Eyes that look are common but Eyes that see are Few a story by Shaquille Oneal

 



"I was in China when the doorbell rang at my house in Atlanta. I answered from my phone and thought this... this is the future."

I needed a home security system. The first company quoted me $80,000. I said no.

The second? $65,000. Still no.

Then one day at Best Buy, I spotted a little device called Ring. Simple. Affordable. I installed it myself. Forgot all about it Until it rang.

I was halfway across the world and yet from my phone I could see and talk to the person at my door. That’s when I knew: this wasn’t just a gadget. This was something big.

I tracked down the founder at a tech conference and told him:

“I’m Shaquille O’Neal. I want to invest in your company. And you're going to pay me to promote it.”

We shook hands. The deal was done. One year later, Jeff Bezos bought Ring for $1 billion.

I didn’t walk away with the whole pie but I was there from the start. It wasn’t luck, It was awareness and Observation.

Sometimes, the biggest opportunities don’t wear suits  they hang on shelves in small boxes.

 

Shaquille O’Neal on how he became an early investor in Ring, the doorbell that changed home security.


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