Alex Hormozi: Why He's Trying To Make More Money & How He's Doi…
About This Episode
Alex Hormozi joins the podcast to discuss the inner workings of Acquisition.com and the strategic value of building a massive personal brand to fuel proprietary deal flow. The conversation explores the transition from tactical business execution to long-term wealth compounding, emphasizing the importance of hiring elite talent and building high-performance cultures. Hormozi also reveals his personal philosophies on lifestyle optimization, the "infinite game" of business, and his shift toward majority investments for greater operational control.
Episode Description
Show Notes
- 04:00- Upsides and Downsides of being famous
- 10:45- Status of Acquisition
- 31:55- Regrets about selling
- 41:30- Why do people get mega rich?
- 58:20- Who do you admire?
- 01:04:40- Secrets of successful marriages
- 01:13:30- What products/brands are you obsessed with?
- 01:18:10- What are you doing with your money?
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- * Acquisition
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Key Takeaways
Scale your business by recruiting specialists who have already successfully managed the specific growth phase you are entering, such as hiring a controller with experience scaling from $1M to $3M in monthly revenue.
Transition from a tactician to a strategist by learning how to use non-personally guaranteed debt to de-risk personal capital while maintaining significant equity upside.
Implement a management system centered on immediate praise rather than punishment to build a high-retention culture that out-compounds competitors in the long term.