You have no formal qualifications and you’re applying for executive roles in a country that prides itself on formal qualifications. Might be difficult to secure a CEO role when the other candidates were educated at Oxford or Cambridge… and you’re wearing a t-shirt and shorts in your profile picture. I mean… it’s the UK. If you want to be a Silicon Valley CEO you’re a few thousand miles off.

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James Xabregas
James Xabregas

Written by James Xabregas

Manipulating electrons for fun and profit. Thoughts on tech, startups, politics, life. Co-founder of Braiv.co

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