Michael Rubin

Well, first of all, I'm honored to be here with you. Number one. Number two, you get the fastest yes of anybody because I have so much respect for you. You're a beast and I like to learn from you. So I'm looking forward to having fun today.

Well, first of all, I'm honored to be here with you. Number one. Number two, you get the fastest yes of anybody because I have so much respect for you. You're a beast and I like to learn from you. So I'm looking forward to having fun today.

Well, you know, first of all, I think authenticity is so important. I think you have to be yourself. And I think I couldn't be anything other than that because people would see through it and say he's full of shit. So, you know, for me, it's just like always telling you what I think, how I feel, being real about it. I think people then trust you and a lot of good things happen.

Well, you know, first of all, I think authenticity is so important. I think you have to be yourself. And I think I couldn't be anything other than that because people would see through it and say he's full of shit. So, you know, for me, it's just like always telling you what I think, how I feel, being real about it. I think people then trust you and a lot of good things happen.

Yeah, look, I really believe people gravitate to what they do best at. And I think a lot of people think I'm being self-deprecating when I say like, I really was an awful student. Like I had every learning disability you could possibly have. My mom was a psychiatrist, dad was a veterinarian. So they were like, used to like sophisticated, smart people. And I just came out of the womb different. So-

Yeah, look, I really believe people gravitate to what they do best at. And I think a lot of people think I'm being self-deprecating when I say like, I really was an awful student. Like I had every learning disability you could possibly have. My mom was a psychiatrist, dad was a veterinarian. So they were like, used to like sophisticated, smart people. And I just came out of the womb different. So-

Um, I really struggled in school. Um, always, you know, couldn't speak well, couldn't read well, you know, struggle with my grades. And so for that reason, I hated school. Like I hate, I didn't dislike it. I hated it. And by the way, as bad as students, I was, I was a pretty shitty athlete too. Like I just, you know, I didn't have good hand-eye coordination. I just wasn't what I was good at.

Um, I really struggled in school. Um, always, you know, couldn't speak well, couldn't read well, you know, struggle with my grades. And so for that reason, I hated school. Like I hate, I didn't dislike it. I hated it. And by the way, as bad as students, I was, I was a pretty shitty athlete too. Like I just, you know, I didn't have good hand-eye coordination. I just wasn't what I was good at.

So at a really young age, I loved business. Like I loved it with every bit of my heart. And so I remember, you know, I can go back to when I was eight years older, I probably had four or five different jobs. I mean, I was, you know, buying seeds, like in a catalog and selling them door to door. When it would snow in Philadelphia, I would hire five, six kids to work for me.

So at a really young age, I loved business. Like I loved it with every bit of my heart. And so I remember, you know, I can go back to when I was eight years older, I probably had four or five different jobs. I mean, I was, you know, buying seeds, like in a catalog and selling them door to door. When it would snow in Philadelphia, I would hire five, six kids to work for me.

And I would sell the snow shoveling for 20 bucks a driveway and then, you know, pay the guys to work for me. And I was, you know, buying and selling trading cards and I was making stationary on the computer. So I was good at that. So I gravitate to what I was good at. And, you know, for me, I absolutely loved it.

And I would sell the snow shoveling for 20 bucks a driveway and then, you know, pay the guys to work for me. And I was, you know, buying and selling trading cards and I was making stationary on the computer. So I was good at that. So I gravitate to what I was good at. And, you know, for me, I absolutely loved it.

I think the biggest thrill was being good at something. It was like, you know, if you're not a good student, you know, if you're not a good athlete, you know, that might not make you feel good. But like, if you're really good in business and you see you have that superpower, even at a really young age, it makes you feel good.

I think the biggest thrill was being good at something. It was like, you know, if you're not a good student, you know, if you're not a good athlete, you know, that might not make you feel good. But like, if you're really good in business and you see you have that superpower, even at a really young age, it makes you feel good.

And so I've worked nonstop since I've been eight years old and I felt like it's the greatest honor in the world. And Even today, people say to me, like people, like I've always had an incredible work ethic. It's one of my best skills, but like I'm working the hardest I've ever worked. And I love it. It doesn't feel like work. It's like, I'm honored to get to learn and grow every single day.

And so I've worked nonstop since I've been eight years old and I felt like it's the greatest honor in the world. And Even today, people say to me, like people, like I've always had an incredible work ethic. It's one of my best skills, but like I'm working the hardest I've ever worked. And I love it. It doesn't feel like work. It's like, I'm honored to get to learn and grow every single day.

And I'm just picking up tidbits in every conversation I have. So it's like, you know, I go back to when I was eight years old and just know it felt good to get to do what I do. And it doesn't feel any different today. It just feels great.

And I'm just picking up tidbits in every conversation I have. So it's like, you know, I go back to when I was eight years old and just know it felt good to get to do what I do. And it doesn't feel any different today. It just feels great.

Yeah. Even though our business would be over $9 billion this year, over $11 billion in revenue next year, we have 22,000 people. I feel like a startup. And I want to always have that mentality.

Yeah. Even though our business would be over $9 billion this year, over $11 billion in revenue next year, we have 22,000 people. I feel like a startup. And I want to always have that mentality.