Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Entrepreneurship is rarely the smooth, upward trajectory often portrayed on social media. For serial entrepreneur Chris Koerner, the reality involved years of extreme income volatility, selling off assets to cover mortgages, and repeatedly promising his wife that the next venture would be the one to change everything. This conversation peels back the layers of the 'dream life' facade to reveal that behind every success often lie seasons of zero income, forced pivots, and the persistent, hard-won lesson that business always takes longer and costs more than expected.
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