Start-upTalk

Welcome to StartUp Talk, the go-to community for anyone thinking about launching or in the early stages of building their own business! Whether you’re brainstorming ideas, drafting a plan, or already taking the first steps, this group is designed to offer support, advice, and encouragement. Here, you’ll find hints, tips, and recommendations from those who’ve successfully navigated the startup journey, as well as real-time support from peers currently going through the process.

Join us to connect, share, and grow your entrepreneurial vision with a network of like-minded individuals!

Rise Above the Noise,  Greatness Was Never Meant to Be Comfortable

Brothas, let me speak plain. We are in a time where the truth is not just inconvenient, it is dangerous. The moment you dare to elevate your mind, raise your voice or challenge the system that was never built with you in mind, mediocrity rises to meet you with resistance. But understand this, resistance is not rejection, it is confirmation. As Einstein said, “Great minds have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” They don’t fight what they don’t fear.

Now look at this image. Black men, heads held high, eyes forward, shoulders squared with the weight of legacy and potential. This is not  just a quote. The world sees Black men and expects survival, but God designed you for significance.

You were never meant to blend…

A Good Enough Moment to Begin!

In the 1970s, psychologist Walter Mischel became famous for the marshmallow experiment—offering children one marshmallow now or two if they waited. But what was less publicised was the deeper takeaway - children’s decisions were based not only on willpower, but on trust in their environment. If they believed the future was unstable or uncertain, they took the marshmallow. Why wait, when nothing’s guaranteed?

Entrepreneurship is much the same. We wait for the perfect time. The right investor. A stable economy. Clarity. Confidence. But in the world we’re navigating—where high street businesses are vanishing; councils are tightening support budgets, banks are risk-averse, and government policies create more red tape than relief—there is no perfect moment.

Still, we act. Because we…

Discipline is Hard for a While… But Mediocrity is Hard All the Time.

Greatness isn’t a result of talent alone—it’s built on thousands of hours of invisible, often uncomfortable discipline. But if we examine today’s global climate—from policy to mindset—it’s clear that we're not just battling for economic survival. We’re battling against a culture that is slowly and dangerously, normalising mediocrity.

Governments claim to want innovation, entrepreneurship and ambition. Yet they simultaneously cut the resources needed to nurture them. In the UK, we see policies that stifle small businesses and roll back support for the very people trying to change their circumstances. In the U.S., minority and women-led start-ups still receive less than…