Stephen Olmon
@stephenolmon
I start, buy, and invest in businesses with friends.
A phrase I’ve been saying a lot Talent wins Are there outlier scenarios? Sure. I’m betting big on amassing the most talented team I can construct in my businesses
Negativity is poison Unbridled optimism doesn’t help either Aim for the middle
Honestly if you ever feel like everyone’s ahead of you… go outside and touch some grass. Sit in a coffee shop. People watch. Make small talk with strangers. Go visit a small town. Real life is so much quieter and simpler than the internet.
haley and I have now raised over $6 million for St. Jude in 39 days! 😭❤️ 11 days to go until we've visited all 50 states!
consider yourself very lucky to get these calls
the goal of life is to be excited to go to work and excited to go home
Just bought a business? Your #1 priority isn’t KPIs or dashboards. It’s cash. For the first 30–90 days, forget the spreadsheets and focus on: • What’s coming in • What’s going out • When it happens Master your cash and everything else gets easier.
I’m known for having Do Not Disturb on (Whisper voice) It’s intentional
Never carry a business debit card. Recently lost mine on a work trip. Someone racked up >$8k of expenses in 2 days. Gas stations, Home Depot, boot store, etc. I reported the charges immediately and found out I have no recourse. Consumer protections don’t apply.
Had the chance to hang with @AggiesToday Super impressed! I was doing *nothing at 20 years old, big vision + opportunities ahead.
Just turned 20. Here are my 20 takeaways... 1. AI is going to be the single most important technology humans have ever created. 2. Don't make other people's goals your own. Think deeply about what you want and use first-principles thinking to achieve it. 3. Read books,…
Seeking Capital: We currently have an off market portfolio of 7 Auto Repair shops in a major Texas market. $9.5M purchase price $6m Conventional Loan $3m Seller Note $500k Equity Injection Purchasing 7 repair store op cos, 3 CRE sites, and 1 option to buy a 4th building at a…
I recently came across a father of five children who is trying to build a business using his skills as a woodsmith. He builds high-quality wooden swords. @TheMiddleborne needs to sell 25 swords per month to cover his family expenses and turn a profit. He has been struggling to…
I’m just gutted for these families along with families of others that are missing / died. Multiple friend of friend connects to these missing girls, just awful. Mercy.
Lila Bonner, Eloise Peck, Hadley Hanna, Kellyanne Lytal, Lainey Landry, Janie Hunt, Renee Smajstrla, Cile Steward, Virginia Hollis, Margaret Sheedy, Molly Dewitt, Anna Margaret Bellows, Blakely McCrory, Mary Grace Baker, Linnie McCown are missing in Texas Camp Mystic in flood