Codie SanchezFounder @ Contrarian Thinking

Ashton Kutcher is worth $250,000,000?!

9 Jun 2023 · 1 min

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A short YouTube commentary by Codie Sanchez arguing that Ashton Kutcher amassed large wealth (claimed ~$250M) not from acting but from long-term tech investing and by keeping "skin in the game." The speaker cites a 13-year investing horizon, participation in early rounds of companies like OpenAI, Uber, Airbnb, Spotify, and Warby Parker, and notes a recent $243 million fundraise completed in five weeks. The video frames "skin in the game" as the distinguishing strategy that allows Kutcher to stop taking acting paychecks.

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June 9, 2023.

13 years.

$243 million raised in five weeks.

OpenAI, Uber, Airbnb, Spotify, and Warby Parker.

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Ashton Kutcher is supposedly worth more than 250 mil. But if you think he made it from that 70s show, you'd be wrong and probably old like me. This actor never needs to take money for a role again because over the past 13 years, Kutcher did one thing differently. Skin in the game. He took his cash from every episode, quietly started learning and investing in tech. He met this guy called guy who knew deals and entertainment, and this guy Ron, who's a billionaire, who knew investing and turned his millions into hundreds of millions by putting his own money on the Wal. This year, Ashton raised a new fund, $243 million in five weeks. Maybe because he was in OpenAI, Uber, Airbnb, Spotify, and Warby Parker. Skin in the game is the difference between riches and high paid jobs and the ability to never have to take another one if you don't want to.