Mark Quadros

What's the end goal with all this money? I don't see anyone going post 1M and even that seems excessive. I remember when I had my first exist and was having a call with a client, telling them I would handover to the new acquisition co. They asked me what I would do? I said just enjoy living. And then they said okay but don't give up on working. For context the run a top 10 sleep brand in US Making 100M/y

I completely agree on the overall uncertainty. I might be totally wrong, but I think that in an uncertain, ever-evolving landscape, anyone who has truly mastered a craft in depth will win. To what extent, we'll see. Last week I got to look through 80+ applications from a seed-level incubator batch, through a friend. Every website was a 8/10, all vaguely similar, and the copy and grammar were a solid 8/10. All were "in principle fundable," because even the TAM analyses, the metric projections, and most importantly the MVPs were "equally decent." Honestly, in some cases the differentiating element was very hard to find. I couldn't tell, the way I sometimes could five years ago, where there was a founder with a special edge, or a product clearly better than the next one. Almost all were pre-revenue or low revenue, so PMF was still an open question. Being practical: if one of them was a 40-year-old with a good track record and real in-depth industry knowledge, everything else aside, that's who I'd have bet on. It's not my job, so maybe the anecdote isn't that telling, I may be easily not skilled enough on this. But realistically, compared to the last 20 years, where mastering leverage itself was the winning move, I think there's a hard correction coming. So in your example, maybe the edge won't be the ability to copy an app. It'll be a decade of in-depth experience in a specific industry, plus the parts that aren't AI-able: regulatory barriers, personal relationships (and/or being great people-persons), etc.. And who knows, the people who benefit might include those who, until now, looked destined to never "make it" monetarily. The classic "graduated in history" type. I think we all have a friend like that

What's the end goal with all this money? I don't see anyone going post 1M and even that seems excessive. I remember when I had my first exist and was having a call with a client, telling them I would handover to the new acquisition co. They asked me what I would do? I said just enjoy living. And then they said okay but don't give up on working. For context the run a top 10 sleep brand in US Making 100M/y

My version: Went from expat spending 10k/mo and owning nothing, to land owner in just two years. I now know how to build houses, manage construction team, host volunteering programs, farming and everything in between 1. Roastery + coworking garden bistro We can have UL gourmet coffee roasted by our barista, matcha, amazing whole food made by our chef 2. Mountain muay thai gym and yoga studio My partner is my Muay Thai trainer so we get free Muay Thai training and 3. Portfolio of Airbnbs: We own four wooden homes, two mud houses, and two houses we live in. We built and designed all these houses ourselves with local team and volunteers. 4. Proxy homes We có manage other local homes on Airbnb, design and manage the bookings and charge a flat commission in exchange. All managed by our fleet of agents. 5. Furniture and tools Given the construction we have done, we own a whole inventory of power tools, furniture ( we made ourselves), and top grade appliances: stainless steel 6. One truck and two bikes We bought a 25YO truck for 2k and bikes farmer style we bought for 400 dollars.