4. You are an accountant, several business owners are millionaires, you are not. How do you communicate?

Simple answer is you communicate the same way as you would anyone else.  Money is a funny thing and defined by several different perspectives.  In our society, money is identified as the reward for success and often times it is from a business perspective, unfortunately it does not buy happiness.  As a matter of fact, I can remember the first millionaires that I met.  They seemed interesting and had all the trappings of success and frequently I think that was a major part of their personal identity.

This week I had a lunch meeting with a person that is likely a billionaire.  As a matter of fact, this was the first time I knowingly met a billionaire.  The conversation was nebulous and very abstract.  It was odd from the perspective, he was out of date with reality and technology, however, he told me that he understood how a trillion dollars acted and worked in the vertical that he has had successes.  Moreover, he told me that several people in business do not understand what and how a trillion dollars acts in a marketplace.  He is focused on the counter-initiative nature of a multi-trillion dollar industry vertical and how the companies and competitors work in unconventional transactions.

My job, be a CFO and watch the upside and downside risks of one of his portfolio companies.

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