My First Million

We asked a $18.9B Investor how to survive the AI bubble

April 7, 2026·1h 5m·4-min readconversationalbusiness
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Graham Weaver, a Stanford lecturer and CEO of Alpine Investors, shares how his private equity firm achieved 5x+ returns by combining disciplined talent strategy with a buy-and-build model in prosaic industries like plumbing and HVAC — often led by Navy SEALs and military veterans. He emph

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Graham Weaver

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Graham WeaverSeanSamDaniel NegreanuIra PruittAJ BrownWill Masson

Books

Whoby Claudio Fernández-Aráoz

Companies

Alpine InvestorsApex Service Partners

Topics

Artificial IntelligenceBusiness ModelsEntrepreneurshipFundraisingLeadershipScalingStartupsVenture Capital

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