27 Years of No Bullsh*t Business Advice in 27 Mins

Since the age of 17, I’ve only done one thing: building businesses.

Fast forward 27 years, and I’m the founder of Martell Ventures, a portfolio of companies generating over $100M in revenue.

Every week, I get thousands of DMs from business owners seeking advice, and I see the same stuff come up often.

So, I’ve decided to share all my best business knowledge in today’s video.

This video is packed with insights and strategies to help you start, grow, and eventually sell your business, all while maintaining your sanity.

I’ve distilled 27 years of business experience into this short video, covering:

1. The worst mistake most people make when starting their first business
2. The best advice I got from Steve Jobs on how to choose the right industry
3. The #1 skill that you need to work on to start a successful business
4. The biggest lever you can pull to grow your business (even if you’re just in the early days)
5. The exact process I use to sell a business

I bet it wouldn’t have taken me 27 years to achieve what I’ve achieved if I’d watched this video in my 20s.

27 minutes to save you a few years?

Sounds like a good deal to me.

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[danmartell]

That was 27 years of business advice for you!

Let me know your biggest takeaway in the comments below:)

[HaroldDylan-]

The problem we have is because Most people always taught that " you only need a good job to become rich " . These billionaires are operating on a whole other playbook that many don't even know exists.

[Kevinbrian]

If you wanna be successful, you most take responsibility for your emotions, not place the blame on others. In addition to make you feel more guilty about your faults, pointing the finger at others will only serve to increase your sense of personal accountability. There's always a risk in every investment, yet people still invest and succeed. You must look outward if you wanna be successful in life.

[mahmoudsayed]

Big fan here, didn't miss a single email for like 5 or 6 years.
This guy gives gems! Helped me improve a lot in what I do.. tutoring, flipping houses and cars too, construction and many other things on the side.
Greetings from Cairo!

[Mikael]

My life changed when I realized that no one was coming to save me. If you take your life seriously you will see a lot of improvement. I made the decision to start cryptocurrencies earlier last year at 38, just 1 year plus a few months since I started, I have grown my portfolio to over 100k, I know this isn't much but it wasn't easy to inspire myself. I really thank God for my journey so far and also connecting me with the right people.

[ganlv]

Hit 200k today. Thank you for all the knowledge and nuggets you had thrown my way over the last months. Started with 14k in last month 2024..

[matthewthompson]

can't believe nobody talks about book 'the hidden truths of wealth'

[Williammercy-ztou]

Hallelujah The daily jesus devotional has been a huge part of my transformation, God is good 🙌🏻🙌🏻. I was owing a loan of $49, 000 to the bank for my son's brain surgery, Now I'm no longer in debt after I invested $11, 000 and got my payout of $290, 500 every month…God bless Mrs Susan jane Christy♥️

[angelabowles]

Always getting my help tidbit to start my work day: Todays lesson: My job as the owner of my company is sales and marketing, this has coming into my head naturally the past few weeks and here you are saying just that thing. Thanks so much

[DreamChaser-lv]

Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see at a glance- wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life..

[michaelscottmorris]

I am working on wrapping my head around starting a new business. I know the business processes/systems are so important and that is where i didnt do well last time. Learning to let go and having a trust worthy process for everything is not easy. Last business i had, i just worked everyday. I had a job. I want to own my next business. I want to learn how to set up the systems and deligate task.

[erintusa-healthandfitness]

Dan is awesome. Growing my fitness and coaching business 💯

[CreekHouseGa]

Great content Dan. Already read your book once and on round 2 now. I already see the parallels between your advice and past failures and successes in my last 3 business and 23 years as an entrepreneur. Thank you for your willingness to share.

[hughmungus]

As a barbershop owner this video helped me scale my business to 20k/month

[steviemccallum]

Straight to the point. Pure gold. Love it.

[Susanhartman.]

I began my investment journey at the age of 38, primarily through hard work and dedication. Now at the age of 42, I am thrilled to share that my passive income exceeded $100k in a single month for the first time. This success reinforces the importance of the advice mentioned earlier. It is not about achieving quick wealth, but rather ensuring long-term financial prosperity

[jingjingreflects]

This is powerful wisdom 🎉
Thank you Dan for your generosity ❤🙏

[quirkysachi]

In the 300k to 2M, which work do you delegate? -the non people-facing or the people-facing work?

[mohamedkabawa]

I’m in love with ur videos! Tell us how do u get the ideas to do the videos and to not repeat any of them? Like, if u can do a video telling about how u get ur inspirations

[megancloses]

Love you Dan thank you so much for all this. I just found your channel and love it so much. Ty