Craig Cecilio is the founder and CEO of DiversyFund, a real estate crowdfunding platform. He has worked in the real estate industry for 20+ years, has participated in the development of 1,000+ single family residences as a joint venture equity partner, lender or sponsor and has financed nearly $1 billion of real estate assets. Additionally, Craig has raised $100 million+ in debt or equity for real estate transactions.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Davinci
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Having a balanced life, being able to have some time to myself so in the beginning stages of building the crowd funding platform just understanding what direction and to choose to do and did I want to be in a vertically integrated platform or be a platform for sponsors and making that decision was a tough decision”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The Law of Success Book by Napoleon HillFavourite Quote:
- “Never say never because limits like fears are often an illusion”
- “To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded”
Recommended Online Resources:
Inc Magazine – for the latest issue of Inc Magazine and get advice, tools, and services that help your small business grow
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“If you are thinking about starting something to do, just kind of do it, get going, have the confidence in yourself that you can get it done, that it is possible to make things happen and just believe in yourself to do that and understand the fact that it’s up to you to make things happen, have the confidence to make things happen and don’t give up so easily” …[Listen for More]
More About Craig Cecilio:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“The job is to ask questions–it always was–and to ask them as inexorably as I can. And to face the absence of precise answers with a certain humility.” Arthur Miller
Other Quotes From the Chat with Craig Cecilio:
- “I’m the guy who attacks that shiny object all the time”
- “Change is exciting, seeing where we are today, where we’re going to be tomorrow and to be a part of that is exhilarating
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