We Sold Our Agency for an 8-Figure Sum. Here Are the 3 Rules That Kept My Marriage Alive While We Built It

The internet is full of advice that says you should never go into business with your spouse. It’s wrong.

EXPERT OPINION BY DAVE KERPEN, CEO, KERPEN VENTURES @DAVEKERPEN

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My wife Carrie and I have built two companies together. Likeable Media, the social media agency we started in 2007, sold to 10Pearls in 2021 for an eight-figure sum. Kerpen Ventures, our angel investment firm, is still going strong. Oh — and we’ve been married almost 20 years. This July 8th, we’re hosting a “Love and Marriage Night” at the Brooklyn........

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