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Suggest questionGreat conversation with Tom Shipley. Tom sold $2billion through Atlantic Coast Brands and raised $100 million for ecommerce acquisitions - Why you need to Add a ZERO to your opportunity.Â
00:09 Sponsor DueDilio com
00:43 Introduction to Tom Shipley Launched Foundry, Atlantic Coast Brands
01:43 Major shift in life - moved to Israel and joined Israel Special Forces
03:01 Learning the "Power of the Impossible" Focus and Clarity: same in Special Forces as in Business
04:41 Started with $100 in pocket. What is worse that can happen.
05:54 How do you create or transfer the "Special Forces" life experience - if you don't join militaryÂ
07:09 Why Ego kills the culture - taking calculating risks (adding a Zero) Why playing small is soul crushing
11:20 How they bought a $15mm with $1mm in Ebidta business when theirs was only doing $300k and in one year took both to $35 million
14:10 Getting into Amazon Aggregation, Thrasio, The World has changed - the start of Foundry
15:49 Taking Roland Frasier's EPIC course - everyone should crafting their skill sets - sharpen sword
17:14 Launching his next Billion dollar business with Peter Lang
18:10 Why the number one job is "Recruiting"
19:42 Speed and Culture - Hiring Stars / Superstars - Trust - How you do Extraordinary things
24:09 Raising $100 million acquisition fund, how he picked the capital sources - what was important in a funding partner - what are people like when things go bad - asking "and then what?"
34:23 Integrating Digital Agencies through M&A - rolling up 10 at time
38:22 Solving the Cultural issue with the new Digital Agency Acquisitions - setting up SOPs/Culture Bibles
40:51 What are skills & tools to "add a zeros" Having a bigger vision - 1. What would have to be true for this to happen? 2. If we solve this, so what?
45:40 The Book will come when I have time.Â
47:40 Impact investment project - NFTs, crypto raising $30billion - no clowns
49:25 Who he seeks out for inspiration - listening to our gut
50:49 Its a game but how many lives have you impacted.
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