Sanchez: Do not use angel investing to build early wealth
Codie Sanchez · How to Think About Angel Investing · Apr 25, 2022 · at 7:27
Codie Sanchez, founder of Contrarian Thinking, discusses personal finance order of operations and angel investing strategy with Morning Brew co-founder Alex Lieberman.
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“In fact, it's why I don't think that most people should angel invest until they have some money. Like, I do not think angel investing is the way to become rich or wealthy early. Like you need to maximize your earnings. You need to get cashflow because you don't want to go to angel investing hungry. You need to be like, I'm full. And like, these are bets that I'm going to take on top of my full plate.”
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