The world of entrepreneurship and M&A are generally regarded as the wild west, but today’s guest has one of the wildest tales I’ve personally encountered in startup world.
From driving a limo and sleeping in his car to becoming the President of SISU which sold for $100M in a $1B transaction, John has seen and done more than most and his ability to articulate the salient takeaways is phenomenal.
In this episode John Figueiredo joins us to talk about the trials, tribulations and triumphs of taking a business from product market fit to $101M annual revenue, JayZ as Chief Visionary Officer and an IPO in less than 4 years!
What a PHENOMENAL conversation 🔥
There is no way to sum this up succinctly, we spoke on so many vital concepts and behind the scenes of growing and selling a company (while going public!!).
Building Tangible Skills & Intrapreneurship: the path to successful entrepreneurship
Asymmetric Risk and the Statistics of Success: what reviving Hotel California and dominating the cannabis industry have in common
Doom to Domination in 6 months: the trials, tribulations and innovations to out manoeuvre companies with significantly more capitalization and monopolize the industry - ‘Your margin is my opportunity’ ~ Jeff Bezos
Game Changing Business Models: how understanding stakeholders and creating innovative win-win opportunities
Swimming with Sharks: Preparing to sell, from courtship and happy times to the tightrope walk of purchase and sale agreement, audit processes and negotiating with Jay Z’s management team
Lessons Learned: from corporate structures and tax implications to the 5 principles of building a great mission driven business
I am going to be listening to this episode multiple times because it has just so many nuggets of insight and information.
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You can find more from John and connect on all things AI, technology, business growth and the economy via LinkedIn or Instagram as well as check out his new venture Plaito’s website:
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-figueiredo-a4501711/
IG: https://instagram.com/fig.time?igshid=NzAzN2Q1NTE=
Plaito: https://www.plaito.ai/
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