Summary of How I Made My First $1M - The Andrew Wilkinson Story
The video discusses the financial journey of Andrew Wilkinson, co-founder of Tiny, who started as a barista and ended up owning a portfolio of 30+ companies. He shares his experiences of making money by designing websites, winning a business plan pitch competition, and investing in businesses. Wilkinson emphasizes the importance of financial independence and finding one's life's work. The video also includes anecdotes about meeting the CEO of Twitch and the parable of the fisherman and the businessman. The book "Never Enough" by Andrew Wilkinson is mentioned as a valuable resource for financial insights and personal reflections.
Notable Quotes
— 51:08 — « go figure out your lifes work which is I dont know maybe a better plan is to like start by saying what do I really love doing »
— 52:19 — « anytime I you hes hes like Im older and wiser hes like you know I just if I ever hear somebody who wants to do something and then they give me a bunch of reasons why theyre not just going and doing it right now it »
— 52:26 — « gonna own a sawmill do you want to be jro from jro Dreams of Sushi or Steve ells from Chipotle I think that is the ultimate question of like what is your happy place and how can you optimize your life around being in that »
— 52:42 — « I dont believe in the Deferred Life Plan and ever since he said that to me »
— 54:07 — « did he just make this ending so like he needed a good ending for the book so he just did this thing in real life or was that real but it it was it was a very good way to end the book I liked it »
Category
Business and Finance