$250 Million Founder: What I Did Wrong & How To BUILD BIG | Ankur Nagpal

BigDeal

Codie Sanchez

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship, Marketing

4.8 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Download Ankur's Guide to Fundraising here: https://contrarianthinking.biz/4l0QnyC In this episode, Ankur Nagpal shares his remarkable journey from humble beginnings to building and selling successful companies. Codie and Ankur discuss the importance of company culture, team dynamics, hiring the right talent, the evolving landscape and challenges with entrepreneurship. They delve into the fear of failure, personal growth, the value of leadership and the importance of taking action as a builder. Chapters 00:00- From Humble Beginnings to Major Success 03:07- Navigating Company Culture and Team Dynamics 05:52- The Journey of Entrepreneurship and Financial Growth 08:55- Building Wealth and Giving Back 11:57- Innovative Fundraising Strategies 14:52- The Importance of Persistence in Business 17:56- Lessons from the Entrepreneurial Journey 24:44- The Value of Youth in Entrepreneurship 27:37- Navigating the Tax Code: A Business Opportunity 32:18- Building Trust in Financial Services 36:07- The Role of Immigration in Entrepreneurship 39:36- The Fear of Failure as a Second-Time Founder 45:52- The Importance of Creation Over Consumption 51:56- Navigating the 2020 Market Crash 54:44- The Value of Education and College 57:49- The Future of Online Education 01:00:34- Hiring Strategies and Identifying A Players 01:03:19- The Importance of Initiative in Founders 01:06:22- The Role of Regulation in Business 01:10:11- The Mental Challenges of Entrepreneurship 01:13:00- Finding Inspiration in Leadership 01:16:35- Taking Action as a Builder MORE FROM BIGDEAL: 🎥 Youtube: / @podcastbigdeal 📸 Instagram: / bigdeal.podcast 📽️ TikTok: / big.deal.pod MORE FROM CODIE SANCHEZ: 🎥 Youtube: / @codiesanchezct 📸 Instagram: / codiesanchez 📽️ TikTok: / realcodiesanchez OTHER THINGS WE DO: Free newsletter: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3XWLlZp Biz buying course: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3NhjGgN Resibrands: https://resibrands.com/ CT Capital: https://contrarianthinking.biz/4eRyGOk Main St Hold Co: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3YfGa8u Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We ended up signing the deal to sell the company on the single biggest drop in market history.
0:06.5	I'm so excited for this guest today.
0:08.5	He came from nothing and built not one company, but two companies, sold one for $250 million.
0:15.2	And then is building another one that I think is going to be worth even more than that first.
0:19.0	While I was in college, I started earning money with a bunch of side businesses making a million bucks before us 21.
0:25.3	What?
0:25.6	Were those like the Disney princess quizzes?
0:27.2	Very similar.
0:27.9	We got very soft, I think, as a culture for a while.
0:30.5	Our slack would be like someone who would post capitalism as a new colonialismist.
0:34.5	Like, you're not working in a coal mine.
0:36.3	Like, what do you want?
0:37.2	Like, you're not working in a coal mine. Like, what do you want? Like, better yogurt.
0:38.2	I raised about $70 million on Twitter. That's amazing. You can always tell after you start working
0:44.7	with someone if you're going to be good. You think Silicon Valley is kind of debt.
0:50.3	This is the Big Deal podcast, and I'm Cody Sanchez. I am so excited for this guest today. He is a friend. I actually invested in his company. But the most interesting part for you is that he came from nothing, came from India, all the way to the U.S. and built not one company, but two companies, sold one for $250 million, which is crazy, and then is building
1:12.8	another one that I think is going to be worth even more than the first. He shares what he would do
1:17.6	if he was going to build from scratch today. He shared how he can tell the difference between A
1:22.2	and B players. He shared what it takes to be young and hungry today and have the kind of success that he has.
1:28.7	And he also shares a lot of takes on what happens once you make a ton of money.
1:32.3	Also, there's some fun little stories in there about everybody from Mark Cuban to Naval Ravakant to the biggest names in Silicon Valley.
1:40.6	And so if you are building something today, you are going to want to listen to this.
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