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You know at some point we are going to have to sit back and ask "Where the F&*^K" does this $100M or $1B business number comes from.

The minute I get the opportunity to put my money my mouth is, I will invest solely in lifestyle businesses: one to two guys/gals wanting to build a profitable business with a yearly dividend, one where if the team makes $500,000/year we are all extremely happy.

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You can already do that; invest in existing companies that pay a dividend. They're established and they understand that their investors value their continued profits more than risky behavior.

> "Where the F&^K" does this $100M or $1B business number comes from*

Funding rounds that want to raise millions in VC are for companies that aim to eventually be a $100M business.

A smaller business wouldn’t involve venture capital. And the bank is still a viable option if capital is needed to scale, as long as there is a realistic repayment plan.

VCs are probably skipping this small-scale opportunities because there are $100M / $B numbers too, and why go small, if they can go for the big show?

We need to give these lifestyle business more spotlight, so that people who are aiming for such won't get embarrassed that they are not aiming for $B.

This is what separates you from the real movers and shakers: they just want to get in, get theirs, and get out, and they believe they're sufficiently smarter than the rubes to do it.

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