Martell: Introduced to drugs at 13, joined motorbike gangs at 15
Dan Martell · Cocaine, Coding, and Cashflow, The Truth about Dan Martell · Oct 23, 2020 · at 3:57
SaaS Academy founder Dan Martell explains the origins of his delinquent youth to Nathan Latka.
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“I got introduced to drugs when I was 13, but what happened at 15 was meeting people that were in motorbike gangs and dealing quantities of drugs”
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