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The chairman slid the offer letter to buy my company across the mahogany table: “$235 million.” It was the kind of deal entrepreneurs spend their entire lives chasing. This was Silicon Valley’s equivalent of a royal flush, the kind of number that would make headlines in every tech publication from San Francisco to Singapore. But I was the only person in the room who knew this success wasn’t a result of flawless strategy or great execution. It was built on mistakes—countless, humbling, painful mistakes. After two decades of building and selling companies, investing in more than 100 startups, managing thousands of employees, and making every mistake imaginable, I’ve discovered something counterintuitive: The biggest mistake you can make is letting your mistakes break you—instead of make you. I’ve made every mistake you can imagine: I’ve overpromised, underdelivered, miscalculated, overtrusted, held on too long, and let go too soon. I’ve made mistakes that cost me five dollars and mistakes that cost me $5 million. I’ve hired the wrong people, ignored my gut, doubted myself, spent too much, saved too little, hesitated when I should have acted, and acted when I should have waited. I’ve made mistakes that destroyed partnerships and mistakes that built fortunes. But here’s what I’ve learned: Mistakes don’t stop you from succeeding—it’s failing to move forward after making them that does. From a young age, we’re taught to avoid mistakes at all costs. Success is rewarded, failure is penalized, and doing things perfectly becomes the goal. By the time we’ve reached adulthood, these learned behaviors hold us back in ways we often don’t even realize. We hesitate to take risks, we stick to what’s considered “safe,” and we shelve our dreams—all because we’re afraid of getting it wrong. The result? Unrealized potential, abandoned projects, and a culture that champions perfection while concealing the messy middle where real growth happens. Mistakes are seen as taboo. In boardrooms, I’ve watched executives tiptoe around admitting fault, afraid of how it might damage their reputation. In classrooms, a perfect score is still held up as the ultimate goal, with little room for the constructive process of learning from errors. Even among friends, I’ve seen them carefully avoid sharing their mistakes, worried they’ll be judged or misunderstood. But what if we’ve been looking at mistakes the wrong way? What if, instead of something to fear, mistakes are the very foundation of success? What if avoiding them is actually holding us back from our greatest success? Most business books tell you how to avoid mistakes. This isn’t that kind of book. This book reveals the untold truth: Success is built in the messy middle between your worst moments and your best decisions. It’s about what happens behind the scenes, when you’re faced with impossible choices, and everything you thought you knew gets turned upside down. My journey to making millions was far from easy. I’ve sat at my kitchen table at 3 am, head in hands, wondering if becoming an entrepreneur was the biggest mistake of my life. I’ve watched my bank account dwindle to nearly nothing. I’ve had to lay off employees I considered family. I’ve hit lows I never thought I’d recover from. But those rock-bottom moments weren’t dead ends—they were the foundation for every million I’d eventually make. I wrote this book to be a raw, unfiltered playbook—not theory, not fluff, but battle-tested strategies from someone who’s built her career upon a mountain of mistakes. In these pages, you’ll learn how to turn rock bottom into rocket fuel, when to trust your gut (and when to ignore it), how to protect your energy from toxic relationships, and how to assemble a championship team. Each story, drawn from a different stage of my life, explores a distinct mistake I made—a mistake that shaped me, humbled me, and taught me an invaluable lesson. It also highlights mistakes I’ve seen others make, too. Every chapter wraps up with key takeaways and a reflection designed to help you navigate your own journey with confidence and clarity. Ten chapters. Ten mistakes. Ten lessons. Think of this book as a lighthouse, guiding you through the obstacles and hidden dangers that could threaten your success. Many of these challenges—fear, doubt, stress, and self-imposed limits—are the biggest hurdles to overcome. Often, we simply need to get out of our own way. Mistakes That Made Me a Millionaire is for anyone with a dream who is ready to break free and forge their own path. My hope is that in these shared experiences, you’ll find the inspiration, courage, and insight to navigate your own journey. Maybe you’re a recent graduate with a plan to launch your first startup, or working at a company and ready for a more fulfilling career. Maybe you’re a stay-at-home parent looking to turn your passion into a thriving business or an entrepreneur facing setbacks on the path to scaling your business. Whether you’re taking your first steps, navigating a career change, or pursuing the dream of making your first million, I wrote this book for you. Th e diff erence between those who make millions and those who don’t isn’t about avoiding mistakes. It’s about making the right ones, learning from them, and using them to build something bigger than you ever imagined possible. Every mistake I’ve made—and every lesson I’ve learned—is your shortcut to success. Are you ready to turn your mistakes into millions?