UK Risk Appetite

Spent most of my undergraduate breaking into IB, managed to do so but at a huge cost. Finally left it behind me, taking that risk and starting my own business. Seems everyone here is risk adverse. 

Our country was built on risk, wake up. Working 80+ hour weeks to donate 40% of your salary to our inept government is no way to live. The US trumps us in all aspects when it comes to entrepreneurship.   

For those still in university, my biggest advice is to take risk whilst you're young, when you can afford it both financially and physically. 

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