How I Built Companies That Make More Than $100M | Val Katayev interview

Val Katayev is a serial entrepreneur with $100M+ in profits & exits.

Today Val runs a diversified holding company.

Founded and led four successful companies to hyper-growth centered around digital media in display, mobile, music, search and data.

On this episode, PrivatEquityGuy & Val discuss:- building $10m and $100m businesses

- how to raise millions of dollars for an asset management firm

- what makes distribution type businesses so great

- how they built a peer-to-peer lending platform

- why friends reaching out to Val and giving him money to invest

- money, identity, happiness

Show Notes:00:00:00 - Intro00:01:08 - If you don’t work on your side-hustle on the weekend you don’t want it bad enough

00:03:00 - "I always knew I’m going to be successful"

00:07:20 - First successful company

00:08:30 - Where Val found business opportunities

00:09:43 - $9.5M in revenue; $8.5M in profit story

00:13:10 - Val’s current business: platform for independent fine jewelers

00:15:34 - Growing AUM from $5M to $500M in three years

00:27:20 - Diversify yourself when it comes to capital sources

00:31:55 - What Val looks when it comes to hiring talent

00:34:25 - Which tasks and responsibilities to delegate

00:36:00 - Most efficient way to build a $10m or $100m business

00:40:55 - Val’s relationship with money

00:49:40 - Why did he join The Hampton

00:52:00 - It’s OK to ask help on Twitter

00:52.55 - Val in year 2040

00:57:40 - Val hopes the clock really stops ticking haha

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