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Robert Pera: The Silent Billionaire Who Rewired the Internet ๐ฅ Ever connected to public Wi-Fi that actually worked? You probably have Robert Pera to thank. But most people donโt even know his name. Back in the early 2000s, Pera was working as a Wi-Fi engineer at Apple. He noticed a huge problem internet access was expensive, slow, and unreliable, especially in developing countries. He pitched a solution to Apple. They ignored him. Most people would have given up. Pera quit. ๐ฅ Building a $10B Empire from His Apartment With no funding, no marketing team, and no Silicon Valley hype, Pera started Ubiquiti Networks in 2005. His idea? Make high-performance, affordable Wi-Fi gear that anyone could use. ๐น While Cisco was charging thousands, Ubiquitiโs products were faster and cheaper. ๐น Instead of spending on sales teams, he built an online community where users helped each other. ๐น With no fancy marketing, the product spoke for itself. The result? Ubiquiti exploded. It went public in 2011 and is now worth over $10 billion. ๐ฅ From Wi-Fi to the NBA, Because Why Not? Pera wasnโt done. In 2012, at just 34 years old, he made another wild move buying the Memphis Grizzlies for $377M. People laughed. A tech guy in sports? Now the team is worth over $2 billion. What Can You Learn from Pera? ๐น If no one believes in your idea, build it anyway. ๐น You donโt need ads, a great product sells itself. ๐น Sometimes, walking away from a โsafeโ job is the best thing youโll ever do. Robert Pera doesnโt tweet. He doesnโt chase fame. He just wins quietly. Would you have quit Apple like he did?
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