Even before I knew the word entrepreneurship, I was spotting inefficiencies.

3 Jan 2026 · 0 min

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A short YouTube transcript excerpt in which Dan Novaes recounts a childhood anecdote from Brazil about spotting inefficiencies and monetizing them — selling Playboys by the page at age ~12, getting suspended from school, and earning nearly $1,000. A second speaker provides a promotional CTA at the end.

Even before I knew what the word entrepreneurship was like, the first area of inefficiency that I'd focus on was like, you know, in Brazil, I'm like 12 at the time, right? And Brazil, it's like you go to the newsstands and I just buy Playboys and I'd sell on a per page basis. And I got suspended from school, but I made, like, almost 1,000 bucks doing that. I didn't even know what the word entrepreneurship was. So I would always just look at these inefficiencies. So I think I'm wired that way.
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