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Aug 2019
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Ep 2: Why do most start-ups fail?

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Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it’s the courage to continue that counts – Winston Churchill. Finance journalist and business owner David ‘Kochie’ Koch tells you the fatal traps most start-ups fall into, how you can avoid these traps with his 9 step checklist and why you need to start embracing failure if you want to be a successful entrepreneur.

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