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  • The title of this video might seem like its a click bait, but it's not, because we are

  • actually going to look at a practical way to become a billionaire.

  • But to answer our question, we have to figure out what do all billionaires have in common.

  • They have built monopolies in their respective industries.

  • The process of making a monopoly is pretty much the same in every industry,

  • So, today we will take a look on how to build a monopoly!

  • Of course, you probably won't be able to monopolize the gasoline market as John Rockefeller did

  • over a hundred years ago, because the competition is fierce, and competing against nations with

  • more oil reserves is a recipe for disaster.

  • However, if you careful build your way up, you might stand a chance to monopolize at

  • least a niche in any other industry.

  • Competition is good for customers, but it sucks for businesses.

  • For example, ford had a revenue of 156 billion dollars in 2017, but its net income was only

  • 7.6 billion, while facebook who has monopolized social media made over twice that amount (15.6

  • billion) with a significantly smaller revenue 40.6 billion dollars.

  • Wait for a second, aren't monopolies are illegal?

  • Yes, they are.

  • But You have to be a fool to appear like you are a monopoly.

  • A good strategy would be to acquire your competitors silently as if you have nothing to do with

  • them or get into different industries as if you a tiny fish in a vast ocean.

  • We all know Amazon as an online retailer, but behind the scenes, it has purchased over

  • 70 other companies that you never heard of, they appear like they are competing in entirely

  • different industries, but they all serve amazon 's objective for world dominance.

  • If no one can give you a small loan of a million dollar, don't worry, to build a monopoly,

  • it's better to start small.

  • You don't want to think big, Your job is to dominate a small tiny niche where everyone

  • would come to you for that.

  • If you merely improve an existing product or service, your neighbors will duplicate

  • that the next day, so that won't work unless you significantly improve the quality and

  • lower your prices such as standard oil.

  • So, your best option is to provide a solution to a problem that people aren't even aware

  • of.

  • For example, We were perfectly fine before the existence of youtube, but today its an

  • essential part of our life.

  • When Amazon started, they didn't aim to sell everything to everyone online but focused

  • on shipping books.

  • Once the idea proved itself, they began selling a bunch of other things.

  • However, you have to keep in mind that your idea should be scalable since the beginning.

  • If your business won't get stronger as it grows bigger, you re doomed to fail.

  • For example, for a wallmart to get new customers, they will have to spend millions to build

  • another store but for Amazon, it costs almost nothing, and a new customer is simply few

  • clicks away.

  • And that's the case with every other monopoly that exists (google, facebook, ber).

  • They only get stronger and efficient as their number of users grow.

  • Their power lies on their scalability because that's what prevents new competitors to take

  • over them.

  • However, Becoming a monopoly isn't as difficult as staying a monopoly.

  • Many have conquered industries and rose to the top, but lost their innovative spirit

  • along the way, so were brought down by new rivals.

  • That's why you should acquire your potential competitors while they are still small like

  • facebook does.

  • Instagram had all the chances to break Facebook's monopoly, but Facebook gave them an offer,

  • they couldn't refuse.

  • The same thing happened to WhatsApp and messenger.

  • In case, if your competitors aren't willing to work with you, you should shut them down

  • while you still can.

  • Otherwise, your downfall might be on a horizon.

  • When snapshot refused facebook's offer, Facebook turned Instagram into a snapshot

  • killer, and its valuation is falling ever since.

  • John Rockefeller would invite his competitors and show them his books so that they could

  • see he can operate longer at a loss than they can survive and then make them an offer they

  • will have to accept.

  • With these 3 rules in your mind, you can start your journey of building a monopoly.

  • So, which industry would you, let me know in the comments below.

  • Let's see who has the best idea.

  • And that's it for this video, give this video a huge like if you have enjoyed this video

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  • Thanks for watching and I will catch you in the next one.

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