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Yo fam, I’m Kastro. Been in crypto for a minute + 10 years as a DJ. Now stepping into Web3 advisory. My lane? Helping projects grow communities & run IRL events 🔥
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The problem I have with some of you lots is fake life, fake life wouldn’t let you grow.
Stinking behavior, just be real about your life for christ sakes.
That woman who controls $81M in private equity mentioned that the informal economy is worth over 1 Trillion.
Anything you build or do to aid them will make you a billionaire in no time.
I thought about monie point and opay, literally most of them have monie point or opay. And those tech are recking billions.
What else do you think could aid the informal economy?
She has a Private equity firm and this is what her private equity firm does.
Her company buy companies that are not publicly traded on the stock market, improve them, and later sell them for a profit.
Here's a simple example:
Imagine a bakery is worth ₦10 million, but it is poorly managed.
A private equity firm buys the bakery.
They hire better managers, expand to more locations, reduce unnecessary costs, and increase profits.
Five years later, the bakery is worth ₦50 million.
The firm sells it and makes a profit.
Think of it like this:
Private equity is like buying an old house, renovating it to make it more valuable, and then selling it at a higher price.
The difference is that instead of houses, private equity firms buy and improve businesses.
Don't give up. Try everything. Exhaust every option. Knock on every door. Ask and ask again. Keep going even when you're tired. Be pertinacious with your efforts, your thoughts, your prayers, your kindness, your love, your work. You are incredibly capable.
I look at how far I’ve come in my journey and I can say I’m damn proud of myself , from dropping out of university in my final year with no back up , no skills but just a insane belief in myself and my ability to succeed.
Building a Crypto OTC desk in the midst of the worst regulatory environment known to man , to transitioning to a founder and building a product that has processed about $9 million dollars.
No breaks , no excuses , no procrastination, just ruthless execution and aggression with an insatiable appetite for more.
The world isn’t ready for me yet.
Brick by brick bro, don’t cheat the grind, don’t try to skip the struggle, don’t try to speed it up, don’t look for short cuts, embrace the highs and the lows, you gonna need to learn all those lessons so when you get to where you’re going, you don’t fumble the opportunity