#181 Paul Orfalea (Kinkos)

#181保罗·奥尔法利亚(金科斯)

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2021-05-24

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What I learned from reading Copy This!: How I turned Dyslexia, ADHD, and 100 square feet into a company called Kinkos by Paul Orfalea.

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  • Paul says to me, hey, do you want to come out with me?

  • I need some local information about rental rates.

  • He grabbed me because I was a student and could give him some feedback about the student perspective on renting near UCSB.

  • So I'm driving with him, and Paul is just a terrible driver.

  • There are two sets of realtors trying to follow us.

  • Suddenly, he sees this black cat about 300 yards ahead of us.

  • He screeches on the brakes, pulls a U turn, and goes the other way.

  • He will not let a black cat cross his path.

  • Then we're driving along, and he sees Pardell Road, the site of the original kinkos, which he sold to his partner.

  • Because of that, he won't drive down Par Dell Road anymore.

  • We screech up in front of these apartment buildings.

  • I follow Paul as he runs inside.

  • In each one, he turns on a faucet, lets it run for a minute.

  • He watches it and then asks me, how much rent do you think I could get for this place?

  • Id say something, and hed say, nah.

  • And then hed give me a number.

  • 25% above my estimate.

  • We saw eight properties in what had to be under an hour.

  • The realtors are running behind us.

  • We get back in the car.