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Scale From 1 To 10

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Scale From 1 To 10

A great visual tool.

The Grand Ol' Duke

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The Grand Ol' Duke

Lead backwards.

Ringfence The Cash

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Ringfence The Cash

And avoid the wipeout.

Make Things Simple

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Make Things Simple

It gets things done.

It's About Values, Not Money

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It's About Values, Not Money

Money doesn't define you.

You Don't Report To Your Board

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You Don't Report To Your Board

It reports to you.

It's Not A Race

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It's Not A Race

Enjoy the journey.

So What's Unique?

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So What's Unique?

Make sure you can clearly enunciate your difference.

Sweat For Inspiration

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Sweat For Inspiration

Soak it up.

Under Promise, Over Deliver

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Under Promise, Over Deliver

Just a little bit.

A New Business Idea

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A New Business Idea

Small cog, big engine.

Work/Life Bollocks

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Work/Life Bollocks

Prepare to be absorbed.

Stick To Your Knitting

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Stick To Your Knitting

Don't imagine your skills transfer.

Encourage The Informal Network

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Encourage The Informal Network

Find out what's really going on.

Cliff Edge Performance

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Cliff Edge Performance

Show your employees the jagged rocks at the bottom.

What's Good For The Goose

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What's Good For The Goose

Dig deeper.

Solving Problems

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Solving Problems

The No 1 job of the entrepreneur.

Meet Your New Best Friend

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Meet Your New Best Friend

Why?

The Risk Of Failure

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The Risk Of Failure

Don't just fail. Experiment.

Giving Negative Feedback

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Giving Negative Feedback

When they've screwed it up.

Sanjay Jhawar

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Sanjay Jhawar

RIP - but far too soon.

The Ultimate Pitch (3)

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The Ultimate Pitch (3)

The rest of the slides.

The Ultimate Pitch (2)

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The Ultimate Pitch (2)

The slides you need for a perfect delivery.

The Ultimate Pitch (1)

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The Ultimate Pitch (1)

The golden rules of investor presentations.

The Challenge Is For Everyone

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The Challenge Is For Everyone

Yes, the whole team.

Embrace Ambiguity

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Embrace Ambiguity

Wack that mole.

Being Comfortable Is The Enemy

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Being Comfortable Is The Enemy

Paranoia rules.

The Entrepreneur - Born Or Bred

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The Entrepreneur - Born Or Bred

Learn what works and put a business around it.

Extraordinary Performance

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Extraordinary Performance

With ordinary people.

Poacher Turned Gamekeeper

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Poacher Turned Gamekeeper

As you go from employee to entrepreneur.

What To Pay Yourself

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What To Pay Yourself

What salary should you take in your new business?

How To Get Ahead At Work

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How To Get Ahead At Work

Simple but very effective.

Be More Prickly

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Be More Prickly

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It will sharpen things up.

The Four Agreements

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The Four Agreements

Simple, but may change your life.

Get A Grip

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Get A Grip

Often founders just cannot let go.

Points Of Tension

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Points Of Tension

The starting point for organisational design.

Success A Successor

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Success A Successor

Find your replacement and move on up.

Spinning Plates

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Spinning Plates

Just keep them in the air.

Experience Curves

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Experience Curves

Set tough goals & beat the competition.

Fuck Consensus

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Fuck Consensus

You're not building a democracy.

Killing Creativity

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Killing Creativity

Schools are about uniformity - but that's not life.

Fire Yourself

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Fire Yourself

Establish clear business principles & step back.

Be An Angel

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Be An Angel

Watch the pitches that work, and those that don't.

Vested In Your Success

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Vested In Your Success

How share options work.

Making A Splash

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Making A Splash

The importance of impact investing.

Support Each Other

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Support Each Other

Repair any cracks fast.

A Helpful Elf

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A Helpful Elf

Play the fool and show your human side.

Beware Of The Consequences

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Beware Of The Consequences

It's not your fault.

Shares & Options

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Shares & Options

Giving is good - receiving back is better.

Having Your Cake

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Having Your Cake

Split the roles of CEO and Chair.

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