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By: Matt Clifford

Matt Clifford is chief executive and co-founder of Entrepreneur First.

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  • You’re fired: Why the Apprentice is bad for business

    Here's why The Apprentice sends the wrong message about entrepreneurs

    If you have been meaning to catch up on the latest instalment of the BBC’s long-running reality series The Apprentice, allow me to save you the time. Last week saw one set of brash egomaniacs with largely questionable entrepreneurial instincts facing off against another, with both teams struggling to demonstrate even the most basic set [...]

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  • Is too much talent bad for business?

    Looking at the result of Saturday’s Champions League final, you might be forgiven for thinking that the relationship between top talent and overall team performance is a linear one. While Tottenham are by no means a talentless side, they were beaten on the night by a Liverpool team that arguably contains a higher proportion of [...]

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