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David Lester, Startups.co.uk

David Lester started his first business with almost no money when he was just 22 and sold it for millions before he was 30. He has since started several other successful businesses and invested in many more. David founded Startups.co.uk eleven years ago, and built it into the UK’s most popular independent website for small businesses. David frequently contributes to national newspapers, magazines and radio as well as regularly speaking at small business events around the UK. David has also co-authored the best-selling How They Started series of books.


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