In life.
You can only gain. When you’re willing to sacrifice.
This is the “Law Of Equivalent Value.”
The times I’ve went back to ZERO.
Just to SKYROCKET further than my plateau.
Has been more than I can count.
A true “rebirth“ so to say.
You can even find this in nature.
The process of METAMORPHOSIS.
A caterpillar turning into a butterfly.
Has to SHED and even KILL their previous identity.
To become what it’s destined to be.
The year is 2016. I was 15.
I wake up.
Open my phone.
And my friends were excited about something.
Gambling on Counter Strike: Global Offensive.
A first-person shooter game.
You see, this game had a special feature to it.
A market where you could buy and sell weapon skins for REAL MONEY.
A new website popped up.
Where you could GAMBLE using those skins.
So what did we as young teenagers?
Go buy them and start playing.
From rock, paper, scissors…
To coinflips…
Roulette…
And sports betting.
We played it all.
But as you can imagine.
The house always won.
One night I was sick and tired of losing over and over.
So I made a final bet.
Promising to quit.
Whatever the reason.
I entered with a small bet.
Then, I saw my odds decreasing as more people entered the pot.
I felt sick to my stomach.
The wheel starts spinning.
And I won $280.86.
This is by all means… RETARDED.
But my next decision is what made this WORTH IT.
True to my word. I decided to QUIT.
And I pivoted to TRADING the CS:GO skins instead.
I spent hours in servers…
Negotiating.
Haggling.
Finding rare items.
Buying low.
Selling high.
I combined this with a FEW casino EXPLOITS.
You see, the value of the skins was different between all the online casinos.
Some would give you a higher price for 1 item compared to another site.
So on top of the trading…
I would keep an eye on the different online casinos.
Not to gamble.
But to exploit a loophole in their pricing.
These 2 edges.
The trading skills and the casino exploits.
Turned the small bet I made… With pure luck.
Into $2,731.21.
10x ing my initial investment.
All this happened during 6 months.
While I was still in high school.
The story doesn’t end here though.
I later took these winnings.
And started dropshipping.
Entering a brand new market.
And capitalising on immense virality and growth.
But that’s a story for another time.
Bye for now,
Zhihao Huang
P.S. I’m considering launching a paid newsletter. Where I can dive deep into winning offers I’ve ran. But don’t anymore. So you can steal and swipe them for yourself.
Let me know if this is something you’d be interested in.