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True Story -How a 2$muffin Help Make 5Billion $ Empire

15 minute pitch make 5Billion $ Empire

By Nav k AidanPublished 12 months ago 3 min read

This is a True story of Jesse Itzler who made $5 billion figure Private Jet Empire With the help of 2 Dollar Muffin .

It is an inspiring strory to how to seek the attention of a Investors, when you have nothing.

Jesse Itzler co-founded Marquis Jet in 2001, introducing an innovative jet card program that transformed private aviation by making it more accessible.

Normally Owning a Private Jet involves significant financial investment, including purchase price, maintenance, crew salaries, and storage. Owners must handle logistics such as scheduling, maintenance, and regulatory compliance.

What Jesse Itzler's Marquis Jet Propose is , Marquis Jet offered a jet card that allowed clients to purchase 25 hours of flight time on private jets. This approach provided the benefits of private jet travel without the burdens of ownership.

With this Marquis Jet card you don't have to Own a jet, Clients could use these jets as needed, without owning them outright.

Clients choose their own flexible time, Clients paid a predetermined rate for flight hours, eliminating concerns about fluctuating costs.

Unlike traditional fractional ownership, which often required multi-year commitments, the jet card program allowed clients to purchase flight time in 25-hour increments, offering greater flexibility.

2 Dollar Muffin plan

Now Jesse Itzler has Business Marquis Jet, He was looking for his first sale , has to sell his Card to Rich Clients, because normal people don't buy jet plane tickets on regular basis .

One day he heard few big company Executives are attending a conference in Monterey, California called TED. He also heard some of the wealthy Qualified people from Silicon Valley also attending this Conference .

Jesse Itzler find this is a wonderful opportunity, he book a ticket to California from New York city. he booked taxi to to the convention hall.

He was stopped by the Security, Only those who has special pass can allow in to the conference .

Jesse Itzler went to opposite coffee shop he wait there for sometime thinking about how to Sell his Card to the Executives, It is not really Easy to sell Something to a person who is already in selling business.

While he was thinking how to sell his card, he saw all the people with Credentials came to the Coffee shop are only Ordering, Lattes and Muffins. He got An idea spark in his mind.

Next Day 5Am he came to the Coffee Shop bought all Muffins, he hid the muffin boxes under the table and waiting .

After 2 hours he saw a company executive approached Coffee counter, ordered Latté and Muffin. Lady replied Iam sorry sir we can give you Latté , but Muffins are over.

Jesse Itzler approach the man said "Excuse me i over heard you , i happen to have a Extra Muffin ,if you want muffin ."

He replied " You have Extra Muffin?"

Then their conversation started , Jesse Itzler Observed the name tag of thebman it says Josh Kopelman, jesse remember he saw an article about Josh Kopelman, sold his company Half.com to eBay for a lot of money .

Josh Kopelman, asked "what are you doing here ?"'

Jesse Itzler replies "I am Here for TED conference "

Josh "me too" Jesse "Getoutof here"

josh "What do you do?''

Jesse "I have a Private Jet Company called Marquis Jet"'

Josh "You got to be kidding " "I am in market for private Jet. "'

Josh then "Do you mind if i sit down and learn about your business. "

Jesse Itzler "Absolutely please "

That was the first sale Jesse Itzler made later he made 5Billion dollars Private Jet Company.

Quote -Don't wait for Opportunity to come , make your own opportunity.

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About the Creator

Nav k Aidan

i am an author i am a ghost writer and also working on fictional books

i am in this field from past 15 year ,

i wrote more than 400 blog post for different blogsites,

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