My First Million

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

“I'd rather have 1% effort from a 100 people than 100% effort from me”

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What It Means

Building systems and teams creates more value than individual effort, even at high personal capacity

Most successful businesses require leverage through other people rather than personal productivity

When you have proven processes to replicate and can manage teams effectively

When you don't have proven systems, when management overhead exceeds team output, in highly creative work

Document successful processes

Hire people to execute those processes

Build management systems

Focus on training and culture

“Real estate agent who personally sells 20 homes/year builds team of 5 agents who collectively sell 200 homes/year”

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

Get expertise quickly while building internal capability

Internal team can execute the specialized work independently after consultant departure

Find proven business models to copy rather than inventing from scratch

Specific actionable business model with proven precedent that fits your skills and preferences