My First Million

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

Company Builder vs Individual Contributor Mindset

Think about creating recurring revenue systems with teams rather than trading personal time for money

Ask: 'Am I building an asset that creates value without my direct involvement, or am I just creating income for myself?'

Companies create compounding value through systems and people, individual work creates linear income that caps at your time

Staying in consulting mindset too long

Building fake companies that are just jobs

Not delegating effectively

Avoiding management responsibilities

“Realtor decides to build real estate team that can sell 300 homes/year instead of personally selling 20 homes/year”

Experience almost always trumps potential in critical business roles

Budget more for experienced talent in key positions rather than trying to develop junior talent

Most business success comes from copying proven blueprints rather than innovation

Spend time studying successful business models to replicate rather than trying to invent new approaches

Experience Premium Hiring

Paying 2-3x more for experienced hires who have already solved similar problems rather than betting on high-potential bu

Talent x Project Selection Matrix

If you're hardworking and talented, project selection becomes the only variable that matters for outcomes

Sarah's List Employee Wealth Strategy

Join stable, proven companies with 1000+ employees that still have 5-10x growth potential to build wealth through stock

Square Wave Management Style

Alternate between high-level strategic thinking (10,000 foot view) and deep tactical execution (ground level details), a