How I Built This with Guy Raz

What How I Built This with Guy Raz Says About Investing

11 episodes about investing

<p>Guy Raz interviews the world’s best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. In each episode,...

Key Insights on Investing

Profitability in AI comes from accurately predicting demand rather than underinvesting, with inference margins exceeding 50%

  • Alex Hormozi owns a portfolio generating over $250 million annually and broke a Guinness World Record with his $100M Offers book launch doing $106 million in a weekend
  • Every $1,000 monthly investment starting at age 18 compounds to $10 million by retirement, making early income increases exponentially valuable
  • Hormozi invested $750 per hour for eight hours of ad training that generated 'hundreds of millions' in returns, demonstrating skill investment ROI
  • Hormozi lived with six roommates, split a bedroom, ate protein shakes and Chipotle, drove a used car to minimize expenses while investing in skills
  • Private credit funds face investor redemptions exceeding 5% quarterly limits as default rates rise and AI threatens portfolio companies
  • John Stein emphasizes that 'staying invested in a diversified portfolio is really the best thing' for long-term wealth building
  • Financial advisor discovery 'still runs on referrals, not data' despite technological advances in investment advice

Episodes

Build-A-Bear: Maxine Clark. A Former Shoe Executive Launches a Stuffed Animal Empire

Build-A-Bear: Maxine Clark. A Former Shoe Executive Launches a Stuffed Animal Empire

Advice Line with David Neeleman of JetBlue

Advice Line with David Neeleman of JetBlue

Shep and Ian Murray: Vineyard Vines. A Stale Product Transforms into a Lifestyle Brand.

Shep and Ian Murray: Vineyard Vines. A Stale Product Transforms into a Lifestyle Brand.

Advice Line with Eric Ryan of Method returns

Advice Line with Eric Ryan of Method returns

Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP

Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP

diapers.com: Marc Lore. The ecommerce visionary who lost to Amazon but still made billions (2021)

diapers.com: Marc Lore. The ecommerce visionary who lost to Amazon but still made billions (2021)

Advice Line with Marcia Kilgore of Beauty Pie (June 2025)

Advice Line with Marcia Kilgore of Beauty Pie (June 2025)

Bobo’s: Beryl Stafford. A Single Mom Turns a Baking Project into a $100M Business

Bobo’s: Beryl Stafford. A Single Mom Turns a Baking Project into a $100M Business

Netflix: Reed Hastings. β€œWe’re Not a Family.” The Provocative Idea That Helped Build a Streaming Giant

Netflix: Reed Hastings. β€œWe’re Not a Family.” The Provocative Idea That Helped Build a Streaming Giant

Advice Line with Jon Stein of Betterment

Advice Line with Jon Stein of Betterment

La Colombe Coffee Roasters: Todd Carmichael and J.P. Iberti. A Brotherhood Built on Coffee (2020)

La Colombe Coffee Roasters: Todd Carmichael and J.P. Iberti. A Brotherhood Built on Coffee (2020)

Books on investing

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