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Healthy, Wealthy and Wise

Healthy, Wealthy and Wise

  His passion in life is getting women pregnant. As catchy one liners go, Shamus Husheer’s is one of the best. The founder of DuoFertility is so confident that his technology can help a couple to conceive, that if they are not pregnant in six months, he’ll give them their money back. The likeable New Zealander represents just one of …

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Onwards and Upwards

Onwards and Upwards

  Leafing through the business section of the Evening Standard, I catch sight of a familiar face.  Carolyn McCall and I have never met, however I do recognise her as the former chief executive of the Guardian Media Group.  Today, following a considerable career change, she is running EasyJet.  She has swapped broad sheets for narrow seats.  …

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Inspiration is Perishable

Inspiration is Perishable

  One of my Christmas presents (recommended by the charming James Wills at Watson Little, and bought for me by my lovely sister) was Rework, the New York Times bestseller, by Jason Fried and David Hansson. It is a deliberately provocative book, which sets out to challenge much of the conventional wisdom surrounding business.  According to …

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Mission Control

Mission Control

  What have penicillin, Viagra and the smallpox vaccine all got in common? They were all discovered by accident.  And they were all discovered by Brits. Great Britain has a stunning history of invention, From Cats Eyes to the Electric Motor, the Internal Combustion Engine and the World Wide Web, some of the world’s most …

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