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Ryan Hanley

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Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

Yeah, I love the recommendation of buying an already operating business.

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

I don't know if you're familiar with Cody Sanchez's work, but she's been popularizing this idea.

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

as well.

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

She calls it buying boring businesses.

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

So she advocates for buying plumbing shops and HVACs and you know, pressure washing businesses and stuff like that.

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

And, and what I like about it is, I think for too long,

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

there was almost like an ego trip around.

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

It had to be like this and nothing against Peter Thiel because I'm a fan of him and the way he thinks, but he kind of has this, you know, be a category of one type mentality.

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

If you can't, you know, which I think I get what he's going for, but I also think it shuts a lot of people down who are sitting at home going, I really would like to run my own business.

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

I feel like I had the chops to do it, but I don't have some idea the

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

That's a category of one.

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

And I think it shuts them down where what you've just presented are ideas of, hey, maybe you see something working in, like you said, AAA cars, but now we can move that and say, okay, we can take this idea and maybe apply it to home service or we can apply it to, you know, insert other business.

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

But

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

But I want to go into the buying a business.

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

And I know you also have a venture fund, so you're very familiar with this entire game, bought businesses, et cetera.

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

So if I'm listening to this and I'm saying, you know what?

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

I've always wanted to go off on my own, but I've never had that idea.

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

That's been maybe a big blocker.

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

I just didn't feel like I had that original idea to start.

Finding Peak w/ Ryan Hanley
The Billionaire Case for Small Bets

But geez, I...