Cameron

So break up the components of the business and sell it to the highest bidder. And the sum of the parts, that's how you make more money, right? And so Sam used that idea, made billions of dollars. He also used it in private business. But- I tell Sam, I go, Sam, I bought Zeckendorf's book. He's like, did you read it? And I go, not yet. And Sam had this, he was famous for his gravelly voice.

He goes, read it. I was like, okay, Sam Zell tells me to read the book. I immediately read the book. In that book is where it crystallized for me that relationships around the world. Zeckendorf, you know, very wealthy, winds up losing all his money, but at the time very wealthy and didn't,

He goes, read it. I was like, okay, Sam Zell tells me to read the book. I immediately read the book. In that book is where it crystallized for me that relationships around the world. Zeckendorf, you know, very wealthy, winds up losing all his money, but at the time very wealthy and didn't,

He goes, read it. I was like, okay, Sam Zell tells me to read the book. I immediately read the book. In that book is where it crystallized for me that relationships around the world. Zeckendorf, you know, very wealthy, winds up losing all his money, but at the time very wealthy and didn't,

wasn't born wealthy so like very similar to me and you with our background right we don't understand any of this stuff so what he realizes as he climbs through society and he's in new york and he gets more successful and he meets more people and he gets richer what he goes hey you're a normal dude you know how we grew up uh you're at the base of the mountain you can you might be able to see that peak right but what you don't see because you're not climbing the mountain is when you get to the other as you get closer to the peak other peaks starting to appear

wasn't born wealthy so like very similar to me and you with our background right we don't understand any of this stuff so what he realizes as he climbs through society and he's in new york and he gets more successful and he meets more people and he gets richer what he goes hey you're a normal dude you know how we grew up uh you're at the base of the mountain you can you might be able to see that peak right but what you don't see because you're not climbing the mountain is when you get to the other as you get closer to the peak other peaks starting to appear

wasn't born wealthy so like very similar to me and you with our background right we don't understand any of this stuff so what he realizes as he climbs through society and he's in new york and he gets more successful and he meets more people and he gets richer what he goes hey you're a normal dude you know how we grew up uh you're at the base of the mountain you can you might be able to see that peak right but what you don't see because you're not climbing the mountain is when you get to the other as you get closer to the peak other peaks starting to appear

And then – so these are all very influential, rich, very powerful people. And then what you realize is all these mountain peaks are actually connected by little pathways. And you don't have access to those pathways unless you've climbed the mountain.

And then – so these are all very influential, rich, very powerful people. And then what you realize is all these mountain peaks are actually connected by little pathways. And you don't have access to those pathways unless you've climbed the mountain.

And then – so these are all very influential, rich, very powerful people. And then what you realize is all these mountain peaks are actually connected by little pathways. And you don't have access to those pathways unless you've climbed the mountain.

And he goes, and then if I need something from a Howard Hughes or a Jay Pritzker family, which is a multibillion-dollar Chicago family, or the mayor of New York City because I'm a developer, well, guess what? I'm on a peak too. There's a path right here. Relationships are in the world. And so the advice that they both gave me is like, you need to develop seamless webs of deserved trust.

And he goes, and then if I need something from a Howard Hughes or a Jay Pritzker family, which is a multibillion-dollar Chicago family, or the mayor of New York City because I'm a developer, well, guess what? I'm on a peak too. There's a path right here. Relationships are in the world. And so the advice that they both gave me is like, you need to develop seamless webs of deserved trust.

And he goes, and then if I need something from a Howard Hughes or a Jay Pritzker family, which is a multibillion-dollar Chicago family, or the mayor of New York City because I'm a developer, well, guess what? I'm on a peak too. There's a path right here. Relationships are in the world. And so the advice that they both gave me is like, you need to develop seamless webs of deserved trust.

I love that you said that. There's another maxim. So I try to break everything down to maxims. Like, so everything I'm learning, right? Because I've done, let's see, you probably read 380 biographies, over 100,000 pages, eight years, two months. But like, you can't remember all that stuff. So you have to like, I love what Naval Ravikant said. He's like, I break things down to the maximum level.

I love that you said that. There's another maxim. So I try to break everything down to maxims. Like, so everything I'm learning, right? Because I've done, let's see, you probably read 380 biographies, over 100,000 pages, eight years, two months. But like, you can't remember all that stuff. So you have to like, I love what Naval Ravikant said. He's like, I break things down to the maximum level.

I love that you said that. There's another maxim. So I try to break everything down to maxims. Like, so everything I'm learning, right? Because I've done, let's see, you probably read 380 biographies, over 100,000 pages, eight years, two months. But like, you can't remember all that stuff. So you have to like, I love what Naval Ravikant said. He's like, I break things down to the maximum level.

So then they're easy to remember. And then you contextually apply it to your situation.

So then they're easy to remember. And then you contextually apply it to your situation.

So then they're easy to remember. And then you contextually apply it to your situation.

Well, you can't use it if you can't remember it. Correct. David Ogby has this line where he's like, why do you have to write interesting ads? And you do this phenomenally. I just saw the ad you just did yesterday. Thank you. Because in his response is you can't save souls in an empty church. So then you'll remember, I'll remember, oh, I can't save souls in an empty church.