Norris: A $1M to $3M exit doesn't massively change a founder's life
Dan Norris · Episode 539 | Post-Exit Life, Writing Six Books, and Brewing Beer with Dan Norris · Mar 9, 2021 · at 37:26
Serial entrepreneur and author Dan Norris discusses post-exit founder psychology and the financial realities of selling a business with Rob Walling.
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“I don't think a quarter million dollars is really going to change your life, depending on who you are. But, you know, if it's a million dollars or two million dollars, three million dollars, I don't really believe that's going to massively change your life.”
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