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Why Everyday Investors Are Buying Websites
The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC
AI is creating an internet-scale opening for people who learn to treat websites and online businesses like digital property instead of simply technology.
Join Brad Friedman and Matt Raad as they explore why AI and the borderless internet could create the next major online wealth opportunity, and how everyday professionals can start small, build practical digital skills, and pursue cash flow and equity without massive capital or technical expertise.
Matt Raad is a website investor, digital business educator, and co-founder of eBusiness Institute. Based in Australia, Matt and his wife, Liz, moved from wholesale import businesses into online business after recognizing that the internet removes geographic barriers and keeps a global market open 24/7.
Through eBusiness Institute and The Digital Investors Podcast, Matt helps everyday professionals learn how to build, buy, and grow digital assets. His approach emphasizes starting small, developing skills through a side hustle, and treating online businesses as long-term assets that can produce cash flow, equity, and greater lifestyle flexibility.
In this Episode:
- Matt explains why the rise of AI may offer everyday investors a second chance at an internet-scale opportunity.
- Matt compares today’s AI transformation with the life-changing first wave of online wealth creation.
- Matt shows how online businesses remove geographic barriers and provide access to a worldwide market.
- Matt describes the advantages of building a business that can operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Matt discusses how practical digital skills can become the foundation for building long-term wealth.
- Matt encourages beginners to start small instead of trying to make one dramatic leap.
Quotes from this Episode:
- [00:00:42] “Those of us that understand how it works and can make money out of it, uh, it, it will be like the internet all over again.” – Matt Raad
- [00:00:50] “So remember when the internet first came out, that was life-changing for those of us that were lucky enough to get online then.” – Matt Raad
- [00:00:56] “I think we're getting a second crack at it now, um, with AI.” – Matt Raad
- [00:01:12] “when you're in business, it suddenly lays bare any geographical barriers.” – Matt Raad
- [00:01:32] “And most importantly for us, w- we always wanted to be able to work from home, work the hours that we want whenever we want.” – Matt Raad
- [00:01:39] “The internet goes 24/7, so we had access to a worldwide market 24/7” – Matt Raad
- [00:01:48] “So I think that was life-changing, and I think combine that with AI today, you have the winning formula for potentially the perfect business model out there.” – Matt Raad
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Matt Raad:
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- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-raad/
- The Digital Investors Podcast: https://www.digitalinvestors.com/
- Blog: https://www.ebusinessinstitute.com.au/articles/
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