Mar 8, 2021Time to Reflect, Reimagine and Reinvest?The second business book* I ever read was Richard Branson’s autobiography, Losing My Virginity. It was first published in 1998 and I think I read it the following year after it had been reprinted. Back in the 1990’s, prior to the tech boom, we didn’t really have famous entrepreneurs. There…Business9 min readBusiness9 min read
Feb 2, 2021The Car Wash Kid: A Lesson in Pricing ConfidenceOne summer, about 20 years ago, there was a knock on my door. A young lad, aged around 10 or 11, was standing on my doorstep with a hopeful look on his face. “Hello, I’m The Car Wash Kid.” He didn’t actually introduce himself that way but I don’t remember…Sales6 min readSales6 min read
Dec 22, 2020The Funky Slug Club 30th Anniversary30 years ago I started my very first business, the Funky Slug Club, a club night at a seedy nightclub called Klute, in my home-town of Durham City. School friends Pete, Nick and I were three scruffy kids who listened to grunge, post-hardcore and American alt rock. We attended (I…Startup9 min readStartup9 min read
Dec 3, 2020What Makes a Successful Entrepreneur (get RICH)?TLDR? For a summary (1 minute read) of this post, skip to the end. I was recently asked to take part in a webinar for an investment readiness programme run by a local university and an equity fund manager. The programme is for young entrepreneurs who are looking to raise…Entrepreneur10 min readEntrepreneur10 min read
Aug 6, 2020Why Is This Blog Called Fifty Thousand Hours?Many of you will know the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell but, for those of you who don’t, this is how GoodReads explains it: In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of “outliers” — the best and the brightest, the most…Business4 min readBusiness4 min read
