By now, people know Ashton Kutcher is not just a pretty face onscreen – he’s also a very savvy businessman. He’s one of the early backers of companies like AirBnb and Skype – and we can probably guess how those investments paid off. He’s even taken his venture capitalist role on Shark Tank.
His wife, Mila Kunis, recently appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, and they got to talking about Ashton’s VC acumen.
“The best part about him is he is really smart about including me in everything and making sure that I am aware of everything that is happening,” Mila shared. “He is also really smart at knowing that, sometimes, you shouldn’t listen to your wife.”
She went on to reveal two instances where she gave him advice – and she’s pretty glad he didn’t take them.
“Early in our dating, two things came up. He was like, ‘Hey, there’s this company, it’s kind of like a ride share … kind of like a cab company, but anybody can drive the cab,'” she said. “I was like, ‘That’s the worst idea ever.'”
When Ashton suggested she try it out – Uber was just starting out at the time – she totally panicked.
“I was like, ‘You’re going to put me in a car with a stranger? What is wrong with you?’ Like, I was furious at him,” she recalled.
“Second time, he sat me down and was like, ‘Hey, Babe, I got to explain this thing to you, tell me if I’m crazy,'” Mila went on. “He’s like, ‘There’s this thing, it’s like mining for money. It’s called cryptocurrency, and there’s this company’—this is eight-plus years ago—’it’s called Bitcoin.'”
She pointed out her concerns about how, at the time, that cryptocurrency wasn’t FDIC-insured.
“And I was like, ‘Well, I think this is a horrible idea,'” Mila continued. “And he went, ‘Cool, we’re investing in it.’ So he didn’t listen to me. I mean, this happens all the time.”
Ashton actually went on to become an early investor in Uber as well as a ground-floor supporter of cryptocurrency – to which Mila says, “I’ve never been happier to be wrong!”
