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Before you sell your company, run it through three filters:
Fortune. Fire. Fate
Fortune:
1. The Optionality Test - Does this exit cross the "never worry about money again" line?
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Most founders obsess over valuations and buyers, but skip the only thing that matters: should you actually sell. The Fortune,...
How to not be broke:
- Set a 5 year goal. “I want $x in on 1/1/2031”.
- List benchmarks where you need to be each quarter.
- Make a plan to get you to each next benchmark (and execute).
- Don’t worry about future steps, just the next step in front of you.
- Track weekly
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Most people drift financially because they think in years but act in random Tuesdays. A 5-year money target, tracked every...
I have 12 failed businesses.
Audiobooktopia. Podman. WP Mechanic. P2P Lending News. And more.
People see MarketBeat and assume I have the golden touch.
What they don't see is the decade of failed experiments that preceded it.
Everyone sees MarketBeat and assumes it was a straight shot up and to the right. In reality, it was paved...
One of the best VCs of all time just wrote that this is the most important principles when building a successful career slash company...
"Of all the tools available for growth, an engaged peer network might be the most powerful and beneficial.
It's one of the most under-discussed elements in personal and professional development."
That investor is Bill Gurley. He wrote that in his book Runnin Down a Dream.
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Most founders obsess over product, funding, and hires, then treat their peer network like a side quest. The people you...

