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Daniel Priestley

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
4387 total appearances

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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

And that's what New York is suddenly discovering.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

So why does it matter?

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

Because rich people essentially create the growth.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

They are the high taxpayers.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

whichever way you want to say it or discuss it, it is a small group of people who pay a lot of the taxes.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

You don't want those people to leave the economy.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

What do you do about it?

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

The number one thing to do about it is you need to identify the opportunity that's right for you.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

That's called founder opportunity fit.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

What you're looking for is an opportunity where you can earn money no matter where you are in the world.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

If you're somewhere that you don't perhaps like being for any reason, you can pick up and move.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

So the best kind of businesses and the best kind of opportunities at the moment are the ones that are not geographically limited to a particular city.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

It's the same story.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

We've seen this over and over again.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

Socialism is like a hot stove that every generation has to touch for themselves, that essentially every generation of young people, they think they've discovered something new.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

They think, oh my goodness, what if we just go to the rich people and take it off them and give it to everybody else and we'll redistribute the wealth?

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

And even though it's been tried for 180 years since Karl Marx came along, it just doesn't work.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

It is a disaster and it ruins economies over and over and over again.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

And trying to offer lots and lots of free incentives without any productivity gains is a downward spiral.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Daniel Priestley: Plumbers Will Earn More Than Lawyers! I Predicted 2008, Now I'm Warning About 2029

What's your bear case for the future of AI?