Earlier this year, I got the opportunity of a lifetime.

@agazdecki, @shaanvp, and a group of investors gave me $100k to buy a startup.

I bought a business from @microacquire, and now I& #39;m going to grow it.

Here& #39;s the story of how it happened, and what& #39;s coming next https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">
It all started when Andrew DM& #39;d Shaan with an idea made of solid gold.

Andrew owns http://MicroAcquire.com"> http://MicroAcquire.com  - and wanted to give a business away to someone in Shaan& #39;s audience.

Great PR for Andrew, Shaan gets a viral idea, and they both help a hustler.

Win-win-win. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥇" title="Goldmedaille" aria-label="Emoji: Goldmedaille">
Shaan tweeted it, and in typical @ShaanVP style, it blew up.

Folks were lining up to pitch in $5-10k to give a business to a young entrepreneur. https://twitter.com/ShaanVP/status/1346532322871398400?s=20">https://twitter.com/ShaanVP/s...
This was a perfect chance for me to do something ridiculously cool & learn a lot along the way. Maybe learn more than getting an MBA. (h/t @jakobgreenfeld)

I HAD to try for it, even though I didn& #39;t think I& #39;d win in a million years.
I decided to shoot my shot. I tweeted at Andrew & Shaan.

But... I knew 95% of people would stop there. After all, it& #39;s all that they asked for.

I knew if I wanted to even have a chance, I had to do more.

A lot more. https://twitter.com/TheDanielMitch/status/1346555866783379456?s=20">https://twitter.com/TheDaniel...
So... I searched far and wide to find email addresses for Andrew, Shaan, and every investor that responded in the thread.

I made them a quick deck to tell them I was the right choice.

And I sent off dozens of pitch decks within hours of Shaan’s tweet.
The next day, @agazdecki responded saying that he "liked the hustle."

(That was a relief, considering I just invaded his personal email.)

Then a few days later... BOOM. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💥" title="Symbol für eine Kollision" aria-label="Emoji: Symbol für eine Kollision">

Andrew told me I was a finalist.

Just needed a goal line punch. That& #39;s not too hard, right Pete Carroll?
Tough interview? Nope.

Resume scrutiny? Nope.

All they did was ask me a simple question.

"How will you grow the business? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht">

I was too close to fail now.

So, I knew I had to make another effort and do something most people wouldn& #39;t.
They looked at my site... and picked me! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤯" title="Explodierender Kopf" aria-label="Emoji: Explodierender Kopf">

Andrew made my day with his email.

Shaan even shouted me out in his newsletter and said my site was "better than 99.9% of job apps."

I earned the chance of a lifetime. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤩" title="Vom Star geblendet" aria-label="Emoji: Vom Star geblendet">

And just got some amazing mentors (even more valuable, IMO).
It& #39;s a cool story that ends happily, so I& #39;m grateful to be at the center of it.

But it& #39;s just the beginning and I& #39;m just getting started.

We ended up buying a killer Shopify app called Sold Stock with:
- $22k ARR
- 90% profit
- huge upside

And I& #39;m building in public. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛠" title="Hammer und Schraubenschlüssel" aria-label="Emoji: Hammer und Schraubenschlüssel">
TAKEAWAY: Shoot your shot (over and over and over) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚀" title="Rakete" aria-label="Emoji: Rakete">

If you see something you want, give it a try.

You WILL lose. A lot.

But all you need is for ONE to work. So keep trying!

Persistent optimism is lost on basically everyone. So let it be your competitive advantage.
Want proof?

Just a few weeks earlier, I sent Shaan 2¢ to get his attention when he was hiring.

He tweeted my trick. But I never heard from him about the job.

(Not that I blame him. @benmlevy is THE man for the job https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😤" title="Triumphierendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Triumphierendes Gesicht">)

But I didn& #39;t quit there. https://twitter.com/ShaanVP/status/1307151847245795330?s=20">https://twitter.com/ShaanVP/s...
If you want to learn with me while I grow a Sold Stock, gimme a follow @TheDanielMitch.

I also tweet about building startups, impactful tech, and tactics for lifelong learning.

My next thread will be about why we chose Sold Stock and what I learned during the acquisition. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💸" title="Geld mit Flügeln" aria-label="Emoji: Geld mit Flügeln">
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