#75 The Partner Red Flags Nobody Warns You About | Alan Hidalgo
#75 The Partner Red Flags Nobody Warns You About | Alan Hidalgo  
Podcast: The David Guttman Podcast
Published On: Tue May 19 2026
Description: Alan Hidalgo built four businesses across rideshare, marketing, e-commerce, and online education before turning 28 and got screwed over enough times along the way to build a brutal screening system for who he'll ever partner with again. In this conversation, he hands me the entire playbook. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 Click here to order your personalized poster!: https://bit.ly/46J08MS Connect with Alan Hidalgo Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/alanhid/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanhidalgo/ Timestamps 00:00 - The smaller piece of a bigger pie 00:37 - Why most founders go alone and lose 01:22 - Growing up poor in post-Katrina Louisiana 03:30 - ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and rebellion 05:00 - Class president and serial troublemaker 08:09 - The Winn-Dixie manager who changed everything 11:44 - Rich Dad Poor Dad and the network marketing detour 15:12 - The million-dollar marketing agency at 19 17:43 - Dropping out of LSU and selling the first business 19:06 - Picking the right business partners 23:11 - The faith, family, and red-flag screening system 28:55 - Distinguishing real faith from religious cloaks 33:15 - Why a college degree is the riskiest path 35:10 - Building the 33-car rideshare fleet 38:00 - Turning Honda Civics into ATMs on Uber 41:32 - The $82,000 webinar and the info-product empire 46:48 - Scaling cash flow cars to eight figures 49:16 - Hiring rideshare drivers from Craigslist 51:35 - Why Navy and Air Force beat Marines and college kids 55:32 - The transition into Blue Collar Equity 59:50 - Partnership roles with zero skill overlap 01:01:54 - Faith, rebellion, and submission to God 01:09:22 - Marriage, family, and finding the right partner 01:13:00 - Staying grounded after success 01:17:10 - Where to follow Alan online Watch the “David Guttman Podcast” every Tuesday at 8 AM EST on YouTube https://bit.ly/3ZGK2yv Connect with David Guttman Website: https://bit.ly/4jclYvK Instagram: https://bit.ly/4iARMe9 TikTok: https://bit.ly/3P19NVm Facebook: https://bit.ly/49CQjQx X: https://bit.ly/4gH28aR LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3Bx7Tc2 SUBSCRIBE TO: https://www.youtube.com/@RealDaveGuttman Download the “David Guttman Podcast” on all your favorite podcast platforms: Spotify: ​​https://spoti.fi/3VE3fzVApple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3VLzm0v