#21 Venezuelan Immigrant to American Tech Titan w/ Jose Vargas, Entrepreneur and Investor

Check out https://www.DitchDiggerCEO.com/ for this week's TOP 8 Business Growth strategies and subscribe to our newsletter to download Gary’s 13 Keys to Creating a Multi-Million Dollar Business. Follow us on Instagram @DitchDiggerCEO (https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerceo/) for more helpful Business Growth tips. Our goal is to inspire everyone to start their own business and help you grow it to millions or even billions in value so if you feel any benefit from this episode please let us know by leaving an iTunes review, sharing this episode on social media and emailing a link to anyone you think would also find benefit here. Thank you. "Human Capital Leads to Innovation Which Creates Wealth" - Jose Vargas Our guest this week is Jose Vargas. He is a serial entrepreneur and investor, building and growing technology companies for over 18 years. Former co-founder of AutoWeb (acquired by Autobytel), BlueKite (acquired by Xoom Corporation/PayPal), MedicareSupplement.com (acquired by Tranzact), BrokersWeb (acquired by VantageMedia) and MailCreations.com (acquired by Livedoor). Currently board member at PeopleFund a technology VC, HealthCare.com and AutoWeb NASDAQ [AUTO]. Jose lives in Miami with his wife and children and is an active member of the Young President Organization (YPO) and supporter of a number of philanthropic efforts. 4:36 Jose’s background- from Venezuela to the States and beyond. 10:08 What happened to Venezuela? The impact of socialist regimes. 22:04 Starting businesses- it’s all about trial and error. 36:30 Mergers and Acquisitions. 44:00 After the first success- dealing with fear. 47:40 Experiencing NY young and rich. 48:40 Working on HealthCare.com. 58:50 Seed investing- People Funding. 1:06:50 Getting great at exiting- How to know when you’re ready to sell. 1:12:00 Important mentors and helping others grow. 1:22:00 Jose’s core values- a discussion on karma. 1:23:53 The success Jose is most proud of. 1:25:23 Are there any other places in the world which offer the same opportunities for success as the USA? 1:25:50 The most important book to Jose. 1:28:20 Quinton’s True Takeaways To take a look at some of the books mentioned by Jose, click on the links below! Be My Guest The Philosophy of Spinoza Awaken The Giant Within Mastery FIVE SUPREME SECRETS OF LIFE For more information on PeopleFund, click here. Connect with Gary Rabine and DDCEO:  Visit the DDCEO PODCAST  Visit the DDCEO BLOG Like DDCEO on Facebook Follow DDCEO on Twitter Follow DDCEO on Instagram