I filed bankruptcy in 2025... here's what happened


Hey Legend,

About 15 months ago, I discovered one of my business partners had been lying to me.

Fabricated financials...
Company assets put into his personal name...
Money moved out of the business without my knowledge...

The truth came out slowly… and then all at once.

And it was absolutely brutal.

6 months later, the whole thing (a real estate portfolio valued at ~$100M at its peak) came crashing down…

And it wiped me out.

I sued this partner, turned over everything I had uncovered to our other partners, and then…

…and then I filed bankruptcy.

I’ve been hiding out in the mountains, licking my wounds ever since…

Trying to process the fallout and all the emotions.

Betrayal…
Anger…
Shame…
Guilt…
Sadness…

It’s been a wild ride, but I’m finally ready to come out of my cave and talk about it.

I’m ready to build again.

So, I just posted my first video to my main YT channel in over 18 months:

I quit YouTube, lost millions, and filed bankruptcy…. Here’s what happened.

If you’re in the middle of your own messy chapter, this one’s for you.

Stay Hyperfocused, My Friend.
Anthony "Still Building" Vicino

P.S. hit reply and let me know whatchya think of the video.

video preview

Hyperfocused Entrepreneur

ADHD is my superpower. Weekly systems and insights for entrepreneurs hyperfocused on Doing Less, but Better.

Read more from Hyperfocused Entrepreneur

Prefer to watch the video? Click here. Hey Legend, I lived in the back of a van for the better part of my twenties. Not the cute #VanLife kind. Dirtbag rock climber. Showering at the gym. Eating peanut butter out of the jar with my fingers because I lost my last spoon somewhere in Bishop. And I was proud of it. I wore my broke-ness like a badge of honor. Money? That's for shallow people. That's for the sell-outs. I didn’t need money. I had sunsets, rad cliffs to climb, and a 1987 Ford...

Hey Legend, So, here's something ya never expect to say: I got robbed in broad daylight last week. The worst part? I actually like the guy who did it. After an 18-month hiatus, I'm back posting on my main YouTube channel. Each video takes ~20 hours of work (research, scripting, editing), so I do serious market research first to stack the odds in my favor before launching. The process is simple: find big creators (1M+ subs), medium (100k-1M), and small (>100k), then scan their libraries for...

anthony vicino doing brazilian jiu jitsu

Hey Legend, I can't stop thinking about this quote from legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi: “A bullet from a gun makes no distinction between practice and combat. You are training to be one and the same in your life.” I’ve coached Olympians and national champions, and the trait that consistently separates the greats from all the rest of us: How they treat the big moments in a game. It’s not intensity.It’s not hype.It’s not “wanting it more.” Watch Kobe. Watch Jordan. Seconds left. Season on...