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Early investor whose $50K became $1M

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A $50K check turned into $1M — and the investor's best news the day his first kid was born

Moiz called early investor Wei Guo to sign sale docs; Wei had texted asking if it was urgent because his wife had just given birth to his first child. Learning his $50K became $1M, he said it was the best news he'd gotten all day. Moiz still found life barely changed despite owning ~90% of the company.

So I call him up. I was like, we turned your $50K to $1 million. And he's like, fuck, this is awesome. You know, every— he's like, all these people in China told me I didn't understand American consumers. I'm gonna go back to them and show them this deal. Fuck them.
EP 10 · 1:02:52 · MOIZ ALI
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