Is Your Business Competing With Venture Capital?

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In his first business, he ran a product design agency that was profitable from day one. He then decided to build project management software to help him run the agency. At the same time, facebook co-founder dust and moscovi raised venture capital for their company. But they outspent them so much it ended up losing ten million dollars. "I don't want to get into areas where you need massive amounts of risk and capital"

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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