Old Money

The Chronicle

Every operator, every play.

One legendary operator per episode, the single move they'd run in 2026, and the exact stack they'd run it on — newest first.

No. 25 Platforms

Tarbell would build a parasite-SEO affiliate library.

23:44 Frase · Surfer SEO · Jasper Upcoming

No. 24 Attention

Ward would run a niche Telegram curation channel.

22:02 ClickUp · Beehiiv · Skool Upcoming

No. 23 Money

Caples would run a lead-gen CPA arbitrage.

23:26 Webflow · SpyFu · Hyros Upcoming

No. 22 Money

Hetty Green would buy and optimize small businesses.

24:18 ActiveCampaign · Triple Whale · Skool Upcoming

No. 21 Attention

Hale would build a Pinterest affiliate pin library.

21:14 Squarespace · Beehiiv · Webflow Upcoming

No. 20 Platforms

Franklin would run a Reddit-comment affiliate machine.

22:26 Zapier · Mangools · Copy.ai Upcoming

No. 19 Money

Conwell would run a single-product launch cadence.

23:08 Kajabi · Kit · ThriveCart Upcoming

No. 18 Ecom

Woolworth would run an Amazon arbitrage stack.

22:44 Helium 10 · ClickUp · Spocket Upcoming

No. 17 Platforms

Vanderbilt would flip expired domains.

21:36 Mangools · SpyFu · Webflow Upcoming

No. 16 Attention

Pulitzer would run a Google Discover publisher site.

23:50 Jasper · Surfer SEO · Frase Upcoming

No. 15 Platforms

Heinz would build a long-tail YouTube review library.

23:32 Surfer SEO · Murf.ai · Vizard Upcoming

No. 14 Brand

Hearst would run a faceless cash-cow YouTube channel.

24:10 ElevenLabs · Vizard · Murf.ai Upcoming

No. 13 Platforms

Edison would run a local pSEO page factory.

23:04 Semrush · Surfer SEO · Webflow Upcoming

No. 12 Ecom

Walker would run a TikTok Shop creator-affiliate net.

22:18 Vizard · Shopify · Spocket Upcoming

No. 11 Brand

Bernays would run faceless IG theme pages.

21:22 Metricool · Publer · Beehiiv Upcoming

No. 10 Platforms

Eastman would ship a micro-SaaS in 2 weeks.

21:48 Softr · Webflow · Zapier Upcoming

No. 09 Ecom

Levi Strauss would build a DTC niche brand.

22:30 Shopify · Spocket · Zendrop Upcoming

No. 08 Money

Henry Ford would run a productized agency.

23:55 GoHighLevel · Webflow · ClickUp Upcoming

No. 07 Attention

Barnum would build a personality brand.

23:12 Kit · Beehiiv · ThriveCart Upcoming

No. 06 Money

Gillette would run a productized subscription service.

22:48 ThriveCart · Webflow · Softr Upcoming

No. 05 Money

Carnegie would run profit-share partnerships, not hustle.

23:41 Hyros · ActiveCampaign · Triple Whale Upcoming

No. 04 Attention

Sears would publish a niche-curation newsletter.

22:55 Beehiiv · Kit · Semrush Upcoming

No. 03 Money

Hopkins would run a tested-copy shop for hire.

The first copywriter who actually tested. Today: AI-assisted variants, A/B everything, charge for the lift you book.

23:18 Anyword · Lemlist · VWO Upcoming

No. 02 Money

Rockefeller would own the funnel, not rent the rail.

Standard Oil didn't win on price. It won by owning the list. The all-in-one stack is the 2026 refinery.

24:02 Systeme.io · Kajabi · ThriveCart Upcoming