Today’s episode is a treasure trove for anyone looking to not only raise capital for their ventures but to transform their business strategy and mindset for unprecedented success. We dive deep into the nuances of long-term versus short-term goals, understand the impact of FOMO on the investor psyche, and explore the transformative potential of mental programming.

William shares his personal journey with his first company Dark Energy, his stark revelations the kind of work and reward he wanted in life, and how the discovery of mental programming and the rigor of launching a new business concept that would not only bring financial rewards but also have a profound impact on others lives that are striving in their own way to change the world.

In this episode, William Lam shares his experiences and insights on how to achieve success in the competitive world of startups. We will discusses raising capital, developing effective business strategies, and overcoming challenges to build a successful startup and then the even harder challenge to leap the capital and operational abyss to SCALE the business to exit.
We will dig deep into the value of long term goals vs short term goals.
If you are an investor and wonder why your founders don’t hit their milestones when on paper and when they talk to you it seems very doable…
Or if you as a founder have ever felt there was an invisible wall limiting your progress.
This podcast episode is for you.
OR as the CEO of a corporation… maybe not a startup… and you hear you feel you have hit a plateau and need to figure out how to break through to scale, and wonder if you have what it takes to get into the trenches again like a startup.
If you as an investor ever felt you were going to miss out on an opportunity even though bells and whistles were saying DON’t make this mistake.
If you ever felt you had to make a financial decision, a merger, a partnership, or you have a trouble customer, or if someone approached you to get you to invest and you didn’t know how to say no.. or walk away….
If you feel you can get to the mountain but you just can’t climb it successfully, this is episode is for you.

William Lam is Pioneer in Mental Reprogramming & UPGRD® Founder. Recognized for his pioneering efforts, William played a pivotal role in the inception and rise of an innovative startup secured a substantial amount of funding through crowdfunding to launch that company.

More than just an entrepreneur, William is an observer of the human condition, noting that people, like their startups, often operate on impromptu frameworks. He draws a compelling parallel between the makeshift nature of early business ventures and the psychological underpinnings of individuals. Realizing that our mental ‘operating systems’ are the cumulative patchwork of direct life experiences, as well as the influences of mentors, family, and the broader cultural landscape—rarely crafted by conscious design but rather, improvised[…]