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$2 billion in 2 years? At 21? Is he just Luckey?

Genie 04 04 GeniusU Genie

Actually, yes: Palmer Luckey. Luckey just sold his 18-month-old company, Oculus VR, to Facebook for $2 billion. If you’re busy growing a business (for longer than 18 months, and you’re[...]

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What’s the lifetime value of your customers?

Genie 04 04 GeniusU Genie

Last month Jan Koum just sold his 4 year old company, WhatsApp, to Facebook for $19 Billion(!) He drove to the North County Social Services office to sign the deal.[...]

Feb ei blog

A Genius Insight: The Four Stages of Flow

Genie 04 04 GeniusU Genie

  “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” ~ Albert Einstein   When was the last time you experienced true[...]

Jan 2014 ei blog

How to make a billion dollar nest?

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 How do you make a billion dollar nest? It took Tony Fadell just 3 years to do it, and in the wake of his success will come another 1,000 millionaires.[...]

Nov 2013 ei blog

How to get (and forget) $3 Billion in a snap

Genie 04 04 GeniusU Genie

Two years ago Evan Spiegel came up with the app Snapchat as a college project. This week he turned down a $3 billion cash offer from Facebook to buy the[...]

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Is your Genius Born or Built

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How much of your success is in your DNA? How much of it comes from skills that you can learn? Are we born into success or can you shape your[...]

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When do you cross the line?

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Have you reached it yet? That line in the sand when you stop owning your vision and your vision owns you? That impossible-to-define line where you become ‘public property’? As you[...]

Ei blog june 2013

River of Wealth

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Does the garden metaphor resonate with you? Are you busy chasing butterflies with a net or are you growing a garden? The garden is the first step. Here is the[...]

May 2013 ei blog

$2 Billion in 2 Weeks. Now thats what i call a shopping s...

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Marissa Mayer, the Cupcake Princess, is out shopping. First, she bought News App, Summly for $30 million. Then, last week, she bought Tumblr for $1.1 billion. This week she bought[...]

Apr 2013 ei blog

My lesson from Richard Branson – Income equals Incoming

Genie 04 04 GeniusU Genie

I was on Richard’s private island, Necker Island, last week, and was lucky enough to have a week with the Billionaire. Here’s one conversation we had that stuck with me…[...]