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The 16 Steps to Start and Scale a Multi-million-Dollar Business

Steven Bartlett

The 16 Steps to Start and Scale a Multi-million-Dollar Business

Kickstart your business with the serial entrepreneur and mastermind behind Diary of a CEO.

This course includes:

3.5 hours

18 lessons

23 exercises

What you'll learn

Join Steven as he shares 16 principles you can apply to starting, scaling and succeeding in your own business. Are you ready to go from idea to entrepreneur?

  • Launch your business
  • Find and attract investors
  • Build your personal brand
  • Learn to market and sell
  • Grow a healthy team culture
  • Stay resilient

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Steven was born in a village in Botswana, and moved to the UK when he was a baby. From an early age, he showed a flair for entrepreneurship, and despite setbacks – getting expelled, then un-expelled, then expelled again from school, dropping out of university, and struggling to make ends meet – his flair and commitment have led him to forge a hugely successful career. He is the creator and host of the UK's No.1 podcast The Diary of a CEO, the co-founder of companies Flight Story and thirdweb, a Sunday Times bestselling author, and the youngest judge in Dragons’ Den history.

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Lesson plan (18)

  1. 01

    Start and Scale a Business Introduction

    02:13

  2. 02

    Know Your Origin Story

    17:58

  3. 03

    Get Started

    22:52

  4. 04

    Build Self-belief

    13:09

  5. 05

    Focus on Your Idea

    13:15

  6. 06

    Validate Your Idea

    08:04

  7. 07

    Ask Right for Investment

    15:41

  8. 08

    Sell well

    06:54

  9. 09

    Set the Culture

    08:49

  10. 10

    Ask Who Not How

    15:08

  11. 11

    Innovate to Stay Ahead

    20:39

  12. 12

    Be Disruptive

    22:12

  13. 13

    Be Intentional with Time

    08:38

  14. 14

    Build Your Personal Brand

    12:59

  15. 15

    Love the Work You Do

    07:02

  16. 16

    Know When to Quit

    05:50

  17. 17

    Find Your Balance

    08:24

  18. 18

    Conclusion

    04:03

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