Are You Ok Disclosing That Lies?

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In 20 13, i sold my first business. I had over ten million dollars sitting in my bank account. After reading about buffet, everything just kind of clicked for me. The idea that you could be one of the wealthiest, most successful people in the world, but you could delegate out everything to sias and manage s was fascinating. And so at first i applied that lesson by creating tiny our holding company,. spinning out all our businesses and hiring ceos. But i started considering really acquiring businesses and investing in the public market. For a while i became fascinated by it - until i discovered perching square holdings. It owns chipotley, ah, hilton and rd hues

My guest is businessman and investor Andrew Wilkinson, who has made a successful career out of channeling his entrepreneurial spirit, but he knows that sometimes that energy can be a double-edged sword.

We discuss the lessons learned acquiring 40 companies, why he struggled to find happiness and what changed, mimetic desire, competing with venture-backed companies, hiring and firing CEOs, getting back up after million dollar mistakes, and so much more.

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