Welcome to issue #011 of Unicorn Parents. Each week, I share practical insights and reflections to help you build a profitable business without missing the magic at home. If you're serious about winning at work while raising great kids, you’ve come to the right place. This is a community built for ambitious parents who want both.
Many parents obsess over saving for college.
529 plans. Trust funds. Private tutors to boost GPAs.
But one of the best things we can give our children isn’t money or a college degree.
It’s our contacts. Our network. Our friends.
In Asia, we call them uncles and aunts.
In the West, it’s mentors, referrals, alumni circles.
Different names. Same truth.
It’s the strongest leg up you can offer your child.
Stronger than a trust fund. Stronger than a diploma.
Think about it.
That first job? Usually comes from who you know.
That first customer? Usually comes from who you know.
That career-making opportunity? Almost always, who you know.
And yet we take it for granted.
We talk endlessly about saving for college, building portfolios, teaching “grit.”
But rarely do we talk about intentionally weaving a village of people around our kids.
We treat our contacts as something personal, not generational.
We pass down money but not introductions.
We build portfolios but not villages.
Here’s the uncomfortable truth: the world isn’t a meritocracy.
It’s a web. And the kids with the strongest webs win.
So the real question is:
“Are you giving your child a network worth inheriting?”
Not just your LinkedIn contacts.
Not just a phone full of business cards.
But actual people who will take their call, open a door, and vouch for them when it matters most.
Instead of only stashing cash away for tuition, start building your child’s inheritance in the form of community.
Introduce them to your peers.
Invite them into conversations.
Let them see how networks work.
Because the best inheritance isn’t cash.
It’s community.
Stop saving just for college.
Start saving relationships your kids can draw on for life.
Build that, and you’ve given your kids a head start no trust fund can buy.
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