The global generation

Source: Exec April

Date :10/04/2008 15:16:53

If the four young entrepreneurs profiled here are anything to go by, British enterprise is in safe hands. Exec investigates some remarkable examples of precocious business talent and discovers a generation that’s not afraid to think big.

By James Hurley & Rebecca Waters

While they’re all from distinct sectors – telecommunications, technology/VC, search marketing and retail – Exec detected a definite common spirit amongst the interviewees profiled here, characterised by titanic, often global, ambition and a spirit of community that doesn’t recognise national borders or established corporate players as barriers to entry. Here they tell us about laying the foundations for success, retaining equity, managing exponential growth and what’s around the corner for their burgeoning ventures.

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