22 Years ago, I landed soil in the U.S as an international student & was sent on a flight with traveler's checks from Afribank in the amount of $3,000 at 90/$. My Dad who had worked 20+ years as a mgmt staff at SHELL dedicating his retirement emoluments to fund my education.
At 19, this kid built a Google Ads business that quickly made over $30 million in profit. The kid is me.
At one point, I was Google’s 2nd largest advertiser after eBay.
I did it alone from my parents’ basement.
Here’s the story of how I made this happen and what the biz did:
This year I celebrate 30 years in show business.
Remember… wherever you start doesn’t have to be where you end…. Never despise small beginnings.
It takes a while to build a dream.
Delighted to have @YDBaba_Ahmed walk this journey with all of us to rescue our country. The challenges are huge and growing but surmountable only if we show exemplary leadership. This is precisely what we will offer.
I devoured 50 years of Warren Buffett shareholder letters.
The result?
12 timeless principles from the greatest investor in the world.
Here are the golden nuggets🧵
@docneto There are a lot of considerations in this.
1. At what stage are you bringing me on? To build the product and engineering from scratch or to lead and grow a team with an existing product.
2. Do you just need a product built or you want us to run this thing fulltime.
etc
It's so sweet when you have been worrying over something and then you completely hand it over to God in prayers and then all of a sudden you don't care a bit for that thing anymore, even when you think about it, it doesn't bother you.
Very refreshing feeling 😇