ANKUR NAGPAL: Selling Teachable for $250MM at age 31, investing, founding Carry :)

Описание: Want to sell a company for $250MM at age 31, even as an immigrant with "visa issues" who came to the US alone at 17? Hear from the legend Ankur Nagpal who did just that :)

I learned so much from Ankur about creating, saving (on taxes!) and compounding wealth — he knows about things (QSBS status? What is a QSBS???) I had never heard about before. We also talked about managing his own psychology as a founder, surprising things he learned about people and the world while experimenting with internet money, his journey to PMF with
@teachable
and how he would build wealth if he had to start from scratch today.

This is a must watch for anyone who wants to build and compound their wealth :) Some highlights:

6:55 — insights into human psychology from building early facebook apps 🙂
8:50 — horoscope discrimination (very serious)
12:08 — the idea phase leading to
@teachable
(which eventually sold for $250MM)
14:37 — 2.5 months of rejection to raise the first round
19:11 — decision / process to sell Teachable
21:55 — funny content moments from Teachable
24:19 — what makes a founder successful?
26:40 — how to pitch a company to investors (hard won lessons)
32:20 —
@carryhq_
mission to guide businesses through taxes
34:27 — US tax code hacks
36:55 — All the fun things he’s doing w/ money, including buying a cricket team!
39:39 — How Ankur would build wealth if he had to start from scratch!
43:38 — What most people who make it “big” have in common
45:45 — closing ritual w/ the magic crystal ball 🔮 though I don't think he actually made a wish, too eat pray love for him

Thank you SO much
@ankurnagpal
for being the most incredible guest, and as always, so fun to film w/
@mattmarlinski
at the Manhattan Labs studio!