{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Startup Ideas Podcast","title":"My 2024 Year in Review","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0c8ffea7\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3339,"description":"My comprehensive year in review covering personal achievements, business developments, and investment strategies in 2024. I share a detailed breakdowns of my wealth allocation, business portfolio performance, and social media growth. The review emphasizes a shift toward business simplification, increased focus on AI and technology integration, and the importance of building sustainable, scalable ventures.\nTimestamps:\n00:00 - Intro\n01:38 Biggest wins\n05:54 Biggest losses and lessons\n11:47 - Q&A from social media\n18:00 - Growth across social platforms\n25:00 - Wealth breakdown and investments\n33:03 - Business updates\n48:16 - Productivity gains\n50:48 - New insights and learnings\nKey Points:\n• Personal milestone of having first child and significant net worth achievement\n• Business portfolio performance across Late Checkout Agency, Boring Marketing, and other ventures\n• Portfolio breakdown: 75% stocks, 16% private equity, 7% real estate, 2% crypto\n• Platform growth across YouTube (11K to 146K subscribers), X/Twitter (361K to 420K followers)\n• Strategic shift toward simplification and focus on building \"skyscrapers, not strip malls\"\n1) BIG WINS 2024:\n• Had a baby \n• Started lifting consistently (+15-20 lbs muscle)\n• Grew podcast into major platform\n• Hit personal net worth milestone\n2) Portfolio breakdown (fascinating):\n• 75% stocks\n• 16% private equity\n• 7% real estate\n• 2% crypto\nTop holdings:\n• 10% Berkshire\n• 10% SPY\n• 8% Apple\n• 7% Amazon\n3) Business Updates:\nLate Checkout Agency (LCA):\n• Found their niche: AI interfaces + community products\n• Booked solid with major brands\n• Started taking equity deals with billion-dollar companies\n Boring Marketing & Boring Ads:\n• Both crushing it\n• $100M+ in ad spend managed\n• 76 meetings booked in next few weeks\n• Unbundling tools for DIY customers\n• Created Boring Holdings umbrella company\n5) Key productivity unlocks:\n• Switched to Yerba Mate for afternoon energy\n• Simplified from Notion to Apple Notes\n• Using Things app for...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/FKoXr5OLiZdOYfReDgptI8VuMi2SbzeIX0KekbZtrjo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NWZj/ZDMxZTIzNGQ1MTAx/NDk3OGFlNTQ2OGQ3/MGZiYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}