The Conversation Most Business Partners Never Have | Ep 234

Strategy Meets Finance

Strategy Meets Finance
The Conversation Most Business Partners Never Have | Ep 234
May 21, 2026 Episode 234
Steve Coughran

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Most business partnerships do not fall apart because of personality conflicts. They fall apart because two people building something together never got aligned on the financial fundamentals.

How much do we pay ourselves? How fast do we grow? What do we reinvest? What does a good exit actually look like?

In this episode Steve walks through the financial conversations every business partner needs to have and why the longer you wait to have them, the more painful they become.

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