“We throw 42 events a year… that's my most active business… investors come from… donations to charity come from booking me as a speaker.”

Dan Fleischman · Moneywise · He's Worth $50M and Spends $110K a Month on a Zoo That Makes $0

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Hosts 42 live Elevator Events per year, using them as the primary source of deal flow, speaker fees, and charitable donations

42 events per year

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