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I Sold my Business For £4.1 Billion. The Career Advice I Wish I’d Known: Richard Harpin

I Sold my Business For £4.1 Billion. The Career Advice I Wish I’d Known: Richard Harpin27 Jul59 min

What can a billion pound businessman teach you about getting ahead at work?

Richard Harpin is a British entrepreneur, investor and author.

He founded HomeServe in 1993, served as chief executive until 2023, then sold the company for £4.1 Billion.

Tim and Richard discuss:

How he felt after the £4.1 billion sale of Homeserve

The career advice Richard wishes he'd known 30 years ago

Richard’s mission to build more billion-pound businesses

How he survived after nearly running out of cash TWICE

What his success cost him and his family

The five characteristics everyone needs to succeed as an entrepreneur

Why failure doesn’t mean it’s time to give up

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