MFM #169: How One Man Has Built 5, Billion Dollar Companies

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

April 9, 2021

Duration

1h 10m

Channel

My First Million

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

No more small boy spreadsheets, build your business on the free HubSpot CRM: https://mfmpod.link/hrd - No Shaan today, but Sam is joined by Andrew Wilkinson to chat billionaires. The guys break down how Bradley Jacobs is able to consistently spin up companies and how Dan Gilbert built an empire from scratch. Andrew also has an amazing Warren Buffett story! — Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

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• (0:00) Intro
• (5:35) Bradley Jacobs: the man who's built 5, billion-dollar companies
• (28:28) Dan Gilbert: how he started with nothing, built Quicken Loans and eventually, an empire
• (41:30) What talking to Warren Buffett is like

*(43:20) Dan Gilbert continued *(51:10) The guys reflect on the episode

• (1:00:07) How Andrew lost $10m #mfm

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Andrew Wilkinson

  guest

  Canadian entrepreneur and investor, known for building and operating the Tiny holding company of internet businesses.

• Sam Parr

  host

  Entrepreneur and podcast host, co-host of My First Million.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of My First Million, featuring Andrew Wilkinson and Sam Parr, MFM #169: How One Man Has Built 5, Billion Dollar Companies explores Two billionaire builders: roll-up mastery, Detroit revitalization, and scale’s costs Sam Parr profiles Brad Jacobs, describing how he has repeatedly built very large companies by targeting fragmented industries and scaling through acquisitions, cold-start locations, and rapid public listings.

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