Inside the mind of a serial business builder - E-commerce, affordable housing, to personal empire

Colors of Web3 & Entrepreneurship

Dive into the vibrant world of entrepreneurship in the 15th episode of Colors of Web3 & Entrepreneurship featuring the dynamic serial entrepreneur, George Yu. In this thought-provoking conversation, we explore George's journey from his early days running WindPouch to building a formidable real estate solving affordable housing in the US, and his plan to form his own empire with his own back-office team. Discover the secrets of success, the importance of people and having a team, and the mindset that propels an entrepreneur to great heights.

⌛ Timestamps

00:00:00 Episode Intro

00:00:20 Lam's brief introduction about the show

00:00:41 George's self-introduction

00:02:02 George's upbringing in an Asian immigrant family 00:06:10 His early entrepreneurship endeavors

00:08:10 His perspective on moving abroad and why learning languages are important in life

00:10:58 Why did he decide to drop out of college in his senior year

00:14:57 George's hobbies outside of work

00:16:03 His take on why he wants to monetize his life so he can continue traveling

00:18:12 His appearance on season 8 of Shark Tank when he was running WindPouch

00:21:53 His plan for financial independence after he sold WindPouch

00:24:56 The opportunities that he sees living in the US

00:26:22 His shiny-object syndrome and why he wants to venture into new areas/industries

00:28:57 How he discovered the problem of affordable housing in the US

00:32:50 His take on ikigai, or living purpose, or plan de vida (plan of life)

00:34:04 How he cultivates his mind and the need for having a back-office team in running multiple businesses

00:37:34 Why he wants to have his own back-office team to buy back time

00:39:03 His plan for the future as a visionary and a 0-to-1 guy

00:42:01 The teams that he manages at the moment

00:43:56 Why discovering what you enjoy doing is important 00:45:59 His take on the future of the real estate industry 00:48:05 Why money is necessary before one can start helping people

00:49:36 His take on the Web3/crypto industry

00:52:35 Whether he wants to become a Shark Tank some day 00:54:29 Advice for entrepreneurs

00:58:36 Where people can follow George Yu

00:59:13 Episode outro

Follow George and his company:

George's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgeyu08/ George's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realgeorgeyu His YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@justdoyu

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