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What We'd Tell Ourselves Five Years Ago — Ep 72

What We'd Tell Ourselves Five Years Ago — Ep 72

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Five years ago we were coming out of a pandemic, growing too fast, and not stopping to think. Now we'd handle the same problems with half the stress — but we never sit down long enough to notice how far we've come.In Ep 72, Matt and Charlie look backwards properly. What they'd do differently, what they wish they'd done sooner, and the patience and perspective that only experience buys.They unpack a brutal stat — almost 40% of UK businesses incorporated between 2020 and 2024 have already closed, and just 40% of UK small businesses are still trading after five years — and ask why anyone takes the leap at all when the odds look like that.Along the way, they get into personal guarantees, the cost of risk-taking in the UK, hires made too late, kit bought too soon, and why kids and your mid-thirties seem to flip the switch from "I've got time" to "this has to happen now."Takeaways:⏳ Why founders never stop to look back — and what it costs them📉 What 40% five-year survival rates say about the UK climate🔥 Where the fire actually comes from (and why it shows up late)💰 Money mistakes you only see clearly with hindsight🪜 Why the problems don't shrink as you grow — they just change shapeFollow Matt:📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrmattholland/👨‍💻 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrmattholland/📱 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mrmattholland❌ X - https://x.com/mrmattholland1Follow Charlie:📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theworkwearexpert👨‍💻 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-smith-1a55295b/
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