How to Double Your Income and 3-5x Your Net Worth
Do you ever find yourself wondering whether you should be working harder or pushing yourself a little more aggressively? Well, let me tell you, my son doesn’t have that problem. Why? Because I’m always right there, pushing him to give it his all. Just last Saturday, at 7:01 AM—20 seconds into his hockey game—he was […]
Do you need a Map to Money?
You can draw your map on a small piece of paper, but first, let me tell you a story. Check out my awesome new client: They build supercars. First Republic Bank had been a solid part of my financial world for over a decade. It was a great partner for my business. Luckily, I had […]
How to 5X Your Money: The Art of Structuring the Perfect Deal
The Secret Sauce Behind Consistent High Returns in Private Equity The Truth about Selling to Private Equity If you’re serious about multiplying your money—whether you call it “getting rich quick” or “market-beating uncorrelated returns”—you’re probably doing it in private equity. The playbook here is pretty simple: buy low, sell high, and don’t lose too much […]
How to Get a $25M+ Exit
The Truth about Selling to Private Equity If you’re growing a company and are looking for a $25 million+ exit, keep going. . . but know that the odds are stacked against you. For example, this chart shows a pretty typical outcome after five years of hard labor. You keep 16.5% of $30 million – […]
The Secret to Raising Capital Every Day (Without Burning Out)
Why a Consistent Capital-Raising Strategy Is Key to Your Company’s Success The Right Time to Raise Capital As entrepreneurs, we often find ourselves caught in the “feast or famine” cycle of raising capital. We either put in no effort to raise money or it consumes all our time and energy. This is a flawed approach, […]
From Top Gun to Top Returns: Investing Lessons from Elite Fighter Jet Units
What High-Stakes Aviation Can Teach Us About Building a $100M Portfolio My Visit to Fightertown USA If you’re like me, you love the movie Top Gun (both of them). That’s why, when I was invited to visit Fightertown USA with my son, I jumped at the chance! We visited the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Fighter […]
Want a Billion Dollar Asset With Your Name On The Door?
The Path to $1B Isn’t What You Think It Is Anymore Introduction: Here I am at my son’s hockey practice, but instead of watching him play hockey, which is what I should be doing, I’m finishing the website for our investors’ trip to Italy. But it doesn’t matter how many Super Bowl tickets or trips […]
$1bn Investing Lessons from ‘John Wick 4’
How One Simple Strategy Launched My New Investment Syndication Program Introduction: Do you have a Venture Capital-style “VC” investment pitch? Trash it. The VC-ecosystem is in DEFCON 1 meltdown, and chasing venture money has always been a colossal waste of time. Only good things are happening here at the West Coast Finance HQ. Let me […]
What Do Investors REALLY Want to Invest in Today?
Hint: Deals That Look Just Like Yours Introduction: Do you have a Venture Capital-style “VC” investment pitch? Trash it. The VC-ecosystem is in DEFCON 1 meltdown, and chasing venture money has always been a colossal waste of time. Only good things are happening here at the West Coast Finance HQ. Let me explain why. The […]
Where Do 10X Deal Returns REALLY Come From?
The Deals Everybody Wants With 50,000 venture capital-backed companies projected to go down in flames this year. . . People have been asking me “Where are the good clean deals that can generate 5-10X returns on my money with basically no risk?” (Oren, laughing) “Let me know when you find one of those, because I’m […]