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Building a Billion Dollar Company
35:10 - 40:44 (05:33)
The Facebook app platform inspired a person to build a billion dollar company, but for some people, building a hundred or two hundred million dollar business is enough. Although building a billion dollar company requires a certain moat and several other factors.
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The process of building a billion dollar company versus building a million dollar company requires having a clear path, creating a unique selling proposition, and understanding the necessary requirements to succeed.
35:10 - 36:56 (01:45)
Summary
The process of building a billion dollar company versus building a million dollar company requires having a clear path, creating a unique selling proposition, and understanding the necessary requirements to succeed.
ChapterBuilding a Billion Dollar Company
EpisodeRapid Fire Business Ideas, How to Buy a Public Company, and Mastering Your LinkedIn Profile
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker shares his preference for investing in businesses with a majority or partial interest, having revenue and profit, or with a path to profit, instead of investing in startups with a long wait period for cash returns that makes investing less appealing to him.
36:56 - 39:45 (02:49)
Summary
The speaker shares his preference for investing in businesses with a majority or partial interest, having revenue and profit, or with a path to profit, instead of investing in startups with a long wait period for cash returns that makes investing less appealing to him.
ChapterBuilding a Billion Dollar Company
EpisodeRapid Fire Business Ideas, How to Buy a Public Company, and Mastering Your LinkedIn Profile
PodcastMy First Million
Jason Calacanis recounts a missed opportunity to invest $25k in the same round as Andreessen Horowitz, which would have netted him $200m at the company's IPO; and the time he dismissed Bitcoin because it was "just PayPal for crypto."
39:45 - 40:44 (00:59)
Summary
Jason Calacanis recounts a missed opportunity to invest $25k in the same round as Andreessen Horowitz, which would have netted him $200m at the company's IPO; and the time he dismissed Bitcoin because it was "just PayPal for crypto."