You’ve got a huge pile of money and you are looking to make it grow by investing in a business. There are hundreds of thousands of potential businesses that you could invest in. Think about the return that you would like to get on that money. A percentage dividends annually? Double the value of your equity in 3 years? Whatever it may be, you will be considering whether or not a potential business is going to reach that financial goal you have with your pile of money.

Now, forget about all your hard work and attachments: Would you buy your own business? The weeks and months following my experience on Shark Tank, I realized that I would NOT buy my own business. Why? Because the return wasn’t there. At least, how it was at the time.

That hard reality completely changed the way I viewed my business and set fire to a growth pattern that is making it a worthwhile investment.
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