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I wrote an Operating Manual for Mark Leonard, CEO of Constellation Software.
Mark has bought 500+ niche software companies over the last 25 years.
And turned $25 million into a $32 billion empire.
This is how he makes it work.
Colin Keeley
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Colin Keeley
@ColinKeeley
Buying & building internet companies and sharing what I learn along the way |
Helping US companies hire in Latin America @HireInSouth |
- In 2011, this guy created booking software for boat tours. In 2018, he sold it for $300 million. He kept all the money because he never raised a dollar. The story of an amazing software business you've never heard of 🧵
- Bryan Johnson spends $2 million a year to be 18 years old again. In 2021, he reduced his epigenetic age by 5.1 years in 7 months (a world record) His 13-steps for a long healthy life:
- Peter Attia is the #1 longevity doctor. He charges $150,000 a year to be his patient. His 13-steps for a long healthy life:
- Get idea. Buy domain. Watch domain expire. Repeat.
- The Ninja Creami is amazing. Professional kitchens use a $7,000 Pacojet to make ice cream. When their patent ran out, Ninja copied it for $200. This ice cream has 50 grams of protein.
- This guy is building an acquisition empire in Missouri. He buys companies all day, but never sells them. Meet the forest gump of private equity:
- An ex-Googler built a $220m company by creating software for flooring stores. They scaled to $10s of million in revenue in just a few years. The wild story you've never heard of 🧵
- Startup idea: Goodreads but not terrible Bought by Amazon for $150m in 2013. Neglected since. - 70 million monthly visitors - 100+ million book reviews - Horrible user experience
- Bootstrapping a software company is the best way to build wealth. Jason Cohen has bootstrapped 4 software companies from 0 to $1+ million in revenue. Two are now worth $1+ billion. Here's his exact plan to self-fund startups:
- Andrew Huberman is the #1 health scientist. I’ve listened to 100+ hours of his podcast and interviews. His 7-steps for a long healthy life:
- Pieter Levels (@levelsio) built a $2.7m ARR 1-person portfolio of businesses. He built it all himself and never raised money. Here are his unusual operating principles...
- Want to hear the craziest startup story? A penniless 14-year-old landed in the US and started selling rotting fruit. He turned that into an empire that toppled governments. This is the story of Sam Zemurray, "The Banana Man". Buckle up 👇
- Replying to @ColinKeeley4. Exercise Exercise is "by far the most potent longevity drug”. Weekly: - Weight training 3 days - Zone 2 training 3 hours - VO2 max training 1 day Get as fit as possible to prepare for natural decline with age. Zone 2 training to stimulate mitochondrial function.
