Peter Goldstein – Check Your Emotions at the Door

<p><strong>BIO: </strong>Peter Goldstein is a seasoned entrepreneur, capital markets expert, and investor with over 35 years of diverse international business experience.</p><p><strong>STORY:</strong> He and four others put a significant amount of money into opening up this facility in Long Beach, California, where cannabis was in great demand just when it was being legalized for recreational purposes. At the time, there were no clear regulations, making compliance with the ever-changing rules costly to the point where the business was not making any profits.</p><p><strong>LEARNING: </strong>Check your emotions at the door. Be cautious before you jump on a trend. Analyze and understand your risk. Get expert help if you don’t understand your investment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="ql-align-center"><strong>“Check your emotions at the door. Ego and greed don’t have interplay when making a sound investment.”</strong></blockquote><blockquote class="ql-align-center">Peter Goldstein</blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>Guest profile</h2><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-goldstein-exchangelisting/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Peter Goldstein</strong></a> is a seasoned entrepreneur, capital markets expert, and investor with over 35 years of diverse international business experience. Throughout his career, he’s held pivotal roles, including CEO, chairman, investment banker, founder, board member, investor, and advisor to public, private, and emerging growth companies.</p><p>He founded <a href="https://exchangelistingllc.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Exchange Listing, LLC</a>, dedicated to facilitating growth companies’ listings on esteemed exchanges like NASDAQ and the NYSE.</p><p>He also founded Emmis Capital, a specialized boutique fund investing in global small and microcap pre-IPO growth companies.</p><h2>Worst investment ever</h2><p>Peter was living in California when cannabis was being legalized for recreational purposes. He and four others put a significant amount o