@davidsenra: Rafael Vivas (@rfvivas) dropped out of high school, got kicked out of his house, and was a billionaire by 32. When he j…

Rafael Vivas (@rfvivas) dropped out of high school, got kicked out of his house, and was a billionaire by 32. When he joined AppLovin, he had one condition: he had to live inside the office. Adam Foroughi built him a bed from IKEA. He said: “The only way that we’re going to win is we’re going to have to out-hustle everybody else.” When a partner called Cheetah squeezed AppLovin too hard, he started a game studio to compete with them and named it Lion Studios, “because lion is the only animal that can kill a cheetah.” It went from zero to over $250 million in revenue in two years. Raf has a lot of ideas on dealmaking, persistence, attention to detail, why he’s against delegation, and why retiring at 28 made him miserable. This is a fascinating conversation about purpose, performance culture, and staying in the game. 0:00 Kicked out of his house at 16 6:42 Starting his own ad platform at 17 9:58 “Don't be mad, but I'm going to compete with you” 11:06 His one condition: living in the office 15:40 Turned down by VCs while already profitable 21:00 Why he's against delegation 24:15 Two years of persistence to land one customer 30:42 Lion Studios: built to kill a Cheetah 38:41 Walking away from AppLovin at 28 44:13 The IPO that brought him back 45:44 The stock buyback that made $50 billion 1:01:01 The mentor who redlined the NDA 1:03:54 “Do you want to be Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods?” 1:05:46 The best advice he ever received: stay in the game Includes paid partnerships.