If You Don't Know - How to secure the bag & a place on Dragons' Den ft. Steven Bartlett

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Business tips from the youngest ever Dragon on Dragons' Den. Steven Bartlett is the 28-year-old founder of Social Chain - a company now worth hundreds of millions of pounds. So, who better for De-Graft to ask what the word “revenue” actually means? Nah, seriously though, Steven tells us why quitting is just as important as starting, how to take those first steps for your business, and how treating life like a video game helps him cope.

Hosts: De-Graft Mensah and Roshan Roberts
Producers: Seren Jones, Jack Suddaby and Kameron Virk
Sound design: Jack Suddaby
Assistant Editor: Sam Bonham
Editor: Dino Sofos

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00.14 - De-Graft and Roshan’s pitches
1.24 - Where we are and who we’re speaking to
2.29 - Steven’s intro
2.57 - The youngest Dragon
4.05 - Representation
5.10 - ‘Happy to be here syndrome’
7.11 - Reading about yourself online
8.19 - Steven’s story
11.01 - How Steven knew business was for him
12.25 - The importance of quitting
13.05 - How to start a business
15.48 - Is being an ‘entrepreneur’ a trap?
16.55 - Black CEOs
19.00 - Self belief
20.51 - Steven’s tip for coping with chaos
22.30 - Steven’s reaction to our pitches
23.20 - Reflections and goodbyes

Published on Thursday, 20th May 2021.

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