TLDR:
- Convenience
Maximizing your odds of indirectly getting a portion of their inheritance
When you think of rich people, you probably imagine them as having no problems to ever deal with in their day-to-day lives.
But they do.
And what is it you ask? It’s simple: convenience.
The biggest constraint every rich person has is their time. Everyone has the same 24 hours daily, but they place a premium on their time, especially because they typically have every day planned out.
If you could successfully solve an ongoing problem that would enhance the quality of their life or help saves their time for more important matters, you’re golden. You’ve probably also established a connection after this.
And the best part is you don’t have to overthink it; the possibilities are literally endless in this regard.
From personal experience, I’ve regularly had guest speakers at my university who have high-ranked positions at their company and vastly successful entrepreneurs, examples being the Chief Operating Officer at an investment firm, and working at Blackstone before working on a python-based startup.
The biggest trend I’ve seen in such guest speakers is how they schedule their week 7 days in advance for every hour of the day, and if you want to schedule even a 15-minute chit-chat at a coffee shop, you’re probably looking to schedule a month in advance.
Yet, they also brought up how convenience is a two-stay street for them, in that they want to make the experience for whoever avails their services as seamless as possible, and they themselves want to maximize their time in the day to the fullest extent and focus on higher priority matters.
So if you can promise them the luxury of convenience even if it lasts for just a few hours in their day by solving their problem, rich people would be more than happy to take time out of their day specifically for that gain, for Benjamin Franklin didn’t say “time is money” for no reason: it’s true, especially when you’re rich.