#143 Andrew Wilkinson: Building an Empire

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Shane Parrish

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2022

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

My guest is businessman and investor Andrew Wilkinson, who has made a successful career out of channeling his entrepreneurial spirit, but he knows that sometimes that energy can be a double-edged sword.

We discuss the lessons learned acquiring 40 companies, why he struggled to find happiness and what changed, mimetic desire, competing with venture-backed companies, hiring and firing CEOs, getting back up after million dollar mistakes, and so much more.

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0:00.0	So James Dyson is the guy who started the Dyson company.
0:03.1	They make fans and hair dryers and vacuums and all sorts of stuff.
0:07.2	He has this great quote.
0:08.1	He says, I'm perpetually 20% dissatisfied with everything.
0:13.0	He's 75 or something and he still feels that way.
0:16.4	And I think I always feel that way.
0:18.4	I always want everything to just work better, whether it's my house to a massive business.
0:25.6	I just like systems.
0:27.0	I like making things work better.
0:28.4	And so if you have that desire, then it's hard to just be satisfied with your day to day life.
0:49.6	Welcome to the Knowledge Project podcast.
0:51.7	I'm your host, Shane Parish.
0:53.7	The goal of this show is to master the best of what other people have already figured out.
0:59.2	To that end, I sit down with people at the top of their game to uncover what they've learned along the way.
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1:28.6	Today I'm speaking with Andrew Wilkinson, co-founder of Tiny, a holding company that owns over 40 individual businesses,
1:35.5	including brands you might be familiar with like AeroPress.
1:38.8	Andrew was a longtime friend and business partner.
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