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How Kellogg turned a “health food” into a $40B empire

Jan 6, 2026

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11 min read

How Kellogg turned a “health food” into a $40B empire

One brother wanted purity; the other wanted profits.

Your Boxing Day business gift

Dec 26, 2025

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3 min read

Your Boxing Day business gift

Why customer dependency might be exactly what your startup needs

James Robson
James Robson
PayPal raised $216M while being 67% dependent on one customer

Dec 23, 2025

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12 min read

PayPal raised $216M while being 67% dependent on one customer

The dependence that almost broke PayPal - and then made it unstoppable

 Fast Five Friday: Why Barclays' "independence" became their most expensive mistake

Dec 19, 2025

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4 min read

Fast Five Friday: Why Barclays' "independence" became their most expensive mistake

What every SME can learn from banking's biggest cover-up

James Robson
James Robson
Barclays’ £11.8B raise that haunts them 16 years later

Dec 16, 2025

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8 min read

Barclays’ £11.8B raise that haunts them 16 years later

A practical lesson in why clean deals age better

Fast Five Friday: The £9.25B dilution that made everyone richer

Dec 12, 2025

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4 min read

Fast Five Friday: The £9.25B dilution that made everyone richer

5 lessons from Tesco's bold move that turned dilution into wealth creation

James Robson
James Robson
Tesco sold 1.5 billion extra shares, then paid investors back £9.25 billion

Dec 9, 2025

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11 min read

Tesco sold 1.5 billion extra shares, then paid investors back £9.25 billion

If only the meal deal had held up as well as Tesco’s equity did

Fast Five Friday: How facebook actually raised capital (and how you should too)

Dec 5, 2025

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4 min read

Fast Five Friday: How facebook actually raised capital (and how you should too)

Why rhythm matters more than round size.

James Robson
James Robson
Facebook turned small rounds into $15B in value

Dec 2, 2025

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10 min read

Facebook turned small rounds into $15B in value

Why sometimes momentum beats magnitude in early-stage capital

Fast Five Friday: Ford's Insane All-or-Nothing Raise

Nov 28, 2025

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4 min read

Fast Five Friday: Ford's Insane All-or-Nothing Raise

$23.4B or lose the entire 103-year legacy

James Robson
James Robson
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