I’m part of several groups where deals are to be had on the regular. Interesting crypto coins, cheap Pokémon card products, even seed stage venture deals. The deal flow is never-ending, yet I only catch a handful of good ones every year, if that. Why? It’s too much information to assess, let alone filter. Plus: timing.
Whatever they are, the best deals always sell out fast. Didn’t you see the email? Didn’t you get the Discord notification? For anyone who has a life outside of making deals, 99% of the time, the answer will be, “No, I did not.”
I once tried to build a custom system with only relevant notifications. The result? Still too many deals, still too much irrelevant info, still sold out. But then how do good deals happen? Organically, usually.
It’s when I dawdle around in the chat anyway on a Saturday morning that I might catch wind of a pre-release dropping later that day. “Ah, now we’re talking!” I prepare for that one event, I get my order in, and I’m done. I stumble across a post from a few days ago, and I realize the coin has dropped even further in price since then. “Oh, that might be interesting.”
Making good deals takes time—you can rush as much as you want to find them, but they won’t gravitate towards you any faster. You’re much better off living your life, preparing, recharging, generating capital to invest in good deals when they come. Chasing deals too hard will only sap your energy.
You don’t have to catch every bus to get to where you want to go. The right one is enough. Trust karma to deliver, and remember to strike when the time comes.
