From failure to millionaire! The amazing rise of Adrian Portelli that nobody saw coming

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Damn, guys! Can you believe this story? This guy, Adrian Portelli, was literally broke not long ago and now he strolls around Australia in Lamborghinis like it's nothing. I saw his transformation myself and I still can't believe it.

When I was 29 years old, the poor bastard only had 400 dollars in his pocket and a list of business failures that was embarrassing. It reminds me of myself when I tried to start my first business and everything went to hell.

What annoys me the most is how simple his idea was. After his car price comparison website (LMCT+) failed, he came up with the idea of raffling a car to attract people. And the clever authorities almost ruined everything by accusing him of illegal gambling! But Portelli is no fool; he quickly changed the format and started to "give away" the cars directly. A legal loophole that no one had seen.

In just two years, this guy put 10 million into Facebook ads. Can you imagine? While we all struggle to cut costs, he was throwing money around in marketing. And it worked, damn. People went crazy over the house and car giveaways.

And what angers me the most: he has a business that generates over 100 million a year WITHOUT A SINGLE EMPLOYEE! While all these traditional platforms deceive us with commissions and expenses, this guy set up a digital operation that practically runs itself.

This demonstrates how messed up the system is. The companies that really succeed today are not the ones that produce something useful, but the ones that manipulate social media better to capture attention. It's crazy how a guy can go from being broke to having a collection of supercars just by knowing how to sell smoke online.

And now all the "gurus" are selling us this crap as the model to follow. Do we really want a world where success depends more on how many followers you have than on what you actually contribute?

But well, I'm not going to lie to you... I would also try something like that if I knew how to do it. Wouldn't you?

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