My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
“I was put on Earth to raise earnings per share”
What It Means
Clear focus on financial value creation as primary business purpose and personal mission
Why It Matters
Clarity of purpose helps prioritize decisions and maintain focus on what matters most
When It's True
When building for-profit businesses where financial returns are primary objective
When It's Risky
When taken to extreme ignoring stakeholders, ethics, or long-term sustainability
How to Apply
Use as decision framework for business choices
Maintain focus on financially productive activities
Evaluate opportunities through value creation lens
Example Scenario
“CEO evaluating expansion opportunities chooses highest EPS impact option over personally interesting but lower-return projects.”
Related Knowledge
Crisis Contrarian Investment Framework
Investment approach that involves buying assets when everyone else is selling during market crashes or crisis periods
Strategic Brand Element Copying
Systematically borrowing proven visual and design elements from successful brands to quickly establish professional bran
Generate high-volume cash flow through check cashing service at retail location
Processing $250k of checks weekly, earning 3-5% fee ($7500-12500 weekly revenue), serving regular customer base
Create tradeable stock market for residential real estate ownership
Platform with hundreds of properties trading actively, retail investors buying/selling shares daily, property operators
Six Month Expertise Acquisition
The belief that you can become highly knowledgeable in any domain within 6 months of focused learning
Market Price vs Reality Divergence Detection
When market prices dramatically diverge from operational reality you observe, it signals major opportunity or risk