hello Reader, from your friend Nick, author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party. In this issue: how to find fruit trees in your neighborhood, how to ruin a great conversation, a KPOP playlist for working out, the cozy web, a tool to assist in sending sensitive information through email, my visit to the Sphere in Las Vegas, I went to dinner with Bryan Johnson, 2 good streaming shows, and a bunch more. the new St. Regis Kanai is my fav - watch my video here NICK GRAY FRIENDS NEWSLETTER Why you’re...
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Friends news: Just saying Hi 👋

Hello Reader, from your friend Nick, author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party. In this issue: A note from me, apps that match you with strangers for a meal, a cool art project, networking tips for conference organizers, September life recap, and more. me and some neighborhood kids NICK GRAY FRIENDS NEWSLETTER Why you’re getting this: I'm Nick Gray and this is my Friends Newsletter. I send this every month to interesting people I’ve connected with and friends I want to keep in touch with. You can...
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Friends news: My First Million

Hello Reader, from your friend Nick, author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party. In this issue: me on the My First Million podcast, the best tool for testing your internet speed, the 20 most fascinating people I met in Bangalore, the mystery of how sad zoo monkeys are, tech to help you fall asleep faster, plus a bunch more. NICK GRAY FRIENDS NEWSLETTER Why you’re getting this: I'm Nick Gray and this is my Friends Newsletter. I send this every month to interesting people I’ve connected with and...

Friends news: Modern dating, Palmer Luckey, Heart health, my Bali tips

Hello Reader, from your friend Nick, author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party. In this issue: Palmer Luckey article, $100 scans for your heart, why modern dating is hard, trad wives, my best Bali tips, some interesting people I met, a good podcast episode if you're a moderate, my July 2024 life recap, and more. NICK GRAY FRIENDS NEWSLETTER Why you’re getting this: I'm Nick Gray and this is my Friends Newsletter. I send this every month to interesting people I’ve connected with and friends I want...

Friends news: Do this to help your single friends

Hello Reader from your friend Nick, author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party. I just landed home in Texas after 41 days on the road... Hawaii, Manila, Bali, Singapore, Bangalore, Goa, and Mumbai India. It was fun. I walked through jungles. I slept next to waterfalls. I wrote a lot. I spent a lot of time alone. And I met a dozen or two interesting people. In this issue: How to Host a Dating Salon, my June 2024 Life Recap, an event in Austin this Sunday, an article from 1930 in Vogue about hosting...

Friends news: My experience with hair loss

Hello Reader, from your friend Nick, author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party. In this issue: My new article about men's hair loss and how to stop it, Bali Indonesia trip, my May 2024 Life recap, an article by Lukas Rosenstock, my friend Codie's podcast, memes, and a bunch more. NICK GRAY FRIENDS NEWSLETTER Why you’re getting this: I'm Nick Gray and this is my Friends Newsletter. I send this every month to interesting people I’ve connected with and friends I want to keep in touch with. You can...

An investor, entrepreneur, and author of The 2-Hour Cocktail Party. I started and sold two successful companies: Flight Display Systems and Museum Hack. Join 20,000 CEOs, investors, and founders and receive business tips, productivity tools, and other resources from me.