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He asked for £2M?! 🤯

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The video uses a common street interview format to create a relatable scenario about entrepreneurship and funding. The unexpected offer of a book as a solution to the investor problem provides a surprising and memorable conclusion.

Summary

A man approaches another man on the street asking if he needs help with a dream. The second man expresses a desire to start a business to help people find their passion and needs investors. The first man suggests he needs a co-founder rather than millions of pounds, and offers him a book titled "What's Your Story?" as a gift.

Structure

1Man approaches another on the street
2Man expresses desire to start a business to help people find passion
3Man states need for investors
4Man is told he needs a co-founder, not millions
5Man is given a book about storytelling

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He asked for £2M?! 🤯 Sorry-

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Sorry- Are you the- Are you the - help someone with a dream, right? I have a dream. Can I say it to your camera? No. Yeah so, I want to start a business to help people find, you know, their passion. Tell me what you need. I... I need someone to believe in my ideas. I believe in your ideas. So what I'm trying to do right now that helps find their place. I believe in your idea. But what do you need need? I need some investors. How much? 2 million. What are you gonna spend it on? Have you used lovable? But I need to have a team. Why? I need some, like, bounce, bounce off my ideas with. You need a co-founder, not £2 million. 2 million pounds is a mountain. move a mountain? How? One small rock at a time. For sure. What's Your Story. You told yourself a story Yeah. that isn't true. Take it. I can take this book? No. Thank you. Thank you so much.

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Nobody told him the TRUTH about funding… 😬 I started Fluid in Hong Kong with no money and no contacts, and the thing that actually got it off the ground was finding someone to build it with me, my now wife, Helen. You move a mountain one rock at a time, so he better get to work! #simonsquibb #entrepreneur #business