Mike AndesFounder, Augusta Lawn Care and Homeworks · Founder of Homeworks and Augusta Lawn Care

PASSED The STRESS TEST 😓 Of My 1st Year In Business! 💪🏻

10 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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Transcript of a first-person YouTube monologue in which the speaker (creator) recounts the hardships of their first year running a small business: vehicle breakdowns, theft, unpaid client work, and injury, concluding that they "passed the stress test" after finally reaching positive cash flow last month. The tone is candid and resilient.

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$13,000

$750

"Last month" (relative to the video's date)

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A little unsure if my index finger's still on or not. Pretty numb on the index. Slowly pull this off. Bleeding's not gonna stop. So we're gonna go to the ER right now. Cut me with the hedge trimmer. That one right there.
So I have two trucks. They're both down. They're both in the shop getting repaired right now. So this is why I have this U Haul. And somebody stole the catalytic converter from it. There you go, right there. And it already needed a new transmission, so. About to pay $13,000 in new truck repairs. She hasn't paid me on a $750 service. I'm gonna bother you until. If I don't get the payment, then I'm sorry, I'll have to send you to collections, which will destroy your credit. When you are low on cash. You're doubting yourself. Things aren't going as planned. And it's very hard to get momentum in your first year, especially in the springtime. You think back, all the struggles. I still love it. Never quit. I believe I passed the stress test. I believe we're out of it. Last month we finally showed positive cash flow, which was a big deal.