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EPISODE · Jul 23, 2026 · 42 MIN

Why This Builder Shut Down a $35M Company w/ Dave Rossi

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Dave Rossi shut down his $35 million construction company. Here's the mindset shift that followed.Dave Rossi is the founder of CQ Construction, building luxury custom homes and developments in Silicon Valley. After running a $35 to 40 million a year construction company, Dave shut it down completely rather than stay in a partnership and a life he'd come to see as wrong. In this conversation, he and Jack dig into the difference between fear-driven decisions and objective reality, why "success equals happiness" has it backwards, and the filter Dave now runs every business decision through before committing.The conversation also covers Dave's "building partner vs building vendor" model, how niching down grew his business after his reset, and a real estate story involving a $15 million teardown nobody had ever walked through.Key topics:Why he shut down a $35 to 40 million business rather than stay in a bad partnershipTelling the difference between real intuition and emotional overreactionThe building partner vs building vendor modelHow niching down grew his business post-resetA $15 million teardown, bought sight unseenGuest bio:Dave Rossi is the founder of CQ Construction, building luxury custom homes and developments in Silicon Valley.Links:🔗 DaveRossiGlobal.com🔗 https://realdealcrew.comWork With RealDealCrewIf you’re already closing deals but your intake, follow-up, or visibility feels inconsistent, here are two ways to go deeper:Take the Deal Intake AssessmentSee how resilient your current operation actually is.→ https://assessment.realdealcrew.comBook a Fit CallIf you want to explore what a fully system-driven deal flow looks like, let’s talk.→ https://realdealcrew.com/bookLIKE • SHARE • JOIN • REVIEWWebsiteApple PodcastsYouTubeYouTube MusicSpotifyAmazon MusicFacebookTwitterInstagram

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