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Persistence pays big for start-up founder-turned-Rich Lister

Persistence pays big for start-up founder-turned-Rich Lister

For about a decade, David Tudehope kept a Calvin Coolidge quote in his wallet. He shares the lessons he learnt along the way, and says success always takes twice as long and is twice as hard as you think. Listen to the How I Made It podcast for free.

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David Tudehope quit his banking job at 25 to found a start-up to target markets that he thought were “underserved and overcharged”. He’s now a Financial Review Rich Lister. Here’s what he learnt building Macquarie Telecom into a $1.5 billion company.

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Julie-anne Sprague
Julie-anne SpragueRich List editorJulie-anne Sprague co-edits our Rich Lists and covers entrepreneurs, wealth creation and investments. A senior journalist in our newsroom, Julie-anne has covered politics, property, agribusiness, retail and stockmarkets in both the UK and Australia. Connect with Julie-anne on Twitter. Email Julie-anne at jsprague@afr.com

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