Neil Patel

I think one of the things that's built me is...

A lot of people believe that you need to start from a certain area to do well, like going to a good college or having parents who have money. And don't get me wrong, going to Stanford or Harvard does help because it opens up networking. even potential money.

A lot of people believe that you need to start from a certain area to do well, like going to a good college or having parents who have money. And don't get me wrong, going to Stanford or Harvard does help because it opens up networking. even potential money.

I have a friend who created a hedge fund right out of graduating from Harvard Law School because his buddies went to Harvard as well and a lot of them had rich parents and were in finance. And his fund did extremely well. This was before the dot-com boom. He cashed out right before the dot-com crash and he retired.

I have a friend who created a hedge fund right out of graduating from Harvard Law School because his buddies went to Harvard as well and a lot of them had rich parents and were in finance. And his fund did extremely well. This was before the dot-com boom. He cashed out right before the dot-com crash and he retired.

And if having rich parents also helps because you can end up getting cash to start a business or maybe they open up their network. But you don't have to have any of that to do well. A lot of the entrepreneurs out there have started from very little and have done well. A great example of this, Steve Jobs, didn't come from much.

And if having rich parents also helps because you can end up getting cash to start a business or maybe they open up their network. But you don't have to have any of that to do well. A lot of the entrepreneurs out there have started from very little and have done well. A great example of this, Steve Jobs, didn't come from much.

Elon Musk, don't get me wrong, smart kid, but it's not like he grew up with a dad who has hundreds of millions of dollars or anything like that. A lot of it was self-earned. And you have countless examples of this Mark Andreessen, right? The creator of the internet or Netscape, not really the internet, but he was early on when it came to browsing.

Elon Musk, don't get me wrong, smart kid, but it's not like he grew up with a dad who has hundreds of millions of dollars or anything like that. A lot of it was self-earned. And you have countless examples of this Mark Andreessen, right? The creator of the internet or Netscape, not really the internet, but he was early on when it came to browsing.

AOL, I believe, was the one who bought his company back in the day. It's not like he went to Harvard or Stanford and grew up with really wealthy parents. Now, for all of those examples, I have countless examples of people who have also done well, who went to Harvard or Stanford. And funny enough, Elon did go to Stanford. But I also have examples on both sides. And it doesn't make or break you.

AOL, I believe, was the one who bought his company back in the day. It's not like he went to Harvard or Stanford and grew up with really wealthy parents. Now, for all of those examples, I have countless examples of people who have also done well, who went to Harvard or Stanford. And funny enough, Elon did go to Stanford. But I also have examples on both sides. And it doesn't make or break you.

My mom was a teacher. My dad worked for a bank, not as executive as a bank. He worked as a loan processor and started at the bottom and never really got anywhere to the top, never even to middle management. And I did okay. You know, I'm living in Los Angeles, California in a nice affluent neighborhood.

My mom was a teacher. My dad worked for a bank, not as executive as a bank. He worked as a loan processor and started at the bottom and never really got anywhere to the top, never even to middle management. And I did okay. You know, I'm living in Los Angeles, California in a nice affluent neighborhood.

And my first job was cleaning restrooms and picking up trash because that was the circumstances I was dealt.

And my first job was cleaning restrooms and picking up trash because that was the circumstances I was dealt.

When I was around 15, I shouldn't have been doing this, but I was selling music to kids, music CDs. I was helping people with televisions. I was helping people with cable boxes. I was selling stereo equipment that are car parts. I was selling whatever I could to make money. And I had a reseller's permit. from the State Board of Equalization in Southern California.

When I was around 15, I shouldn't have been doing this, but I was selling music to kids, music CDs. I was helping people with televisions. I was helping people with cable boxes. I was selling stereo equipment that are car parts. I was selling whatever I could to make money. And I had a reseller's permit. from the State Board of Equalization in Southern California.

I would buy things from stores for a cheaper price because a business buying as a business, a lot of times they'll give you discounts. And then I would sell it to people for a more expensive price. And it worked out really well. And I made some money from that combined with working nine to five jobs, although they weren't really nine to five. They're more so like four to seven p.m.

I would buy things from stores for a cheaper price because a business buying as a business, a lot of times they'll give you discounts. And then I would sell it to people for a more expensive price. And it worked out really well. And I made some money from that combined with working nine to five jobs, although they weren't really nine to five. They're more so like four to seven p.m.

jobs, like working after school and weekends. Combination of both of them gave me enough capital to really get a kickstart into whatever I really wanted to do.