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And I'm like, hey, you know, if you don't do that or if you're not fully insured here, right, then what you could do is you could build up this beautiful asset. You can invest with this asset. And then eventually, maybe it's three years, five years, seven years, ten years. I don't know. It's dependent on what strategy you choose. All of this stuff comes out of the investment.
And I'm like, hey, you know, if you don't do that or if you're not fully insured here, right, then what you could do is you could build up this beautiful asset. You can invest with this asset. And then eventually, maybe it's three years, five years, seven years, ten years. I don't know. It's dependent on what strategy you choose. All of this stuff comes out of the investment.
You no longer have to pay these expenses, meaning your business flourishes. And so I'm super focused on helping these private practices in the mid markets and certainly physician owned hospitals. I saw you this summer or this past summer at the physician owned hospital meeting. Yeah, I love them because, you know, they're so hungry. Their margins are thin and they're trying to figure out.
You no longer have to pay these expenses, meaning your business flourishes. And so I'm super focused on helping these private practices in the mid markets and certainly physician owned hospitals. I saw you this summer or this past summer at the physician owned hospital meeting. Yeah, I love them because, you know, they're so hungry. Their margins are thin and they're trying to figure out.
And in earnest, they generally want to be great physicians and help take care of patients. And so I'm like, maybe I can be that partner, right? So I have a team of 16. I can be the partner to help them. And then the other thing I'm working on, which is super exciting, is the Physician's Capital Fund or FICAP Fund, as we call it.
And in earnest, they generally want to be great physicians and help take care of patients. And so I'm like, maybe I can be that partner, right? So I have a team of 16. I can be the partner to help them. And then the other thing I'm working on, which is super exciting, is the Physician's Capital Fund or FICAP Fund, as we call it.
And we're investing in a bunch of small startups, which is largely the space I've been in for 15, 16 years. I'm personally invested in about 36 healthcare startups from an angel investor perspective. Some have done really, really well, as you know, and some have totally bombed. But when they have great people, I think it's one of the most wonderful recruiting tools I've ever had.
And we're investing in a bunch of small startups, which is largely the space I've been in for 15, 16 years. I'm personally invested in about 36 healthcare startups from an angel investor perspective. Some have done really, really well, as you know, and some have totally bombed. But when they have great people, I think it's one of the most wonderful recruiting tools I've ever had.
I found really good people in these startups, really smart young people that give me a lot of hope. And we take them out and we go, hey, why don't you come work on this new project for us? And on the other side, we're getting a chance to really help physicians build some true equity, right? They've always been W-2 labor people.
I found really good people in these startups, really smart young people that give me a lot of hope. And we take them out and we go, hey, why don't you come work on this new project for us? And on the other side, we're getting a chance to really help physicians build some true equity, right? They've always been W-2 labor people.
Even if they work for themselves through an LLC, it's always been about their labor and their hands. And so it's like, hey, guess what? Let's build a portfolio. Here's where we can help you. This is what private equity is. That's not me. This is what venture capital is. This is how venture capital works. This is these types of opportunities that you can be an investor in.
Even if they work for themselves through an LLC, it's always been about their labor and their hands. And so it's like, hey, guess what? Let's build a portfolio. Here's where we can help you. This is what private equity is. That's not me. This is what venture capital is. This is how venture capital works. This is these types of opportunities that you can be an investor in.
And they have asymmetrical returns. And so, Scott, this has been just an absolute fabulous deal. I think you had Dr. Paul Slosar on it. He was my co-founder. We have eight GPs, all docs.
And they have asymmetrical returns. And so, Scott, this has been just an absolute fabulous deal. I think you had Dr. Paul Slosar on it. He was my co-founder. We have eight GPs, all docs.
Well, look, I think it's really tough. Like I have two small kids, three and seven. Like most professionals, I'm on the road Sunday to Wednesday, Sunday to Thursday, pretty much every week. And look, I think this whole Maha movement to me is super exciting because it's finally saying to people like, hey, you can be healthy. We're going to empower you.
Well, look, I think it's really tough. Like I have two small kids, three and seven. Like most professionals, I'm on the road Sunday to Wednesday, Sunday to Thursday, pretty much every week. And look, I think this whole Maha movement to me is super exciting because it's finally saying to people like, hey, you can be healthy. We're going to empower you.
And more importantly, we're going to enable you to be healthy. And I love that. So look, I don't go out to dinner with clients anymore. When I'm in Chicago, I really want to go to dinner. I might go to dinner one night out of the three, but I won't go with clients most of the nights. I'll go back to the hotel and I'll go to the gym. Nobody wants to do these things. I'm not a gym rat by nature.
And more importantly, we're going to enable you to be healthy. And I love that. So look, I don't go out to dinner with clients anymore. When I'm in Chicago, I really want to go to dinner. I might go to dinner one night out of the three, but I won't go with clients most of the nights. I'll go back to the hotel and I'll go to the gym. Nobody wants to do these things. I'm not a gym rat by nature.
I don't think it's fun, but I did play D1 soccer, and I did serve in the Marine Corps for six years, and so I've got some level of fitness that's pretty important. I think, man, your body is a temple. God gave it to you. People don't agree, but I do. You know, he created you in his image. He wants you to take care of your body. And so I'm like, hey, let's do it together. Like my kids do it.
I don't think it's fun, but I did play D1 soccer, and I did serve in the Marine Corps for six years, and so I've got some level of fitness that's pretty important. I think, man, your body is a temple. God gave it to you. People don't agree, but I do. You know, he created you in his image. He wants you to take care of your body. And so I'm like, hey, let's do it together. Like my kids do it.