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The entrepreneur profit problem.
Everyone obsesses over making it, nobody discusses spending it

Yo,
Most entrepreneurs obsess over building their business, but rarely talk about what they actually do with the money once it starts flowing.
So here's my investment philosophy for Pinkberg.
Pretty much all profit goes back into the business…
And no, none of it goes into diversified portfolios, real estate, or crypto.
Solely into the business.
More specifically, into the team.
Employee salaries, bonuses, health insurance, 401k matching, gym memberships.
But my own annual salary, though? Embarrassingly low.
I pay myself almost nothing monthly because every bill that doesn't go to keeping the lights on goes to making the team's lives better.
The core philosophy here is very simple…
“Invest in making the business better, because that's the only way you keep growing.”
When you're solo, all the profit is yours, do whatever you want with it.
But once you have a team, everything changes completely.
Happy employees mean better work, better work means happier clients, and happier clients mean more revenue.
More revenue means less work for you as the founder.
And THAT… it compounds over time.
Here's what doesn't compound though…
Buying a Urus to "avoid taxes" while your employees are underpaid and quitting.
I see that constantly…
"Buy this SUV and write it off!"
Meanwhile their team is miserable, clients are churning, and growth stalled.
So when it comes to building a well-operating business, don't be Scrooge McDuck hoarding gold…
And please don't be the guy buying luxury cars while your team gets nothing.
Reinvest in what got you here.
Make the business better.
-Jackson