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This Is The Best Way An Entrepreneur Has Ever Spent His FU Money

Be Inspired, Entrepreneurs, Start-Ups - Posted: August 27, 2011

Derek Handley

New Zealander Derek Handley's mobile marketing company, The Hyperfactory, was acquired last year by Meredith Corporation for an undisclosed amount.

Last month, he gave a speech at Kea, New Zealand's global network, about his life as an entrepreneur and explained what he did with the money from the acquisition.

Handley wanted to buy three things, and they weren't a mansion or a yacht:

1. A trip to Africa

2. A ticket to space

3. A letter Napoleon wrote to his generals

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/this-is-the-best-way-an-entrepreneur-has-ever-spent-his-fu-money-2011-5#ixzz1WExm1tpD

See the full speech below it's really interesting :



Derek Handley - WCNZ Presentation day from Kea New Zealand on Vimeo.

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Co founder of YHP, founder of IncuBus Ventures, online marketing consultant & host of one of London's top entrepreneurial events (Flagons Den). Regularly found networking around Tech City, convincing myself I'm working. Working for the future, living for the moment.

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