A ski shop founder sold his company to eBay for around $80-90 million after demonstrating that they had the best product with the best delivery and quality assurance.
An individual invested $18,000 into a paid marketing campaign for a company, won a contest, and later sold his 100,000 shares for $20 million. His strategy was to use a unique approach similar to Robinhood's campaign where individuals on a waiting list referred five people to move up a spot.
Darren explains the difference between product and deal in book publishing. A book that you self-publish is a product, while a book that you traditionally publish with the help of a publisher, agent, and talent is a deal.
A family in Texas made multiple eight figures per year by mining valuable minerals on their property and selling them to companies, with a small team of eight people managing the business.
Josh Luber built a massive digital finance structure with innovative culture, leading to the acquisition of his business by Intuit in 1997. He now runs StockX, a sneaker and watch e-commerce platform that operates like a stock market.