Building a business in stone, tile & architectural surfaces. Sharing lessons on construction, commercial real estate, B2B sales, REITs, AI & entrepreneurship.
- Commercial real estate
- Investing (especially REITs)
- Entrepreneurship
- B2B sales
- Construction & architecture
- AI and productivity
- Stone, tile and building materials industry
I always forget how refreshing this side of X is! No politics, no hatred, no drama - just good folks documenting and sharing their journeys to success.
Never gets old watching a master at work.
Tile is one of those trades that requires an excellent eye for detail, steady hand, and a lot of patience.
One of the few finish trades that may start on rough framing depending in who waterproofs and does shower pan.
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump reveals the EXPERT CRAFTSMANSHIP of the White House renovations!
TRUMP: "To come to the Oval Office, you had to go through this room. It was an embarrassment. I took it down. And rebuilt it."
LAURA: "It is really pretty."
TRUMP: "If it's an eighth of an inch off, it's no good."
Stop looking for the perfect business model.
A mediocre model with psychotic execution beats a perfect model with mediocre execution.
Every. Single. Time.
The Unsexy Stuff Builds Empires
Reviewing bids. Sending follow-ups. Labeling samples.
It’s not glamorous—but this is the grind that funds freedom.
The fancy showroom comes after the daily discipline.
Donald Trump Truth Social Post 02:34 PM EST 08/30/25
I used, at the White House, the most beautiful marble and stone available anywhere. Surfaces are very important to me as a Builder. As everyone knows, I built many GREAT Buildings, and other things, over the years. At the White House, I am very proud of the beautiful stonework we did in the Rose Garden, in this case, using limestone plus. The Rose Garden is completed, and far more beautiful than anyone ever had in mind when it was conceived of, decades ago. Three days ago, while admiring the stonework, I happened to notice a huge gash in the limestone that extended more than 25 yards long. It was deep and nasty! I started yelling, “Who did this, and I want to find out now!” — And I didn’t say this in a nice manner. I wondered, “Was it vandalism or, was it stupidity?” Lo and behold, because of the fact that we’ve installed the finest security equipment anywhere, they brought back the stupid people, with their boss watching (in sunglasses!). It was a subcontractor that was installing heavy landscaping on a steel cart that was broken and tilting badly, with it rubbing hard against the soft, beautiful stone. I love and respect great workers and contractors, but something like this should never happen. Now, I’ll replace the stone, charge the contractor, and never let that contractor work at the White House again — But, how great is the video equipment? We caught them, cold. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!