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From capital one.nd i switched to the spark cash card i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy. and last year, i earned $36,000 in cash back. which i used to offer health insurance to my employees. whats in your wallet? ♪ >> mike: finally, tonight, a message from bret and his family thanking you for sticking with us all these years and of course, wishing you all a very merry christmas. >> bret: hey, everybody. merry christmas and happy new year for my family to yours. believe it or no...

Youre getting money from and what theyre receiving in exchange for that money is important structurally. typically, a "c" corporation exchanges preferred stock for cash. >> right. >> once you raise that money, i think what happens is a lot of times you think, hey, we made it. but thats just the beginning. >> one of the things is money can cloud your judgment and its so true. think of 1998 in the dot com era when people had so much money throwing lavish parties, doing these big ad campaigns when ...

Constantly focused on what your competitors are doing. and that can be the roller coaster. so i think in a lot of situations, business owners can better benefit themselves by keeping the focus on themselves, what they can control, and giving, you know, the best quality, the best product, the best service possible. >> yeah, and it does sound -- the piece didnt cover this so much. it does sound he concentrates on those two things, service and quality and clearly as we talked about before, he was i...

Its just a natural process. if you have your business figured out, thats great. if you dont, danger, very dangerous. >> right. its almost better to think how would i do this without any money? >> right. >> youll be more creative. >> next you talk about how investors, then, develop unrealistic expectations. >> well, yeah, when they give you money, sometimes they expect you to take that money and grow your business really fast. if you havent figured out your customers and your product and your mar...

Boxes. >> and that trend continues today. staffers will walk through the competitors doors to check out the numbers. >> and we have went to neighboring stores and kind of wandered through and said, you know, we got that, what are they pricing it at? >> one major advantage for north meridian is its location. its the only hardware store in downtown indianapolis. >> theres roughly about 54,000 cars that go by daily here. >> and for many commuters, its the convenience that counts. >> our busiest tim...