Ryan Pineda sits down with Matt Wright to unpack how he built Australia's largest online car-buying company into a $500M business with a nine-figure exit to Toyota, while revealing the personal sacrifices, burnout, and lessons about balancing ambition, faith, and family that came with it.
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https://www.founderfindsfuture.com/
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https://www.youtube.com/@realmattwright
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Chapters:
00:32 - Intro & Big Exit
01:46 - Building the Business & Burnout
06:42 - Scaling, Strategy & Sale
15:01 - Hiring & Due Diligence
17:00 - Toyota Sale & Advisory Role
19:23 - Success & Life After Exit
30:02 - Cost of Success
32:00 - Family vs. Business
34:02 - Life Perspective
45:03 - Priorities & Time
47:58 - Founder Finds Future
55:00 - Balance & Faith
1:00:05 - Location & Flight Times
1:02:03 - Australia, New Zealand & US Energy
1:04:09 - Taxes, Structure & Wealth Mindset