Persistence Helps You Recover From Disasters with Mario Nawfal
Background: Mario Nawfal
- Is the founder of the Athena Group, a conglomerate operating in 40 countries
- Started business in 2012 with $300 in the bank selling blenders door to door
- Built that into a $10m business in its second year, then global brand Optimum Appliances
- In 2016, he started GoGlobal, an incubator helping businesses to scale globally, rapidly
- In 2017, he set up the International Blockchain Consulting expert network, now an industry authority in blockchain and crypto
- He then launched a venture capital fund, a blockchain accounting firm and a cannabis and hemp consulting business
- His new “7Figure Launchpad” operation is the world’s first full-access business program
Mario’s worst investment ever
- After successes, he ventured into blockchain
- Started IBC, grew it to 7 figures in 6 months
- Trusted colleague set to be CEO disappeared
- ‘Snake’ had been funneling clients away
- Meanwhile the industry was collapsing
- While rebuilding, staff discover ‘second snake’ stealing data for old school friend, ‘first snake’
- Mario diagnosed with brain tumor
Mario’s takeaways
- The people you hire will make or break you
- Thorough due diligence must also be applied to hiring people
- The more due diligence, the more likely it is that luck won’t play a big role
- All investors ask about your team, so diligence in hiring is crucial
My takeaways
- “When it rains, it pours and you’ve got to push through it”
- Trust can only be built with time
Actionable advice
- When a lot of money is at stake, be very careful about the people making the decisions with that money …
- Their incentives may not be in line with yours
- Greed is very powerful and people will create stories to justify doing the wrong thing when it comes to money
- Greed is a very strong bias
My Worst Investment Ever six main categories of mistakes:
- Failed to do their own research
- Failed to properly assess and manage risk
- Were driven by emotion or flawed thinking
- Misplaced trust
- Failed to monitor their investment
- Invested in a start-up company
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