If you can't handle rejection, don't start a business!
In the 1970s, I studied at Queen Mary College, part of London University, in the impoverished East End borough of Tower Hamlets. I...
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miketrup
Mar 251 min read
The most underutilised ratio in business decision-making
What's the risk=reward ratio?
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miketrup
Oct 21, 20231 min read
If you Fail Fast, You Probably Won’t Learn Much!
Putting your foot in the water is the only way to learn
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miketrup
Oct 18, 20232 min read
Is Ageism the Last Socially Acceptable Prejudice in Business?
Young and Old together
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miketrup
Oct 18, 20231 min read
Get Real About Your Business, the Role or a Business Mentor
Knowing the risks of your decisions
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miketrup
Aug 11, 20232 min read
Is Passion Essential to Being a Founder? It Can Harm Your Decision-Making.
One reads a lot of start-up literature and interviews, and they almost all talk a lot about ‘passion’. I am not sure either is very...
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miketrup
Aug 1, 20232 min read
A Fresh Cup of Tea and Business Decision-making
One of the most well-known teachers and writers on Zen Buddhism was Shunryu Suzuki. He wrote an excellent book called Zen Mind, Beginners...
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miketrup
Jul 27, 20232 min read
In business, Exiting can be Harder than Starting
Lots of people write about starting a business. Few talk about how rare and difficult it is to exit one profitably. According to U.K....
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miketrup
Jul 27, 20232 min read
Wild Horse Management
Having started and managed a business that went through more than one phase of rapid growth, I recently read a short Zen story that...
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