📶 Kenny Rose (Founder @ FranShares) on alternative ways to build passive income
Cash flow compared to speculative bets, creating hype before a product launch, and unromantic parts of startup life
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This week we had on Kenny Rose with FranShares.
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In this talk, we cover:
The appeal of cash flow compared to speculative bets
Creating hype before a product launch
Unromantic parts of startup life
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