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Steve shares five critical business lessons learned from his early entrepreneurial mistakes.

Know your numbers, grow your cash flow, and build a business that works for you. Start free with myColtivar. Steve started his first business at 16 out of his sister's garage with no money, no financial background, and no idea what he was doing. He made every mistake you can make. In this episode he shares the five lessons that would have saved him millions of dollars and thousands of hours if someone had told him earlier. Not motivational fluff. The real stuff that actually changes how...

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Host: Steve Coughran

Topics covered

• business lessons
• cash flow
• entrepreneurship
• financial mistakes
• business growth

Keywords

• business lessons
• cash flow
• entrepreneurship
• financial mistakes
• myColtivar

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