Stop chasing flips. Start building equity.
At 40+ you shouldn't be asking "wen moon" on a $500k check. You should be asking for board seats and long-term equity stakes.
Younger founders pitch you? Don't ask when your bag 40xs. Ask for ownership. Ask for the 10-year blueprint. If it checks out, negotiate equity not exit multiples.
In boardrooms stop hunting the next 5x. Hunt ownership. That's how you actually exit. That's how you leave something behind.
Goal by 50: sit on 3-4 boards minimum.
I'm 35 and already planning this way. Not waiting till 40 to figure it out.
Opportunities fade. Equity compounds. Legacy is built on ownership not trades.
At 40+ you shouldn't be asking "wen moon" on a $500k check. You should be asking for board seats and long-term equity stakes.
Younger founders pitch you? Don't ask when your bag 40xs. Ask for ownership. Ask for the 10-year blueprint. If it checks out, negotiate equity not exit multiples.
In boardrooms stop hunting the next 5x. Hunt ownership. That's how you actually exit. That's how you leave something behind.
Goal by 50: sit on 3-4 boards minimum.
I'm 35 and already planning this way. Not waiting till 40 to figure it out.
Opportunities fade. Equity compounds. Legacy is built on ownership not trades.