Alan Hidalgo built four businesses across rideshare, marketing, e-commerce, and online education before turning 28 and got screwed over enough times along the way to build a brutal screening system for who he'll ever partner with again. In this conversation, he hands me the entire playbook.

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Timestamps

00:00 - The smaller piece of a bigger pie

00:37 - Why most founders go alone and lose

01:22 - Growing up poor in post-Katrina Louisiana

03:30 - ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and rebellion

05:00 - Class president and serial troublemaker

08:09 - The Winn-Dixie manager who changed everything

11:44 - Rich Dad Poor Dad and the network marketing detour

15:12 - The million-dollar marketing agency at 19

17:43 - Dropping out of LSU and selling the first business

19:06 - Picking the right business partners

23:11 - The faith, family, and red-flag screening system

28:55 - Distinguishing real faith from religious cloaks

33:15 - Why a college degree is the riskiest path

35:10 - Building the 33-car rideshare fleet

38:00 - Turning Honda Civics into ATMs on Uber

41:32 - The $82,000 webinar and the info-product empire

46:48 - Scaling cash flow cars to eight figures

49:16 - Hiring rideshare drivers from Craigslist

51:35 - Why Navy and Air Force beat Marines and college kids

55:32 - The transition into Blue Collar Equity

59:50 - Partnership roles with zero skill overlap

01:01:54 - Faith, rebellion, and submission to God

01:09:22 - Marriage, family, and finding the right partner

01:13:00 - Staying grounded after success

01:17:10 - Where to follow Alan online

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