Armando Pantoja

Exactly. I agree with you.

And it's funny about these events and stuff is that when I go to events, especially at InvestFest last year, it was like a lot of people would come up to me with these business ideas, apps or, you know, mostly tech. And the thing about it is that it's so many, I can't really, you know how I stop people from, you know how I stop people from doing that?

And it's funny about these events and stuff is that when I go to events, especially at InvestFest last year, it was like a lot of people would come up to me with these business ideas, apps or, you know, mostly tech. And the thing about it is that it's so many, I can't really, you know how I stop people from, you know how I stop people from doing that?

And it's funny about these events and stuff is that when I go to events, especially at InvestFest last year, it was like a lot of people would come up to me with these business ideas, apps or, you know, mostly tech. And the thing about it is that it's so many, I can't really, you know how I stop people from, you know how I stop people from doing that?

They come up to me, they show me an idea to give me the elevator pitch, and I say, hey, yeah, sounds great, man. So here's my email. Send me a full business plan by Monday. And 95% of people never send it. Of course. Of course. So I cut the conversation short. I said, look, man, I love the idea. Send me a business plan, Bob. Here's my email. And 95% of people never send it.

They come up to me, they show me an idea to give me the elevator pitch, and I say, hey, yeah, sounds great, man. So here's my email. Send me a full business plan by Monday. And 95% of people never send it. Of course. Of course. So I cut the conversation short. I said, look, man, I love the idea. Send me a business plan, Bob. Here's my email. And 95% of people never send it.

They come up to me, they show me an idea to give me the elevator pitch, and I say, hey, yeah, sounds great, man. So here's my email. Send me a full business plan by Monday. And 95% of people never send it. Of course. Of course. So I cut the conversation short. I said, look, man, I love the idea. Send me a business plan, Bob. Here's my email. And 95% of people never send it.

So that shows you how people will show up to networking events and really don't have a plan or a strategy or even don't want to put in the effort to get to the next level.

So that shows you how people will show up to networking events and really don't have a plan or a strategy or even don't want to put in the effort to get to the next level.

So that shows you how people will show up to networking events and really don't have a plan or a strategy or even don't want to put in the effort to get to the next level.

So I grew up in poverty. My father left when I was three, so I really didn't have a lot of money. I didn't even get a computer until I was 19. And that's when I bought it with the Pell Grant money from college.

So I grew up in poverty. My father left when I was three, so I really didn't have a lot of money. I didn't even get a computer until I was 19. And that's when I bought it with the Pell Grant money from college.

So I grew up in poverty. My father left when I was three, so I really didn't have a lot of money. I didn't even get a computer until I was 19. And that's when I bought it with the Pell Grant money from college.

Austin Peay, yeah. So that was the first time I had a computer in the house, right? So technology took me out of Clarksville, Tennessee, a poor kid, and made me into what I am today, just technology. Yeah. And I know I can see that we're in a transformative time from the late 90s to about maybe 2030, 35. It's almost like the Industrial Revolution in the early 1900s.

Austin Peay, yeah. So that was the first time I had a computer in the house, right? So technology took me out of Clarksville, Tennessee, a poor kid, and made me into what I am today, just technology. Yeah. And I know I can see that we're in a transformative time from the late 90s to about maybe 2030, 35. It's almost like the Industrial Revolution in the early 1900s.

Austin Peay, yeah. So that was the first time I had a computer in the house, right? So technology took me out of Clarksville, Tennessee, a poor kid, and made me into what I am today, just technology. Yeah. And I know I can see that we're in a transformative time from the late 90s to about maybe 2030, 35. It's almost like the Industrial Revolution in the early 1900s.

It has the power to transform a lot of people's situations, transform entire communities, transform entire ethnicities to a whole different level. If people would just pay attention and learn. And that's my because. I scream from the top of the roof. Many people listen because there's never been a time I can see in my life where things, to me, are more obvious than what they are today.

It has the power to transform a lot of people's situations, transform entire communities, transform entire ethnicities to a whole different level. If people would just pay attention and learn. And that's my because. I scream from the top of the roof. Many people listen because there's never been a time I can see in my life where things, to me, are more obvious than what they are today.

It has the power to transform a lot of people's situations, transform entire communities, transform entire ethnicities to a whole different level. If people would just pay attention and learn. And that's my because. I scream from the top of the roof. Many people listen because there's never been a time I can see in my life where things, to me, are more obvious than what they are today.

Like where to invest, where to grow, where to build your businesses at. Because the thing about technology makes it so much different than other industries is that the amount of money that can be made. That's why most companies are becoming tech. It's because if I make a factory and I sell, let's say widgets, And I'm selling these widgets and I can make them for $20 and I sell them for 50.