Richie Romero on Learning from Pain and Building Identity Richie Romero opens up about his early life, growing up in Queens, and how television shaped his moral compass more than traditional family dynamics. He shares how pain—physical, emotional, and financial—became his greatest teacher. From enduring chronic health issues to watching
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t isn’t exactly a book you’d find trending on TikTok or sitting on a freshman dorm desk next to protein powder and a PS5 controller. But Jim Collins’ classic business book has a wild amount of wisdom packed in
Starting a business sounds exciting until you’re knee-deep in chaos and “The Hard Thing About Hard Things” starts to feel less like a book and more like your daily planner. Written by Ben Horowitz, this book doesn’t hold your hand or sugarcoat what it’s like to lead a company. It’s
Eric Ries didn’t write The Lean Startup for people who like following manuals. He wrote it for folks who like building new ones. If you’re a founder, rising executive, or just someone who can’t stand wasting time and money on ideas that stall, this one’s worth your eyeballs. It’s not
Starting a business feels exciting, right? But also a little terrifying. You’ve got this idea burning in your head, but now comes the money part. That’s where Rich Dad Poor Dad quietly sneaks into the picture. Not as a rulebook, not as a perfect plan, but as a mindset-changer. If
In this episode of the Founders Journey podcast, we sit down with Jack Krupey to trace the winding path that took him from a small town in New Jersey to building a real estate investment career shaped by resilience, experimentation, and adaptability. We start by learning about Jack’s early years