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Real stories and actionable frameworks from 20+ years of building, failing, and learning.
The most important characteristic you need to do anything risky
I have had my fair share of screw ups, failures, dark days and intense nights throughout my entrepreneurial career.
Quitters never win, except when they do.
Quitters never win is stupid advice. I know lots of quitters who win.
What A Rubik’s Cube Taught Me About Building Things
Delayed gratification is a thing.
Here’s a crazy idea: you are allowed to take time off
If you are building something that is important to you it is unlikely that anyone around you is telling you the following:
The Best Startup Advice You Already Know
I have spent many years building businesses. In that time I have been on the receiving end of some incredible advice.
Can You Live Without The Struggle?
I like pain. It’s an inexplicable part of my personality.
I write to you every week
Every week I'll send you my three favourite things from the week and at least one idea that I can't stop thinking about.

It is a really difficult thing for people to shift over to.
It is a really difficult thing for people to shift over to. Move away from “This is when you work.
I like to say: Trust people until they give you a reason not to.
I like to say: Trust people until they give you a reason not to. This applies nicely for remote work.
DO. FAIL. LEARN. REPEAT.
Since I was seven years old I have wanted to be a writer. More specifically back then I wanted to be a journalist but I have long since realised that I love writing, not reporting.
Blockchain Is The Electricity Of The 21st Century
Over the past six months Bitcoin, crypto currencies and the underlying blockchain technology have become hot topics. I visit my in-laws and they ask my about it.
Trust Me, You Don’t Want All Of The Clients
It’s an entrepreneur’s nature to hustle for every last drop of potential revenue. When I’m building something all I can think of is making it work at all costs.
Becoming Health Literate - Diet, Sleep, Fitness & Fasting
2017 was all about financial literacy. It’s the final day of January 2018 and I’m 60 days into my 2018 goal of becoming health literate.
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