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How to secure the bag & a place on Dragons' Den ft. Steven Bartlett

De-Graft Mensah and Roshan Roberts host the podcast with big chat, big facts and big laughs, where we go deeper into the stories we're all talking about. Now you know.

Business tips from the youngest ever Dragon on Dragons' Den. Steven Bartlett is the 28-year-old founder of Social Chain - a company now worth hundreds of millions of pounds. So, who better for De-Graft to ask what the word 鈥渞evenue鈥 actually means? Nah, seriously though, Steven tells us why quitting is just as important as starting, how to take those first steps for your business, and how treating life like a video game helps him cope.

Hosts: De-Graft Mensah and Roshan Roberts
Producers: Seren Jones, Jack Suddaby and Kameron Virk
Sound design: Jack Suddaby
Assistant Editor: Sam Bonham
Editor: Dino Sofos

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00.14 - De-Graft and Roshan鈥檚 pitches
1.24 - Where we are and who we鈥檙e speaking to
2.29 - Steven鈥檚 intro
2.57 - The youngest Dragon
4.05 - Representation
5.10 - 鈥楬appy to be here syndrome鈥
7.11 - Reading about yourself online
8.19 - Steven鈥檚 story
11.01 - How Steven knew business was for him
12.25 - The importance of quitting
13.05 - How to start a business
15.48 - Is being an 鈥榚ntrepreneur鈥 a trap?
16.55 - Black CEOs
19.00 - Self belief
20.51 - Steven鈥檚 tip for coping with chaos
22.30 - Steven鈥檚 reaction to our pitches
23.20 - Reflections and goodbyes

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25 minutes

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Fri 21 May 2021 03:00

Music Played

  • H.E.R.

    Damage

    • Sony / RCA.
  • Sonder

    Nobody But You (feat. Jorja Smith)

  • Queen Naija

    Set Him Up (feat. Ari Lennox)

  • Alicai Harley

    I Just Wanna Know

    • Warner Music.
  • Amaria

    Slow Motion

    • Stennbraith.
  • Wizkid

    Essence (feat. Tems)

    • Starboy Entertainment.
  • Burna Boy

    Kilometre

    • Atlantic.
  • Stylo G & Busta Rhymes

    Outta Space

    • 3beat.
  • Russ Millions & Tion Wayne

    Body

    • Atlantic Records.
  • AJ Tracey

    Little More Love

    • Flu Game.
    • Revenge Records.
  • Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lil Wayne

    Seeing Green

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  • Fri 21 May 2021 03:00

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