Huber: Most Local Wealth Comes from Boring Businesses, Not Tech
Nick Huber · The $1,000/Day boring business anyone can start tomorrow · Apr 16, 2025 · at 1:42
Nick Huber ('Mr. Sweaty Startup') speaks with Greg Isenberg about wealth creation through unglamorous service businesses versus high-risk tech startups.
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“The wealthy people that I know, the wealthy people in my town the ones with giant beach houses in the outer banks and private jets at the local airport, almost all of them did something boring underground utilities, a surveying company, HVAC business, you know, a developer, real estate developer.”
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