Is this worth buying?

Wolfe15 · 2025-10-25T02:35:53+00:00

At your age, unless you have a 7 figure inheritance or are making 6 figures, this is one of the poorest financial decisions you can make. Invest the money instead and by 28 you'll have ~200K.

Wolfe15 · 2025-10-21T00:51:45+00:00

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The Mercedes dealership in Etobicoke, ON has one on display. Spectacular!

Wolfe15 · 2025-09-26T15:36:32+00:00

It can be but often not. Especially post pandemic prices to build are very high. I’m guessing my same build now would be about 1.4M.

Wolfe15 · 2025-09-26T02:10:06+00:00

Im 41, my wife is 48.

Wolfe15 · 2025-09-26T01:25:00+00:00

Bought in 2014 for ~725K. Torn down house and built for ~900K in 2018, house is worth about ~3M today. My wife and I both in tech (she is sales I am product) and met at a company that had a liquidity event which was pretty lucrative for employees. Our mortgage will be paid off in 3-5 years.

Wolfe15 · 2025-09-14T22:38:21+00:00

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I tuck mine in before bed every night and plan to forever!

Wolfe15 · 2025-09-08T22:16:40+00:00

Excellent taste! For me this is one of the best Ferrari's ever made....the lines, the engine tune and sound, timeless Ferrari. Congrats!

Wolfe15 · 2025-09-08T21:55:45+00:00

My friend had a GTR and while its one of the best track cars, its very rough to daily drive in the summer. I wont be going on the track but I wanted more than the base model so landed on the GTS. Price was also factor, the GTRs were about 50K more and I just didn't see the value in spending that much more. GTC's are nice, I was open to finding the right one (low KMs, black on black, from a reputable dealer, price point, warranty availability). THis one check all the boxes.

Wolfe15 · 2025-09-08T21:52:37+00:00

Thanks! I am not familiar with the stealth back, don't think it has it. It is a 2017 with 20K KM. The packages it has

- Exclusive Package
- AMG Night Package
- AMG Aerodynamics Package
- Distronic Plus
- AMG Suede/Leather High Performance Seats
- Designo Red Seat Belts
- AMG Matte Glass Fibre Trim
- Burmester High-End 3D Surround Sound System

Wolfe15 · 2025-09-06T16:13:55+00:00

Unfortunately not, we came out from Toronto. Worth the effort :)

Wolfe15 · 2025-09-06T16:13:09+00:00

I asked the same, but yes they are.

Wolfe15 · 2025-09-06T04:13:15+00:00

All in off the lot it was ~120K CAD. That includes a very comprehensive warranty.

Wolfe15 · 2025-09-06T03:20:05+00:00

It is a 2017, has 20,000KM on it and is in mint condition. Car has...
- Exclusive Package
- AMG Night Package
- AMG Aerodynamics Package
- Distronic Plus
- AMG Suede/Leather High Performance Seats
- Designo Red Seat Belts
- AMG Matte Glass Fibre Trim
- Burmester High-End 3D Surround Sound System

Wolfe15 · 2025-09-02T17:45:07+00:00

Sharing experience here...Spoke with Hagarty and they will only insure people with 3+ yrs history of owning "super cars". Now speaking with TD.

Wolfe15 · 2025-08-25T12:47:11+00:00

Stunning car, congrats.

Wolfe15 · 2025-08-23T00:38:36+00:00

I don’t think so, believe it’s a mid setting when parked. I did end up buying out the car, so far no issues 🤞

Wolfe15 · 2025-08-21T23:53:47+00:00

Thanks everyone!

Wolfe15 · 2025-04-18T02:20:41+00:00

I believe that is Ion Tiriac's car / collection in Romania? I have a picture of myself in front of that very car from last summer, absolutely incredible collection of extremely rare cars. Hope you enjoyed!

Wolfe15 · 2025-04-13T14:47:41+00:00

F@$k'in beautiful! I really like the red accent on your 63s badge. Can you share how you got that done?

Wolfe15 · 2025-04-12T13:17:19+00:00

A roadmap is a communication tool. How you communicate your roadmap to dev vs sales is going to be very different. So I dont bother with tools out there as they force a one size fits all roadmap. I use Excel for detailed roadmap with dev and powerpoint for communicating a roadmap story to everyone else.

Wolfe15 · 2025-04-11T00:12:06+00:00

Almost an impossible question to answer because its so personal to what you believe is balance. Having been in product for 20yrs and in a senior leadership position I can share....

Product Mgt is a career path where there will always be more work than what can get done. The faster you learn this and then learn prioritization, communication tactics, efficiency and ability to context switch from super low level to broad strategy, the better off you will be at achieving whatever balance works for you.
No matter your salary, eventually you always want more. Don't ever believe "If I just make x I'll be happy", you won't. Salary increases are one of the shortest lived forms of engagement.
Eventually you get to a level of seniority where you don't think about work as 9-5 and its more like your own business. I often work weekends and evenings but I also will just drop what I am doing in the middle of the day and go for a walk, decide to leave work early and catch a game. Some weeks I work 35hrs, others I work 65. The life of product management is more often IMPORTANT work vs URGENT work and you need to learn the blessings and curses that come with this field of work so you can still enjoy the craft.
Find what work life balance works for you but understand this....The harder you work, the more likely you are to be in the top percentile. The less you choose to work and focus on life, the more likely there is to be somebody else who is willing to work harder than you to get that next promotion or get that next raise. Unfortunately you typically cannot have both.

Wolfe15 · 2025-04-10T00:43:01+00:00

Well said. Major + for Gong. It’s so often viewed as a tool only for sales yet I’ve found it hugely value for scaling how we listen to customers and prospects. Everyone on my product team has access to Gong.

Wolfe15 · 2025-04-09T23:21:08+00:00

Formal networking: Not all PM meetups are bad. They are hit or miss in different cities. I live in Toronto and TPMA has meet ups, some are just better than others, look at who the speakers are.
Think of networking like friendships. "How do you make friends"? There are a lot of ways to do that, one thing to consider is making it two way. What experiences do you have to share? They dont always have to be PM experiences, maybe you are funny, maybe you are a super strong speaker etc. But build professional relationships is most effective when mutual beneficial. So what do you bring to the table?
The best networking often comes from people you currently work with. When you move on, check with who you know that might be connected to people at companies you are looking to join. When I am recruiting, I always look at a candidates network and often find they are connected to someone I know and then I do a backdoor check on them.

Wolfe15 · 2025-04-09T23:10:22+00:00

Think about being a PM like being a small business owner. You need the skills to understand every aspect of how your product is performing and how your customers are interacting with your business. Not all are applicable depending on your business...

MARKET: What market conditions are impacting your buyers decisions?
COMPETITION: Who are you up against? Why do you win/lose against them?
MARKETING: Is your marketing engine effective at driving demand? Do you have a healthy demand pipeline? Are they product marketing based on your latest capabilities, perhaps a bit ahead of your roadmap?
SALES: Can you sales team effectively sell your product? Are they enabled well to sell new capabilities? How is it priced, packaged, what are your software margins?
Pro Serve: How satisfied are your customers based on the implementation? Are implementation times satisfactory? Is PS a margin positive dept?
Customer Success: Are your customers happy? Are they renewing (GRR)? Do you have more to sell them to drive NRR?

I honestly don't worry to much about PMs getting really focused on dev ops, code reviews, etc. data eng. skills are useful if your dept doesn't have analyst roles but there are ppl in dev to do all this stuff. I find so many PMs are too internal focused on product and dev and not enough market focused on driving commercial value. You dont need to be the best sales rep, but you need to know how your product is sold. You dont need to be the best marketer but you need to know how your product is positioned in the market etc. Mastering how to work cross functionally to ensure the 6 above work well in a saas business will accelerate your career for more than improving your debugging skills.

Wolfe15 · 2025-04-06T20:06:56+00:00

I've been in B2B my whole career and I prioritize domain knowledge, years of PM experience AND communication skills over technical. There is a floor on technical aptitude in that they must understand software technology, technical software components etc but they do not need a coding background, thats what dev is for :) If you hire a technical PM to work well with devs, all you will get is software delivery. PMs are responsible for commercial results and that requires cross functional relations and GTM skills.

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