The Money podcast, by best-selling author of “Money”, Rob Moore, will dive into how to make, manage and master money. How to know more, make more and give more....
From Zero to $400M with Shazam founder Dhiraj Mukherjee
SPONSOR: Direct Bullion. Download your free Guide to Gold Pensions Now. (plus get a special bonus).CLICK HERE NOW: https://robmoore.directbullion.com Rob speaks to Raj, the founder of Shazam, who sold his company to Apple for a reported $400 million. Raj talks about building Shazam, including the fact that it took 15 years to become profitable! From raising over $150 million across multiple funding rounds to navigating an 18 month exit process, Raj's gives his thoughts and experiences on entrepreneurship, investment philosophy, and leadership. KEY TAKEAWAYS Shazam took 15 years to reach profitability before selling to Apple for $400 million. Raj and his partners raised over $150 million across multiple funding rounds, showing the importance of investor patience and founder persistence in tech startups. When pitching to investors, focus on ‘magical thinking’ which is projecting your vision clearly until others believe it. Spend time having multiple conversations and look for investors who genuinely connect with your story. Building a successful exit takes time, Shazam's sale involved a nine month transaction period plus another nine months for regulatory approval. Clean, transparent deal structures are preferable to complexity. The most vital trait for entrepreneurs is being mentally fluid, knowing when to pivot, learning faster than the market by processing new information and paying attention to weak signals is essential. Leadership isn't about micromanagement but setting up problems for your team to solve rather than dictating solutions. This allows smarter team members to develop innovative approaches. BEST MOMENTS "I like to call myself a tech for good investor so I try to invest in companies which are aiming to make a difference in the world... It's very rewarding in the sense of intellectual stimulation. I'm not quite sure if it's going to be rewarding financially, the jury is out." "The market is constantly moving. You have new technology, new opportunities, competition, new products being launched. Your job as an entrepreneur is to learn faster than the market." "If you are a parent and your kid is starving, you're short of food, are you going to give up on that kid? Never. You'll do whatever it takes to keep that child alive. And that's what we had to do." VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter https://robmoore.com/podbooks rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Simon Arora | The Balance of Taxes and Entrepreneurship in the UK
SPONSOR: Direct Bullion. Download your free Guide to Gold Pensions Now. (plus get a special bonus).CLICK HERE NOW: https://robmoore.directbullion.com In this episode, Rob discusses the current state of capitalism in the UK through the lens of entrepreneurship and taxation with Simon Arora. Simon argues that the system works, but emphasises the need for a cohesive society supported by fair tax policies. KEY TAKEAWAYS There is a need for a cohesive society that balances economic growth with social responsibility. Investing and risking personal capital should be treated differently from earning a salary. The public sector could benefit from adopting productivity measures similar to those in the private sector. The current system may lack accountability and incentives for performance, leading to inefficiencies. Complacency and a lack of competitive drive have emerged in society, particularly among younger generations. BEST MOMENTS "The driving force isn't the personal wealth. The driving force is to achieve your potential and to be successful, to be the best you can be." "I made it my job to skate where the puck is going rather than where the puck is." "Life's not about taking the easy route. Life's not about being lazy." VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter https://robmoore.com/podbooks rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979
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Simon Arora | Working From Home is Unfair and Unproductive
SPONSOR: Direct Bullion. Download your free Guide to Gold Pensions Now. (plus get a special bonus).CLICK HERE NOW: https://robmoore.directbullion.com Rob and CEO of B&M Simon Arora talk about what it takes to be a valuable entrepreneur in a ‘sea’ of fakes on social media and why work ethic and realism matter. They also discuss the problems with working from home for businesses and individuals and why it can be unfair and unproductive. KEY TAKEAWAYS Realism is essential as an entrepreneur, there is no space for naivety. Working from home doesn’t allow for effective collaboration and learning from others. There will always be 10% of your workforce doing the bare minimum, how can this be managed if they work from home? BEST MOMENTS "Hard work matters” “If you’re going to fight against a big competitor you need energy and I’ve not been able to see that created from home” “The reality is it’s very hard for the senior leadership or your line manager to really know how hard you’re working” VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter https://robmoore.com/podbooks rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Do We Need Billionaires? Grant Cardone Reveals The Truth
SPONSOR: Direct Bullion. Download your free Guide to Gold Pensions Now. (plus get a special bonus).CLICK HERE NOW: https://robmoore.directbullion.com Rob and Grant Cardone talk about whether we need billionaires. They discuss the pros billionaires offer to the economy and society and what we can learn from them. Grant Cardone also shares why he wants to be a trillionaire one day, why he doesn’t pay income tax and why anyone could be a billionaire. KEY TAKEAWAYS Big institutions are making trillions of dollars, this is who the public should be focusing on rather than billionaires. We need people who take risks in society and billionaires are often being rewarded because they are the risk takers. Grant Cardone doesn’t pay income tax but he pays more than his fair share in employment and other taxes such as in property. There’s education in inequality, the billionaires play by a different set of rules than everyone else. People are rewarded for the value they create and make in the economy as we live in a capitalist society. BEST MOMENTS "Do we need billionaires? We need people who are going to take risks” “There are too many small companies and small thinking going on” “Don’t hate the player, don’t hate the game, learn the game, the game of the wealthy” “People are fairly rewarded for the value they make” VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter https://robmoore.com/podbooks rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Money isn't Scarce, Everything Else is with Peter McCormack
SPONSOR: Direct Bullion. Download your free Guide to Gold Pensions Now. (plus get a special bonus).CLICK HERE NOW: https://robmoore.directbullion.com Rob discusses the state of the UK financial system with journalist and podcaster Peter McCormack. They explore the government's alarming debt, the erosion of purchasing power and why Bitcoin might be the answer. Their conversation exposes uncomfortable truths about money that schools won't teach you and most media won't discuss. KEY TAKEAWAYS The UK government spends more servicing debt (£120 billion) than on education (£73 billion). This debt spiral is politically impossible to escape since no party can win an election by proposing austerity. Fiat currencies typically last about 90 years before collapsing. Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Lebanon, and Turkey demonstrate what happens when currencies fail. The UK and US may be headed toward similar fates. CBDCs represent a dystopian nightmare where governments could instantly freeze citizens' money. This surveillance state technology would make people slaves of the government rather than the other way around. Bitcoin offers a revolution through decentralised money that can't be controlled or debased by governments. It enables borderless transactions without intermediaries. In countries with failing currencies, people naturally gravitate toward better money. Citizens in Cambodia, Venezuela, and Argentina already prefer dollars or Bitcoin over their rapidly devaluing local currencies. Our current money system incentivises excessive consumption rather than saving. Bitcoin encourages more responsible spending by preserving value over time, potentially reducing wasteful industries like fast fashion. BEST MOMENTS "We are in a financial debt spiral. If the debt's not paid off, the debt's getting bigger and if the debt's getting bigger, it's going to drive more inflation, which is going to have a widening gap in society." "I am a Bitcoiner because for me it is a peaceful revolution. It is a way to educate the people around money, educate the people around government, and peacefully protest. I'm not picking up a pitchfork or a gun, I am sending a transaction to you." "What happens when the government makes a mistake with their allocation of capital? They hide it, they lie about it, they spin about it, and nothing. They tax us more. They are terrible allocators of capital." "When the money isn't scarce, everything else is. I hold Bitcoin because it's scarce. I have very high conviction in 10 years time, everything I've got in Bitcoin is going to be worth considerably more than it is now." VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter https://robmoore.com/podbooks rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK’s No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob’s official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Money podcast, by best-selling author of “Money”, Rob Moore, will dive into how to make, manage and master money. How to know more, make more and give more. How to save, invest and raise money. The story, history and psychology of money. The good, bad and naughty of money. Rob will use his experience of going from debt at 26, to becoming a millionaire by 31. Rob will call upon his contacts and interview millionaires, billionaires, economists and money masters from all walks of life. Rob will draw all his experience from starting from nothing, and building the huge podcast the “Disruptive Entrepreneur”, with his on the ground, real business experience. The Money podcast is for anyone who wants to make more money in a job, profession or passion, for money masters and money disasters. They say money doesn’t make you happy, Rob says “It does!”.
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