“We never paid ourselves… all going into future acquisitions and improvements… I take a very modest salary”
Acquiring Minds · Side Hustle Acquisition to $5m in Revenue
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reinvested all earnings back into the business and took only a modest salary, using his day-job income to fund growth
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“Let's say we earn 10%. Let's say inflation is 3%. If I only spend 7% of the return, I'll leave 3% to be reinvested... I've assumed a real return of 4.15% (3.5% income and 4% capital growth)”
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Stuart Weems
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Business model10% nominal return, 3% inflation, 7% spend rate, 4.15% real returnShare this moment
“I was happy to give equity and a modest salary so we could all live and grow the business.”
“I took the money from that drop and reinvested into the company… wholesale accounts like Selfridges would place an order, you get a deposit, you use that money and you keep reinvesting”