What Dragons' Den gets right (and wrong) about pitching your business
It's brilliant television. It's a strange model for how most real fundraising and sales conversations actually go.
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Longer reads, opinions and founder stories from the messier side of business.
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What Dragons' Den doesn't show you about the equity you give away
Ten percent for £50,000 sounds simple on television. The real cost of that ten percent rarely gets discussed on the day.
The Apprentice teaches terrible lessons about leadership — here's what actually works
Great TV. If you copied the management style, your best people would quit within a month.
Why 'hustle culture' is quietly burning out UK founders
The 5am-grindset content is loud online. The reality for most owners is a lot quieter, and a lot more tired.
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From side hustle to seven figures: the unglamorous middle bit nobody talks about
The launch story is exciting. The exit story is exciting. The bit in between is where the actual work happens.
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What we can learn from Gary Vaynerchuk — and where his advice doesn't quite fit the UK
Relentless content, patience with wealth-building, brutal honesty about effort. Some of it travels. Some of it needs translating.
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Building in public: the pros, cons and what to actually share
Sharing your numbers, mistakes and decisions online is having a moment. It's not free, and it's not for everyone.
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