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Alan Frei’s Newsletter 01/26: One shot from the Olympics, recap & what’s next  

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Table of Content:

• 1. Update Alan Frei Company (AFC) & Olympics (if you don’t care, skip directly to No. 2.

• 2. Cool videos / podcasts / books

• 3. Tools & Hacks

• 4. Sponsors & Collabs

1. Update Alan Frei Company (AFC) & Olympics 🚀:

Community:
The community is now over 50k strong. Over 14k newsletter subscribers and over 700 on WhatsApp.

• We're growing our WhatsApp community to create a more direct connection with you. You'll get exclusive access to event updates, early-bird tickets and what’s next. Join the AFC WhatsApp group here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/F3enjPhFXt169u4CX5870O 

Books:
We've launched 3 books now (in German & English). 

• Productivity, Startup & Health Guide:
  Get them here for free or pay what you want: https://alanfrei.gumroad.com/

Events:
Nothing makes me happier than meeting many of you in person. We try to build events that matter.

• Startup Breakfast #13: February 27, 2026 | Zurich
  The first Startup Breakfast of the year. It’s a space to share ideas, get honest feedback, and make connections. Heads up: it’s usually sold out quickly. 
  

• A3F2025: May 6, 2026 | Zurich
  This is our biggest event ever. May 6, 2026, at Kaufleuten Zurich. We are doing the largest Tech-Conference in Zurich. A full-day conference to put  Zurich on the tech map.  

  Tickets and info to all events: https://www.alanfrei.com/events
  

• The AI Race: March 19–21, 2026 | St. Moritz
  Together with the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce and SBN, we’re hosting a very cool event in St. Moritz focused on AI. Includes two nights at the Cresta Palace Hotel.

  Tickets are limited and require approval.
  More details here: https://luma.com/alpine

Olympics: Last Update

• This is it. Our Olympic Dream came to an end in Kelowna. It was so much fun. We had three years of training, fun, wins, setbacks, and unforgettable moments. 

  We made it to the last day of the Qualification Tournament, but the competition was simply too strong.

  It’s a hard ending. We left everything we had on the ice.

  Thank you for all the support, it meant the world to us. Keep dreaming!

  PS: We’re currently preparing a documentary film about our journey. Updates soon.

Shareholders:

• Shareholder News: We now have 700+ shareholders. There are 46‘314 shares left. Get your shares here if you want to be part of it: alanfrei.com/investor 

• We launched an exclusive travel tech shop for investors: alanfrei.com/shop 

• All shareholders will get a separate newsletter too.

2. Cool videos / podcasts / books  👀

🎬 Videos:

• Origin of every European country name explained 🤯 : https://youtu.be/2Pcv2ySMi40

• The Thinking Game: Inside Google DeepMind's decade-long quest to solve intelligence and build AGI. Fascinating.
  https://youtu.be/d95J8yzvjbQ?si=ZOIVWBWFpXlTSEpj

• Everyone knows this Chair. Here is why it conquered the world: https://youtu.be/JwApFGwMIMQ?si=SWSAcRyn22bDiR2X 

• The first attempt to conquer Everest: What the 1922 expedition teaches about pushing limits: https://youtu.be/E5oJi2guPxM?si=nLwIpuqPxzqMuREG

📚🎧 Books & Podcasts:

• Red Raising by Pierce Brown: The sci-fi story of a miner on Mars who infiltrates the ruling elite to destroy their system from within. It‘s my bedtime book.
  https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Red-Rising-explosive-dystopian-bestselling/dp/1444758993

• The Almanack by Naval Ravikant: A must-read. Deep thoughts on wealth and happiness. If you want a short guide to Naval’s best ideas from interviews, tweets, and podcasts, we created one: https://alanfrei.gumroad.com/l/naval_ravikant

• César Ritz: The story of the Swiss goat herder who became "the King of Hotels" and founded the world-famous Ritz luxury empire: (in Swiss-German)
  https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Oc3CfZHhaRBK6P9G0rRWE

• And here is my latest podcast episode on building a Personal Brand:
  One of my key takeaways: Document, Don't "Teach": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mowld9QlIR0

🛠️ Tools & Hacks

• How to win at rock-paper-scissors: https://youtu.be/rudzYPHuewc?si=aA0JeD8sfDXnf1VK

• The fastest way to decide anything in a group: https://youtu.be/orybDrUj4vA (you will never do it differently)

• Bryan Johnson’s phone settings to fix sleep, focus, and stress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjKA95519SI&t=209s

• Master the art of small talk:
  https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ43RAwjAn5/

🤝 Sponsors & Collabs:

Tools I personally use and recommend:  

• Relai: where I stack my sats.

• AYUN: where I track and improve my health and longevity.

• AVEA: Swiss longevity brand I trust. Clean, science-based supplements.

• Swissquote: the main platform I use for my personal trading.

Find all people / companies I trust and work with, including discounts:
https://we www.alanfrei.com/partners  

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“You are as big as the problems that anger you.”

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