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The only reason why that's so important is because I had just negotiated hundreds of business deals over the last 10 years before that. And so doing a business deal, it was secondhand. So I said, you know what? Bring pen and paper. We're going to send the kids back inside. Let's plan this deal right now. And so they bring out a pen and paper, and I'm just delay. I'm just delay, delay.
How do we delay until the agents actually get here? Because we can't have that happen. Where are these guys? We found out later that there was a lady that was part of the child protective services, like a pretty high level, like the top lady, who slept through her freaking alarm that morning.
How do we delay until the agents actually get here? Because we can't have that happen. Where are these guys? We found out later that there was a lady that was part of the child protective services, like a pretty high level, like the top lady, who slept through her freaking alarm that morning.
How do we delay until the agents actually get here? Because we can't have that happen. Where are these guys? We found out later that there was a lady that was part of the child protective services, like a pretty high level, like the top lady, who slept through her freaking alarm that morning.
She missed the boat coming out to the island, and she was so high level, she managed, she says, don't do the sting until I'm there. Now, we didn't know that. All we knew is that we knew there was federal agents in boats off the coast of the other side of the island that weren't coming. So five minutes pass, 10 minutes pass, boom, we have this interaction with these kids.
She missed the boat coming out to the island, and she was so high level, she managed, she says, don't do the sting until I'm there. Now, we didn't know that. All we knew is that we knew there was federal agents in boats off the coast of the other side of the island that weren't coming. So five minutes pass, 10 minutes pass, boom, we have this interaction with these kids.
She missed the boat coming out to the island, and she was so high level, she managed, she says, don't do the sting until I'm there. Now, we didn't know that. All we knew is that we knew there was federal agents in boats off the coast of the other side of the island that weren't coming. So five minutes pass, 10 minutes pass, boom, we have this interaction with these kids.
And I'm like, what do we do? I said, bring out this pen and paper. All I know is delay as long as possible until something happens, right? And so I'm like, okay, let's draw out how this thing's gonna be. So I start with the easy stuff. How is your compound gonna be laid out? Where are you gonna keep the kids? Where is these guys coming in and everything else? Still, no agents came.
And I'm like, what do we do? I said, bring out this pen and paper. All I know is delay as long as possible until something happens, right? And so I'm like, okay, let's draw out how this thing's gonna be. So I start with the easy stuff. How is your compound gonna be laid out? Where are you gonna keep the kids? Where is these guys coming in and everything else? Still, no agents came.
And I'm like, what do we do? I said, bring out this pen and paper. All I know is delay as long as possible until something happens, right? And so I'm like, okay, let's draw out how this thing's gonna be. So I start with the easy stuff. How is your compound gonna be laid out? Where are you gonna keep the kids? Where is these guys coming in and everything else? Still, no agents came.
I'm like, okay, let's go deeper in this business plan. Let's do a little spreadsheet here, right? Let's talk about your customers. Do you have enough customers? Where do you get them from? How do you connect with them? And so writing all this stuff down was really informative to us. of really how that industry was going.
I'm like, okay, let's go deeper in this business plan. Let's do a little spreadsheet here, right? Let's talk about your customers. Do you have enough customers? Where do you get them from? How do you connect with them? And so writing all this stuff down was really informative to us. of really how that industry was going.
I'm like, okay, let's go deeper in this business plan. Let's do a little spreadsheet here, right? Let's talk about your customers. Do you have enough customers? Where do you get them from? How do you connect with them? And so writing all this stuff down was really informative to us. of really how that industry was going.
I get through that, and this is where we found out that they wanted to charge $100,000 per person and how much extra and everything else. Still, the agents weren't there. I'm like, how do I deal with this? I said, okay, let's talk about your product. Now, when the product is kids, that's a difficult conversation, right? And so I says, okay, here's my top line. Here's your revenue coming in.
I get through that, and this is where we found out that they wanted to charge $100,000 per person and how much extra and everything else. Still, the agents weren't there. I'm like, how do I deal with this? I said, okay, let's talk about your product. Now, when the product is kids, that's a difficult conversation, right? And so I says, okay, here's my top line. Here's your revenue coming in.
I get through that, and this is where we found out that they wanted to charge $100,000 per person and how much extra and everything else. Still, the agents weren't there. I'm like, how do I deal with this? I said, okay, let's talk about your product. Now, when the product is kids, that's a difficult conversation, right? And so I says, okay, here's my top line. Here's your revenue coming in.
Now let's talk about the cost of goods, right? So how much does it cost for a little Colombian kid you know, female? How much does it cost for, what about, and there's like $2,500 there, and we're writing all these things. I said, what about, you know, an American? You have a little blonde American coming down. What does it cost for you to get one of those as part of your inventory?
Now let's talk about the cost of goods, right? So how much does it cost for a little Colombian kid you know, female? How much does it cost for, what about, and there's like $2,500 there, and we're writing all these things. I said, what about, you know, an American? You have a little blonde American coming down. What does it cost for you to get one of those as part of your inventory?
Now let's talk about the cost of goods, right? So how much does it cost for a little Colombian kid you know, female? How much does it cost for, what about, and there's like $2,500 there, and we're writing all these things. I said, what about, you know, an American? You have a little blonde American coming down. What does it cost for you to get one of those as part of your inventory?
It's like $25,000. It was multiples of it. And I'm writing all this down. I'm thinking, okay, this is our cost of goods. Now, what extra are you charging? Now, this part you may edit out, but I'm just going to go there. You can decide what you want to do with it. I said, okay, this is how much you charge for the fees. What about the zero kilometer miles?