Short video by Dan Novaes explaining that individuals (founders, consultants, small-business owners) can qualify for Amex’s “Black Card” not by personal high consumption alone but by routing business expenses through American Express business or personal cards. He recommends running all possible business spend (events, ads, inventory, SaaS, travel, team expenses) through cards to reach spending thresholds, earn points, and unlock elite perks.
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Everyone's heard of the Amex black card. It's become a cultural icon, shows up in rap lyrics, boardrooms, airport lounges. But what if I told you you don't need to be a billionaire or a rapper to qualify for one? You just need to understand the system. Now, the common belief is that you have to spend half a million dollars a year personally to get noticed. And that's true, but with a twist. You can hit that number with a business card, offsetting spend and still triggering the flag. So what's the hack? Let's say you're a founder, a consultant, small business owner. You should be focused 100% on running every single events through your credit card. You can run it through your AMEX Platinum or your business goal. Things like ad spend, inventory, SaaS, tools, team travel. I literally focus my team, my entire finance team, on putting everything they could possibly think of through our credit cards. So we literally focus obsessively to spend all the money that we can through our credit cards. So we get points which pay for things, and so we rack up these opportunities that always provide value. Because you're going to be paying these bills anyways. But now you're using them to unlock elite stats, status and elite perks. If you want to get more of this, follow us and get all of our hacks for free.