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Private Lending (2) – What Did I Discover?

January 2, 2025 / 205

Last time I mentioned that after I switched jobs to the nearest bank from home, I started reading through the source files, studied the business sections and numbers to figure out how they make money. So, what did I discover?Before that, a little gossip had helped me a lot. I had just joined, and the management was constantly praising the bank’s stock performance, mentioning the shareholding structure. The bank was founded by a retiring lawyer many years ago, and after going public, there were still many shares, all of which would go to the founder’s only daughter in the future.... Continue reading

Private Lending (1) – How Did I Start?

January 2, 2025 / 225

Some of you might know that Legal Lending was my main passive income stream, which I shared previously. This series, however, is about the first successful passive income stream I found, even before Legal Lending. I’m still doing this, however, much less than before as the market has changed dramatically since then – this will be discussed during the final episode of this series.This goes back many years. At that time, I was still consulting, either flying to Europe or flying to the United States. It was a lot of fun, including hopping over to neighboring counties for weekend trips. Then, I got... Continue reading

IPO Hopeful 12 – Finale

December 31, 2024 / 176

Continuing from the last post, a few little things during the dinner also made me feel this market opportunity genuinely has strong demand. For instance, during the Q&A session, one attendee raised his hand after hearing about the revenue-sharing model with hotels. He mentioned he was once the youngest chairman of a publicly listed company in India (granted, that must have been many years ago—he didn’t look particularly young anymore 😂). He also had connections with many parent companies of luxury hotels and felt this model was something entirely new yet highly in demand. He expressed interest in discussing how... Continue reading

IPO Hopeful 11 – IPO Plan?

December 31, 2024 / 159

Continuing from the last post, I asked, “So, you mentioned that you guys are burning through 4M/year to hit the financial target and get ready for an IPO. What’s your plan for the next round of funding? Where do things stand now? What’s the current valuation? How long would one need to hold? What are the exit strategies, and what’s the expected return?”Kevin pulled up a financial forecast summary right away (the full version is in the video). Based on current revenue projections, it seems 2025 will break even. By the end of 2024, they expect 1.2M of revenue; in... Continue reading

IPO Hopeful 10 – Barrier to Entry?

December 31, 2024 / 169

Continuing from the last post, I asked, “Aren’t you worried that someone else might copy this model and steal those hotel contracts?”Kevin smiled and said, “Theoretically, anything is possible. But who would spend ten years finding and convincing the right people to assemble the right team, signing contracts with hotels and advertisers, burning through eight figures to develop a custom software system tailored for hotel operations, and then giving away hardware for free while sharing profits? Just getting the Hilton agreement took over 10 years of building trust and customizing our solution. Good luck to anyone trying to break into... Continue reading

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Private Lending (2) – What Did I Discover?

Private Lending (1) – How Did I Start?

IPO Hopeful 12 – Finale

IPO Hopeful 11 – IPO Plan?

IPO Hopeful 10 – Barrier to Entry?

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