MI111: You Don't Have to Go Big w/ Andrew Gazdecki

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 14:14 - Why Andrew decided to still go to college despite his apparent disinterest in school 20:14 - What MicroAcquire is and what Andrew’s goal is with this company 30:44 - How to focus on one thing as an entrepreneur and how to determine what that one thing should be 39:29 - Why VC-backed companies generally get all the news coverage and what Andrew is doing to change this 49:35 - What it means to “build in public” and why Andrew has chosen to go this route And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Get more FREE content from Robert Get a FREE audiobook from Audible Read the 9 Key Steps to Effective Personal Financial Management Check out our Investing Starter Packs about business and finance Check out our Investing Starter Packs about real estate Eric Ries’ book The Lean Startup Pat Flynn’s book Will It Fly? Chris Guillebeau’s book Born for This The Shark’s book Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business All of Robert’s favorite books SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Fiscal.AI Read this episode’s transcript and full show notes on our website. Connect with Andrew: Website | Twitter | LinkedIn Connect with Robert: Website | Twitter | Instagram HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

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0:00.0	You're listening to TIP.
0:02.3	I just want entrepreneurs to win.
0:04.1	If you're venture back, bootstrapped, if you're public, if you're on Mars, whatever
0:10.3	whatever you're doing.
0:11.6	Like, I just want you to win.
0:13.0	I want all entrepreneurs to win.
0:14.4	And so in today's episode, I chat with Andrew Gazdecki about what microacquire is, how he built it,
0:24.2	and what his goal is with the company, how he thinks about smaller bootstrap companies
0:29.1	versus large venture-backed ones that are trying to be worth billions of dollars, why VC-backed
0:34.7	companies generally get all the news coverage and what Andrew is doing to change this,
0:38.8	and a bunch more.
0:40.6	Andrew has been an entrepreneur for longer than he can remember.
0:43.9	He likes to build stuff, mostly companies, and tries to tell a story that goes beyond what the
0:48.2	company does to how it's changing markets.
0:51.3	He started two companies, business apps and altcoin.io, that have both been
0:56.5	acquired. Today, Andrew is the CEO of Microacquire, which is the only platform connecting
1:02.4	startup buyers and sellers anonymously. In 2014, his company was listed as the number two
1:08.5	fastest growing company in San Francisco by Inc. 500,
1:11.8	and in 2017, he was featured in Inc. Magazine's 30 under 30 entrepreneurs.
1:16.6	I originally gravitated towards Andrew's content because he and I see eye to eye on a business
1:22.9	philosophy that not a lot of people really talk about.
1:26.4	Everyone seems to be focused on building the largest,
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