Finance

A strategy for gaining control of a company

Who pays the premium?

High upfront costs

Be cautious of uneven information

Understanding how VCs get paid, how their funds work, and what drives their behavior gives founders an information advantage

Strip away the noise of a venture deal and you are left with exactly two levers: economics and control

The eight-page document that determines your company's future comes down to economics and control

A precise six-step method for converting a burning desire for wealth into its monetary equivalent through definiteness, planning, and daily visualization.

A small number of events account for the majority of outcomes

Plan for things going wrong so you survive long enough for things to go right

Wealth is what you don't see -- the unspent money giving you options and freedom

Good returns sustained over time always beat great returns that can't last

Being reasonable beats being coldly rational because you'll actually stick with it

Every ninety days, take half your accumulated profit as a reward

Graduated percentage targets that scale with business revenue

Separate bank accounts serve as physical envelopes for every dollar's purpose

Take your profit first, then pay expenses with what remains

Creating wealth through speculation

Use smaller plates to naturally constrain spending and drive innovation

Flip the accounting equation: Revenue minus Profit equals Expenses

Force disclosure of true costs so informed comparison becomes effortless

Commit now to save more later by linking increases to future raises

Stop the bleeding, freeze the debt, then systematically pay it down

Diagnose your practice's financial health in under an hour

Flip the accounting equation to guarantee profitability at any practice size

Eliminate existing debt while building immunity to future borrowing

Replace panic-driven bill paying with a twice-monthly rhythm

Stop confusing the two numbers that determine your profit

Take your profit first, then operate on what remains

Physically separate other people's money to prevent financial disaster

Consistent allocation transfers that tame irregular income

Classify every expense as Profitable, Replaceable, or Unnecessary

Three accounts that give instant clarity on business health

Know where you stand financially in under 30 minutes

Know exactly what your business must earn to support your life

Take your profit first, then run the business on what remains

Real traders do not watch the news; they watch the markets. Markets tell you the truth.

When the rich get richer, interest rates stay at zero and the economy never recovers.

Only two things matter: the rate now and the rate at the end.

Grow aggressively by leveraging every dollar while managing existential risk

Index 85-95% of your portfolio, then play with the rest guilt-free.

Calculate the gap, tape it to your closet door, and close it over time.

Three to five index funds is all the diversification you need.

Turn warm and fuzzy percentages into cold cash to see what fees cost.

The biggest piece of your investment pie is the one you never touch.

Risk is not volatility -- it is not having money when you need it.

Asset allocation, approximate the market average, and save enough.

We systematically undervalue the future because our brains discount rewards over time.

Choose a sound financial lifestyle

Timeless wisdom for investors