Ryan Daniel Moran
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Here's the takeaway that was so profound for me. This is how valuable our skill set is as entrepreneurs or marketers and founders. Sometimes we forget because most of us grew up just wanting to make money. We just wanted to have a different life. And so we learn a skill set. We learn to monetize it.
Here's the takeaway that was so profound for me. This is how valuable our skill set is as entrepreneurs or marketers and founders. Sometimes we forget because most of us grew up just wanting to make money. We just wanted to have a different life. And so we learn a skill set. We learn to monetize it.
But when you apply it to a real business and you think about the enterprise value that it can create, oh my goodness, we have such a skill set. And we often as entrepreneurs sell ourselves short because we see all the problems in our businesses. But when you see that really deep pocketed investors and entrepreneurs
But when you apply it to a real business and you think about the enterprise value that it can create, oh my goodness, we have such a skill set. And we often as entrepreneurs sell ourselves short because we see all the problems in our businesses. But when you see that really deep pocketed investors and entrepreneurs
But when you apply it to a real business and you think about the enterprise value that it can create, oh my goodness, we have such a skill set. And we often as entrepreneurs sell ourselves short because we see all the problems in our businesses. But when you see that really deep pocketed investors and entrepreneurs
private equity groups, buy companies, get away from the thing that made it special and tank it, you realize, wait, maybe we're good at this.
private equity groups, buy companies, get away from the thing that made it special and tank it, you realize, wait, maybe we're good at this.
private equity groups, buy companies, get away from the thing that made it special and tank it, you realize, wait, maybe we're good at this.
And maybe if we can combine those different frameworks, we can take some lessons from the finance world, we can take some lessons from the PE world, and we combine it with our entrepreneurial spirit and our marketing know-how, maybe we can build some really exciting special enterprises.
And maybe if we can combine those different frameworks, we can take some lessons from the finance world, we can take some lessons from the PE world, and we combine it with our entrepreneurial spirit and our marketing know-how, maybe we can build some really exciting special enterprises.
And maybe if we can combine those different frameworks, we can take some lessons from the finance world, we can take some lessons from the PE world, and we combine it with our entrepreneurial spirit and our marketing know-how, maybe we can build some really exciting special enterprises.
Well, the first is thinking about enterprise value as separate from cash flow. So I like to say there's three types of money. There's cash flow, there's wealth, and there's enterprise value. Cash flow, obvious. You're not listening to this podcast if you don't know what that is.
Well, the first is thinking about enterprise value as separate from cash flow. So I like to say there's three types of money. There's cash flow, there's wealth, and there's enterprise value. Cash flow, obvious. You're not listening to this podcast if you don't know what that is.
Well, the first is thinking about enterprise value as separate from cash flow. So I like to say there's three types of money. There's cash flow, there's wealth, and there's enterprise value. Cash flow, obvious. You're not listening to this podcast if you don't know what that is.
Wealth is the total amount of your net worth, what you could sell everything for from your investments and your real estate and all that. Enterprise value is what you can sell your company for. Now, most entrepreneurs, if they're smart, they take cash flow from their business and they invest for wealth. That's better than most.
Wealth is the total amount of your net worth, what you could sell everything for from your investments and your real estate and all that. Enterprise value is what you can sell your company for. Now, most entrepreneurs, if they're smart, they take cash flow from their business and they invest for wealth. That's better than most.
Wealth is the total amount of your net worth, what you could sell everything for from your investments and your real estate and all that. Enterprise value is what you can sell your company for. Now, most entrepreneurs, if they're smart, they take cash flow from their business and they invest for wealth. That's better than most.
You have your cash flow business, you invest it into long-term index funds or real estate or whatever you invest in. That's better than most people do. But if you flip the whole thing... and you focus on enterprise value, you can build a company that is worth and can be sold for millions of dollars within a handful of years. And then you can invest and never have to worry about cash flow again.
You have your cash flow business, you invest it into long-term index funds or real estate or whatever you invest in. That's better than most people do. But if you flip the whole thing... and you focus on enterprise value, you can build a company that is worth and can be sold for millions of dollars within a handful of years. And then you can invest and never have to worry about cash flow again.
You have your cash flow business, you invest it into long-term index funds or real estate or whatever you invest in. That's better than most people do. But if you flip the whole thing... and you focus on enterprise value, you can build a company that is worth and can be sold for millions of dollars within a handful of years. And then you can invest and never have to worry about cash flow again.