When I was 21 I wrote my dissertation on Chinese market theory in the 15th century and comparisons we could draw to it in a post economic crash. It sounds grand thing and admittedly it’s nice to put on your CV but the premise was quite simple. Back when I was studying economics, I came

No matter how good your idea is, even if it is great, much like putting an ice cube in the oven, if you make your idea subject to the wrong external factors then it will never get off the ground. There are two great examples that spring to mind of how recent innovations have used

As quickly as things can go right, they can also go wrong. This is because we forget the influence of external factors beyond our control. One day you could be training for a boxing match and the next day get hit by a bus. Ok it seems a bit extreme but the point is sometimes

If you’ve ever watched a Bond film then you’ll know the world is most definitely separated into good and evil. Bad people ooze evil, it’s amazingly clear cut who’s bad but luckily the sheer essence of being bad means that in the end you’ll get your comeuppance. Yet in the real world, the one we

Most people think that only bad ideas lose money, it’s not true. In fact bad ideas are actually hugely cost effective. I’d much rather have a bad idea than a good one. You see bad ideas mess up quickly, you put some investment in and it never gets off the ground. You lose hope, realise

The government might tell you that they encourage entrepreneurship and provide support but they don’t. It’s not that they don’t try to help, it’s simply that they fail to understand the kind of help that’s needed. Much like driving down the motorway the wrong way, as much we might be guilty of doing too many