Hey guys, it's Gary Vay, Nerd Chuck, and this is the GaryVee audio experience.

Okay, you were just in there giving your talk. Yes.

I'm proud of that, you're sharing your story. You're an immigrant in the US.

So what do you think the status is of the American Dream today?

I think it's massively alive and well. You know, I think, as a matter of fact,

I think the internet being at scale today has compounded the opportunity.

When I see a lot of people who feel like the political climate, for example,

is suppressing a female or a minority, I always try to remind them like,

look, this is the best time ever, the internet doesn't care what you look like.

You can go direct to consumer with your offering, nobody needs to be in your way.

And so I would argue that this is the greatest time so much so that as an early stage investor,

I've actually stopped investing because everybody now is a founder and a startup entrepreneur,

and the supply and demand of actual good operators has scared me so much.

And it's a little bit of a guest game, and I don't know who's a real entrepreneur and who's a fake one,

but I would tell you that it is extremely alive and well.

So when you say you stopped investing, is that just for the time being?

Yes.

Okay. Absolutely. I just think things are inflated. I think every kid that goes to Penn,

who has an idea, thinks her company is worth $6 million, and I think that's scary.

And so this is not 2006-70 when I was investing in Facebook and Tumblr and Twitter.

This is a, we're the uber of house cleaning, but I've never built a business in my life.

I was probably going to go work at Bain and Rakinsi, but now because of this gold rush,

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