.@ShaanVP and I were blown away by the numbers chess and sudoku games do. These companies are pulling in millions.
We break down the numbers and brainstorm where else you can pull this off 👇👇
RESEARCH HACK FOR STARTUP BUILDERS
•Read real estate blogs → find out who's buying $20m home
•Buying $20m homes → likely owned a big biz
•Researching that big biz →shows you new opportunity
Its how I learned bout dictionary.com which makes $20m/year
The story 👇🏻
The game-changing advice @ShaanVP wish he got when he was younger:
Measure the scoreboard when you're 30, not when you're 22-23.
For the last 5 years, @awilkinson has been investing in a company called Medimap while they continuously lose money.
Not many people understand it.
Here’s why:
Don't build a startup if your goal is to make $1M a year.
There are many better options.
@Codie_Sanchez with the breakdown:
Want to create a successful event?
Run it like an ecomm site.
Here's how:
New episode of @myfirstmilpod with @theSamParr just went live 🔥🔥🔥
Had fun doing a deep dive on Dan Gilbert and all the cool stuff he's doing in Detroit.
open.spotify.com/episode/394RKE…
On today’s pod @awilkinson and I breakdown the strategies used 2 diff billionaires to build their companies.
But this story is the best: Andrew met with Warren buffet...and Warren’s entire day was open and free.
Full ep: open.spotify.com/episode/394RKE…
A service that spies on a company's competitors and reports back what they're doing, what's working, what's not, and charging a six-figure annual contract.
Here's how:
Always ask "How would a private equity run my company?"
That's my takeaway after learning Adidas' history. Here's why 👇
Opendoor buys your home and then aims to sell it within 90 days.
This made @ShaanVP and @theSamParr think...
What else can be Opendoor for "X"?
Ever heard of an investment firm that invests in minor league baseball players before they hit the big leagues?
Big League Advance gives minor league players an agreed amount in exchange for an agreed-upon share of any future MLB salary.
Here's a prime example:
Here’s why Gumroad is the best product to help creators launch a product quickly
The legend that is @michael_saylor:
- Founded MicroStrategy in 1989
- By 34, he's a billionaire, and MicroStrategy is worth $11B
- Has a total stake in Bitcoin of $5B
- Has 100's of one-word domains with over $100m in value
@ShaanVP with the full story:
Why teach kids what a wrench is when you can teach them how an engine works.
Welcome to @elonmusk's school:
This trend is blowing up among students.
Students are joining focus rooms with over $10k people.
No business model yet, but a whole ton of traction.
Think they can pull off a subscription?
This is cool. A retired cop in NYC has made ~$1M+ giving "Gangster Tours" of new york. He takes you through the mafia territories, tells stories, and you eat local foods.
Awesome retirement career. Maybe applicable to others too? (Eg. firefighters, cab drivers etc.)
