Guy Ivesha- a man behind London’s £40 million co-working members’ club Mortimer House
Can not can’t
“My father taught me never to admit you couldn’t do something. You can always find a way, even if you don’t know the answer yet.”
Will Dean- The co-founder and CEO of Tough Mudder – which hosts endurance events in eleven countries and now turns over more than $100 million a year – on mentors, marketing and the power of a Harvard MBA
Don’t be monomaniacal
“If you bring intense focus to everything you do then you burn through things quite quickly and your ideas won’t seem as exciting. I try to be more balanced now.”
Ben Silbermann - The CEO and co-founder of Pinterest, the £8.6 billion visual discovery app that ‘pins’ a trillion lifestyle recommendations a year, reveals what he has learnt.
Don’t separate work and play
“You need to integrate your work and personal life. I don’t think it’s practical any more for people to have this really clean split. You need to develop patterns that work for your family as well as your job. You don’t want to be half on, half off all the time. It’s not a good way to live your life.”
Fabien Riggall - The founder of Secret Cinema - the immersive cinematic experience that has sold more than half a million tickets since 2012 - reveals what he has learned.
Break the rules
"After watching Dead Poets Society, I escaped from school with £5 to start a life in London. I was inspired by the idea of romantic adventure. There was a huge search party and I was found."
James Park, Fitbit - The cofounder and CEO of the £6 billion activity tracker company Fitbit, which now has more than 23.6 million active users worldwide, reveals what he has learned.
Trust your gut
"I dropped out just before finals because I got an internship at Morgan Stanley. As an entrepreneur, you have to take risks. But as an engineer, there's always a backup."