Dino Mavrookas

So the ability to bring those three things together, world-class team, incredible investors with a lot of capital. You say a billion dollars kind of lightly, that's a lot of money. I don't take that lightly for one second. That's a lot of responsibility and a lot of trust that was placed in the company and in me and the leadership team. We earn that trust every single day.

So the ability to bring those three things together, world-class team, incredible investors with a lot of capital. You say a billion dollars kind of lightly, that's a lot of money. I don't take that lightly for one second. That's a lot of responsibility and a lot of trust that was placed in the company and in me and the leadership team. We earn that trust every single day.

So the ability to bring those three things together, world-class team, incredible investors with a lot of capital. You say a billion dollars kind of lightly, that's a lot of money. I don't take that lightly for one second. That's a lot of responsibility and a lot of trust that was placed in the company and in me and the leadership team. We earn that trust every single day.

And then customer with a oh shit problem that we got to go solve for them.

And then customer with a oh shit problem that we got to go solve for them.

And then customer with a oh shit problem that we got to go solve for them.

So the first conversation we had, it was going back to what I was talking about a moment ago, like, I just want to work on things that keep people safe. That's how I want to spend my life. That's what gets me up in the morning. One of my favorite quotes ever, and I need to figure out who this quote is from, but it's don't ask what the world needs.

So the first conversation we had, it was going back to what I was talking about a moment ago, like, I just want to work on things that keep people safe. That's how I want to spend my life. That's what gets me up in the morning. One of my favorite quotes ever, and I need to figure out who this quote is from, but it's don't ask what the world needs.

So the first conversation we had, it was going back to what I was talking about a moment ago, like, I just want to work on things that keep people safe. That's how I want to spend my life. That's what gets me up in the morning. One of my favorite quotes ever, and I need to figure out who this quote is from, but it's don't ask what the world needs.

Ask what makes you come alive because what the world needs is more people that have come alive. And it was pretty powerful. And so I figured out that this is how I wanted to spend my life. And I knew, I just knew I would never figure it out.

Ask what makes you come alive because what the world needs is more people that have come alive. And it was pretty powerful. And so I figured out that this is how I wanted to spend my life. And I knew, I just knew I would never figure it out.

Ask what makes you come alive because what the world needs is more people that have come alive. And it was pretty powerful. And so I figured out that this is how I wanted to spend my life. And I knew, I just knew I would never figure it out.

working at a private equity firm working anywhere but specifically at a private equity firm working 80 to 100 hours a week just grinding through other stuff you just don't have the time the bandwidth the mental capacity and for me personally it's like the kind of like all-in mindset and that's what i need when i go after think personally everybody's different i know that if i'm going to do something or i'm really going to do it then i just got to be all in

working at a private equity firm working anywhere but specifically at a private equity firm working 80 to 100 hours a week just grinding through other stuff you just don't have the time the bandwidth the mental capacity and for me personally it's like the kind of like all-in mindset and that's what i need when i go after think personally everybody's different i know that if i'm going to do something or i'm really going to do it then i just got to be all in

working at a private equity firm working anywhere but specifically at a private equity firm working 80 to 100 hours a week just grinding through other stuff you just don't have the time the bandwidth the mental capacity and for me personally it's like the kind of like all-in mindset and that's what i need when i go after think personally everybody's different i know that if i'm going to do something or i'm really going to do it then i just got to be all in

So I went in thinking I was going to explain this in a very rational way to my wife. And mind you, she had just left her job. And she had a 20-year career. We decided now I'm in private equity for five years. My salary has grown. We're in a comfortable place. I'm getting promoted. I'm doing the things. Everything's looking great. And I walk into the living room. I'm like, I have to quit.

So I went in thinking I was going to explain this in a very rational way to my wife. And mind you, she had just left her job. And she had a 20-year career. We decided now I'm in private equity for five years. My salary has grown. We're in a comfortable place. I'm getting promoted. I'm doing the things. Everything's looking great. And I walk into the living room. I'm like, I have to quit.

So I went in thinking I was going to explain this in a very rational way to my wife. And mind you, she had just left her job. And she had a 20-year career. We decided now I'm in private equity for five years. My salary has grown. We're in a comfortable place. I'm getting promoted. I'm doing the things. Everything's looking great. And I walk into the living room. I'm like, I have to quit.

And she looks at me and I could just, she wanted to say like, get out of my face. And you have two kids at this point, two kids. Oh yeah. This is in 2020. This is early 22. So my kids are seven and six, seven and six. Yeah. And we're living in Austin and we have a house and then do I have all the thing? And so it's, I'm like, I have to quit. She's like, OK, tell me why.

And she looks at me and I could just, she wanted to say like, get out of my face. And you have two kids at this point, two kids. Oh yeah. This is in 2020. This is early 22. So my kids are seven and six, seven and six. Yeah. And we're living in Austin and we have a house and then do I have all the thing? And so it's, I'm like, I have to quit. She's like, OK, tell me why.