My First Million

The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.

Small business acquisitions offer superior risk-adjusted returns to public markets

Buying profitable businesses at 4-6x EBITDA vs public markets at 25x+ earnings, with ability to improve operations

Individuals should consider business acquisition over index investing if willing to do the work

Public markets provide better liquidity and diversification with less work

Instead of putting $500K in S&P 500 for 8% returns, use it to buy business generating 20%+ cash-on-cash returns

Just-In-Time Learning

Learn skills and knowledge precisely when you need them for specific situations rather than trying to learn everything u

Constraints-First Decision Making

Start any major decision by clearly defining your constraints rather than exploring all possibilities

Stacking Golden Geese

Sequential acquisition strategy where each successful business acquisition funds and de-risks the next, creating compoun

High Authority vs Delegated Authority Model

Binary leadership approach where you either operate with complete top-down authority or delegate full decision-making au

Acquire first cash-flowing business with minimal capital

Own a profitable business generating $200K-500K annual free cash flow that doesn't require your daily presence within 2

all businesses are Loosely functioning disasters some just happen to make money

Every business has significant operational dysfunction - success comes from making money despite the chaos, not from per