Why 87% of new businesses fail within 10 years, but buying an existing small business cuts your failure rate to just 13%—Codie Sanchez argues this is the most reliable path to wealth most people are too scared to take. She breaks down the costly trap of "cowboying" your business, why AI accelerates what's already in you rather than creating something from nothing, and which industries offer the best opportunity right now. Most small business owners are "owned by" their businesses—unprofitable and without an exit strategy—making profitability and systems the real measure of true ownership.