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Neil Patel

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1896 total appearances

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Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

I did not struggle.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

Yes, I grew up in low-income housing and we used to get free lunch from schools and stuff.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

I forgot what the benefits were called.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

I appreciate the government for giving free food to my sister and I. And then we also had – I had college grants because of low income from parents.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

So I really do appreciate the state and the government for helping me out.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

But where I was getting with this is I had that hunger and drive.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

I didn't have it –

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

really tough because eventually my parents saved enough and they were able to give us a leg up because I was able to borrow some of that money for your company.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

Yeah.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

But I still had enough hunger and I don't think my kids will have the drive that I did because they don't really have a good sense of reality.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

So I'm just trying to teach them a win for me would be if my kids give back and try to help others.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

I would be very happy with that.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

No, I just would have given them zero.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

And then give it to them as they got older.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

And then I wouldn't have been able to put as much in the trust because the shares would have been worth more.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

The money would have been dollar for dollar.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

Usually what people do is they put shares in a company.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

You get valuations.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

But if you know a company is having a good growth rate, you're like, well, 10 years from now, it'll be worth a crap load.

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin
Neil Patel Risked His Parents’ Life Savings… Then Built a $100M Marketing Empire. Here’s How He Did It

It's great.