53:26I Threw A Party With San Diego's Most Interesting Millionaires (#405)
From My First Million · Published Jul 5, 2023 · Watch on YouTube
TL;DR
Sean recounts hosting a weekend founder gathering in San Diego at a luxury Airbnb owned by RV Share founder Mark Jenny. The event included diverse attendees: NFT founders under 24, D2C entrepreneurs (Gel Blasters, mini katana), a former CIA operative, and serial entrepreneur Ramon (Alpha Paw).
Key insights
- The CIA operative shared that recruitment involves years of rapport building, identifying a target's wants/needs, and keeping a file before "flipping" them; he follows a rule to only tell CIA stories
- Ramon's story: at 18 he lied about being an electrician, got the job, panicked, came clean, and the client taught him to subcontract the work instead—leading to a contracting business that made nearly
- The "old bull and young bull" analogy describes age-based attitudes: 20s rush to "do everything," 30s have analysis paralysis, 40s pick battles wisely and enjoy the process, 70s focus on contribution
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