I want to retire by 25.
With the freedom to do anything in life.
Not the words you expected?
Most portfolios begin by talking about what they believe, what inspires them, or how they want to change the world.
Those things matter. But they aren't always the reason people wake up every morning.
I just don't care. I don't care what industry I spend my time in. I care whether what I'm building moves me closer to the life I want. Everything else is simply the vehicle. This leaves me emotionally detached to anything I build and largely unaffected by the worst obstacles I encounter along the way.
Build substantial wealth, around $200 - 300 million. Enough that money never gets another vote in my decisions.
After that, I still expect to work. The difference is that every effort becomes a choice instead of a necessity.
The only ethical way to reach a goal like that is by creating disproportionate value for the market to absorb. Every client, investor, employee and partner I work with should finish our relationship better off than when it started. If that doesn't happen, neither does my goal.
Neither do I chase nor admire money in sole desperation. I chase freedom. Money is simply the receipt the market writes when you've been useful enough.
Everyone has a mission statement. This is mine. It's just unusually honest.
I'd rather tell people my actual incentive than pretend I don't have one.
If you're working on something and you are someone who cares about the outcome as much as I do — let's talk.