How Dan Abbate Built Wealth by Working Less and Thinking Bigger

01/07/2025 53 min Episodio 32
How Dan Abbate Built Wealth by Working Less and Thinking Bigger

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In this powerful episode, Joel reconnects with longtime friend Dan Abbate — an entrepreneur, philosopher, investor, and all-around fascinating human. They dive deep into entrepreneurship, long-term thinking, mindset, AI, personal growth, private equity, and why Dan thinks centralization is the enemy of innovation. 👀🔥 What you'll hear in this episode:    - Dan’s unusual education journey (college at 15, Harvard, Edinburgh, and more)    - How philosophy helps him win in business    - Lessons from advising over 100 entrepreneurs    - How his fund, CLOteen Capital, helps scale real-world investments    - The importance of time horizons in decision-making    - The mental shift that 10x’d his net worth while reducing his workload    - Government overreach, Covid, decentralization, and why gas prices are                    actually a brilliant economics lesson    - OnlyFans business model brilliance (yes, really)    - His Guinness World Record for the world's biggest hot dog 🌭💡 Whether you’re a business builder, a thinker, a curious human, or someone wanting to level up your mindset — you’ll get wisdom bombs, real talk, and a few laughs from two guys who've been through it.📌 Mentioned in the episode:    CLOteen Capital Fund: https://cloteencapital.com    Dan’s IG: @thebigda    BigHotDog.com (yep, it's real) 🌭🔁 Share this with a friend who's into entrepreneurship, startups, private equity, mindset, or just a good old honest convo.👇 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more meaningful content.Send us a textCheck out our videos and short-form content on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@JoelGandara31 Days to Become a Better Man - Challenge Course - Level Up in All Areas of Your Lifehttps://31dailychallenges.com/

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