🎉 Big news:
Today we sold a controlling interest in Shepherd, valuing the business at $52 million.
I’m hanging onto 13.5% and will sit on the board.
I’m stepping down as CEO — in my place we’ve hired Petar Nedyalkov as Shepherd’s new CEO. He joins us from Ease[dot]com where…
I still have my balls you idiots.
The amount of trolls in here is insane. For those that appreciate the humor… thank you.
A vasectomy is an incredibly minor procedure. If you’re done having kids, I’d encourage any man to do it.
My dentist’s reception desk is manned by a woman in the Philippines on video.
When you walk in, an iMac is facing you with her on camera to check you in.
Owner said he struggled with high turnover and bad employees. Philippines woman has been flawless by comparison.
8 weeks ago I hired a personal chef for my family. 👨🍳
It's been the best thing I've delegated recently.
- Healthy meals all week
- Saved time (no more cooking or deciding what to eat)
- Improved quality of life
Here's how much it all cost:
My dentist's reception desk is manned by a woman in the Philippines on video.
When you walk in, an iMac is facing you with her on camera to check you in.
The owner said he previously struggled with high turnover and bad employees. This woman in the Philippines has been…
@El_Jerry1997
You’re an idiot.
I wanted to do it to make sure I didn’t have any surprises. Happy with my 2 kids. Nothing changes for the male, no change in testosterone. Thanks for the sarcastic concern, tough guy. B
🤯I just signed a legal contract that was written by AI (OpenAI's ChatGPT)
After I signed, the other party let me know AI wrote the whole contract from a few terms they told it to include.
My dream office is basically a loft above a garage full of cars — enough space for me and a few local friends to co-work.
I just put a deposit to build just that down the road from my home. It will be done in 2024.
Will look similar to this:
Over 265,000 people in the United States have a net worth of $30 million or more.
265 thousand people. That number doesn’t even make it sound that rare.
My wife and I have started to consider the idea of moving away from Texas. Cities were considering:
- Raleigh, NC
- Nashville, TN (Brentwood area?)
- Charlotte, NC
- St. Louis, MO (Ladue area)
Anything else that’s similar we should consider?
We want big TREES, great nature,…
🏡 Investment property update:
$150k purchase
New tenant in for $1,695/mo on 2 year lease. All utilities paid by them.
Mortgage, taxes, insurance = $818/mo
= 20%+ annual cash yield
While looking for investment properties in St. Louis, I stumbled on this gem:
$349,000 for 28,000 sqft.
It’s a former catholic school that needs a rehab. Could be 15-20 apartments.
Checked off a goal today.
I just made my 13-year-old self very proud and ordered a car. I’ve always wanted one. Now I wait 7-9 months for it to be built.
Last night our Villa was broken into with us all inside.
It happened at 3am. We rented a nice villa in Marbella, Spain for a month.
They came into the main bedroom where my wife and I were sleeping. We heard rummaging through our closet — initially I thought it was my son…
🏝 Landed in Bali where I’ll be for a while. Here’s 3 things that have blown my mind so far:
1. An LTE sim card with 37GB of data for 1 month is roughly $8.45 USD
2. A 1 hour massage at your home is $14 USD
3. Any food you want can be delivered for $1 USD
Our chef comes Tuesdays and does a full day of cooking in our kitchen.
Average cost so far to have a personal chef:
~$260/week in labor
~$250/week in groceries
Total cost = $2,147 per month to have a personal chef!
Today I learned the quote “a jack of all trades is a master of none” has more to it, which changes the meaning back to a compliment.
“A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.”
To all the generalists, keep doing what you’re doing!
- Writes long Twitter thread about hard-won business learnings: +5 followers
- Tweets about ordering a Lambo: +400 followers
🤷🏼♂️ Now I understand why charlatans use exotic cars in their sales videos.
This is the story of how 2 strangers from across the world met to build a fully remote business with 100+ employees generating 7-figures in annual profits.
👇
I did something I’ve always wanted to do:
I hired a personal chef for my family. It was much cheaper than I expected. It’s about $36/hr.
They will come once a week and cook 3-5 healthy meals in our kitchen in 1 session. Might increase to twice a week.
The douchiest sales tactic I constantly see guys say after you haven’t replied to their 5th cold email:
“At this point I’ll assume increasing sales isn’t a priority for you right now”
Okay jerk.
Our chef cooks in our kitchen every Tuesday for the entire day. She arrives at 10am and is done by 5pm.
She typically makes:
- 2 breakfast options
- 2 lunch options
- 4 dinner options
We eat on all of it throughout the week.
It was a long search for this classic. My new 911 Carrera S. Last of the air cooled generation in the last year they made it.
Fun fact: I fell in love with the 993 generation 911 after doing a 1700+ mile road trip in my cousin's a couple years ago. Prior to that I didn’t quite…
Our spending on eating out has gone down because of this, so the total cost of hiring a chef is netting out to be a bit cheaper than I originally expected.
We no longer have to think about what's for dinner. There's always something healthy and delicious for us in the fridge.
😃 Life update: I’ve decided to stop doing the “digital nomad” thing.
For the last 5 month my wife and I got to see some beautiful places around the world. We had planned to do this for all of 2019.
However, we decided to stop for a few reasons...
Each week she creates a menu and texts it to my wife and I. Sometimes we request adjustments based on what we're feeling.
She buys the groceries on our behalf and bill us later.
After cooking, all dishes are in the fridge with labels. The kitchen is left spotless.
Our chef does this for 5 other families (1 on each day of the week).
To find her, I used Google, Yelp, and local Facebook Groups. I narrowed it down to 3 candidates.
Ultimately I found ours via a neighborhood FB group.
10 years ago I started a bootstrapped startup studio.
Since then...
• I've had products fail + companies acquired
• Delegated everything so I no longer have a daily role
• Generated millions in annual profits
Here's a breakdown of all my businesses and how they got started:
💻🌎New blog post: How I Run My 7-Figure E-Commerce Business Remotely
This one is all about how I've automated a lot of our business and streamlined whats left using a very small team. We've averaged over $600,000+ in revenues per employee annually.
Our baby boy Finn Louis Haas is here and perfectly healthy. Jaimie is doing great too. We’re so in love with our chunky guy.
Becoming a dad is the best. A++ highly recommended!
Some of the best money I’ve ever spent:
I hired a team of professional organizers to pack my entire house in 1 day. Having them unpack and organize us in the new house.
2021 Year In Review – The Year I Delegated Everything
This year I delegated almost everything in my 3 companies. I no longer have a day-to-day role.
I ordered my dream car, we broke ground on our cabin, and Dad life was fun.
Here's what went well and what didn't:
Last week I did a "Dopamine Detox" for 7 days after my friend
@awilkinson
raved about it.
Here's what I did:
- No social media (deleted apps)
- No email on iPhone
- No TV
- No podcasts or music
- No iPhone when with wife & kid
- Left iPhone in other room when working
Introducing my next big project:
A collection of modern luxury cabins for rent. Located in the pine woods of Broken Bow, we’re breaking ground on our 1st or 2 cabins soon.
We’re calling the brand ofHaas.
Check it out 👇
I’ve decided to put Peel for sale. (My e-commerce brand )
The business turned 10 years old last month. We’re best known for creating the original super thin case.
If you’re a serious buyer (7-figures) DM or email me marshall
@needwant
.com