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canonicalName: "Robert Kiyosaki"
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source_timestamps: ["00:07:00"]
tags: ["author", "influencer"]
related: ["concept-property-management-core", "quote-management-hardest"]
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# Robert Kiyosaki

## Role in This Source

**Referenced figure.** Author of *Rich Dad Poor Dad* and a frequent collaborator with [[entity-ken-mcelroy]]. McElroy mentions a **public disagreement with Kiyosaki** about whether *finding deals* or *managing properties* is the hardest part of real estate.

Canonical reference:
- Brand site: *richdad.com*

## Profile

Kiyosaki popularized financial-independence and real-estate investing concepts to retail audiences worldwide. McElroy is a long-time collaborator within the Rich Dad ecosystem, having co-authored books and contributed to Rich Dad educational content.

## Relevance Here

Kiyosaki anchors the *conventional* view that McElroy is pushing back against — that finding the deal is the hard part. The on-camera moment of disagreement is captured in [[quote-management-hardest]] and underpins [[concept-property-management-core]] and the contrarian framing in [[contrarian-management-over-acquisitions]]. The *infinite return* idea (see [[concept-infinite-return]]) is also explicitly part of the broader Rich Dad-style educational discourse Kiyosaki has popularized.