Tai Lopez
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Podcast Appearances
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By the way, that reminds me. I got to ask you about a manufacturer. See, there you go.
By the way, that reminds me. I got to ask you about a manufacturer. See, there you go.
Dan has a lot of stuff in his head. Dan's a connector. People think I'm a connected dude. I'm like, Dan probably got me beat.
Dan has a lot of stuff in his head. Dan's a connector. People think I'm a connected dude. I'm like, Dan probably got me beat.
The other day somebody hired some guy. I was like, ah, red alert. Pull back, pull back, retreat. You know, by the way, the best argument ever of a mastermind that created the most wealth in history
The other day somebody hired some guy. I was like, ah, red alert. Pull back, pull back, retreat. You know, by the way, the best argument ever of a mastermind that created the most wealth in history
they didn't call a mastermind it's now called the paypal mafia yes and elon musk joined this group of people he had sold his first company for about 30 million he reinvested the money back and merged into paypal with peter thiel but if you look at a photo of the paypal mafia a whole bunch of smart business people basically living or meeting together every day in a mastermind setting big room talking
they didn't call a mastermind it's now called the paypal mafia yes and elon musk joined this group of people he had sold his first company for about 30 million he reinvested the money back and merged into paypal with peter thiel but if you look at a photo of the paypal mafia a whole bunch of smart business people basically living or meeting together every day in a mastermind setting big room talking
23 of them. Elon was one of 23. The other guys, Ken Howery, friend of mine, him and Peter Thiel started Founder Fund, the second largest VC fund. They funded everybody. They funded Uber, Airbnb. So you had Ken Howery, Peter Thiel, some people say the highest IQ businessman on earth right now, worth 10 bill. The two guys in that PayPal mafia went on to found a small company called YouTube.
23 of them. Elon was one of 23. The other guys, Ken Howery, friend of mine, him and Peter Thiel started Founder Fund, the second largest VC fund. They funded everybody. They funded Uber, Airbnb. So you had Ken Howery, Peter Thiel, some people say the highest IQ businessman on earth right now, worth 10 bill. The two guys in that PayPal mafia went on to found a small company called YouTube.
So the two co-founders of YouTube came out of there. A guy started a business social networking platform named LinkedIn. He sold it for a bill. Reid Hoffman was in there. And the founder of Palantir, one of the biggest tech companies, the founder of Yelp.
So the two co-founders of YouTube came out of there. A guy started a business social networking platform named LinkedIn. He sold it for a bill. Reid Hoffman was in there. And the founder of Palantir, one of the biggest tech companies, the founder of Yelp.
So when we see Elon Musk, we go, oh, the richest man on earth, 250 billion net worth. Oh, he's just a guy who sits in a room. Has great ideas. I could never be like him. No, no, no, no. His inception, the beginning of real wealth for him, was being in a mastermind network. Now, if you could mastermind every day, it's better. It's not realistic for everybody.
So when we see Elon Musk, we go, oh, the richest man on earth, 250 billion net worth. Oh, he's just a guy who sits in a room. Has great ideas. I could never be like him. No, no, no, no. His inception, the beginning of real wealth for him, was being in a mastermind network. Now, if you could mastermind every day, it's better. It's not realistic for everybody.
But he was masterminding every day for years with some of the people who became and were at the time the highest IQ business people. So you have to create your own PayPal mafia. The mastermind me and you are doing is... moves people towards that. It's our version of PayPal mafia.
But he was masterminding every day for years with some of the people who became and were at the time the highest IQ business people. So you have to create your own PayPal mafia. The mastermind me and you are doing is... moves people towards that. It's our version of PayPal mafia.
I don't know if it's I hope it produces, you know, 20 billionaires out of it or whatever 10 billionaires, but the point being you have to if you don't have a PayPal mafia, you will be born and die with half the net worth you could have had half maybe a 10%. So for me, a mastermind in networking is not optional. There's no smart dude. Once again, going back that dinner with Steve Ballmer,
I don't know if it's I hope it produces, you know, 20 billionaires out of it or whatever 10 billionaires, but the point being you have to if you don't have a PayPal mafia, you will be born and die with half the net worth you could have had half maybe a 10%. So for me, a mastermind in networking is not optional. There's no smart dude. Once again, going back that dinner with Steve Ballmer,