#XrisLogbook 167 - Time, Trust , Trajectories 🇬🇧

👍🏻 One of my quiet luxuries is simple: choosing who I spend my time with. Time is the only real wealth we all hold in equal measure … yet we don’t all invest it equally well. So I try to spend it deliberately, with people who energise, challenge, or inspire. And when I get the chance to connect two people who would have never met otherwise that’s where it gets interesting. You never quite know what will come out of it… but often, that’s exactly how the best opportunities are born. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾

👎🏻 When someone you truly value receives a strong external offer, you’re reminded it’s rarely just about money, but about timing, growth, and direction. I’ve always believed that if people stay, it’s because something real connects them … trust, purpose, and the journey we’re building together … while some opportunities are built more on short-term incentives than long-term alignment. And if someone chooses to leave, it’s not a loss to resist, but a path to respect. As entrepreneurs, we don’t hold on at all costs; we create environments people genuinely want to be part of… the rest is their call. 🤷🏻‍♂️

✍🏻 Banks don’t finance potential, they finance predictability. A steady corporate salary fits neatly into their risk models, which is why it unlocks credit so easily. Entrepreneurship, on the other hand, can create far greater long-term value, but with less “visible” income, making it harder to fit into traditional lending criteria. The irony is that risk is judged on stability, not on wealth creation. Yet beyond the numbers, there’s another layer: as an entrepreneur, you choose who you build with… your team, your partners, your culture … while in the corporate world, that choice is often made for you. And then one day, after a liquidity event, the equation flips… the same profile once seen as “uncertain” suddenly becomes highly desirable. Two different games … one about fitting the system, the other about building your own. ⚖️

🙏🏻 Special thanks this week to Marie-Solenne , Cédric , Stephane , Lola , Chloé , Chrisdèle , Ana , Corinne , Julien , Guillaume ,Maxime , Aude , Marouane , Guillaume , Pier Paolo , Mathilde , Morgane , Marion , Najia , Phil , Dawood , Serge , Stephane ,Bogdan , Laurent , Arnaud , Ludovic , Ambre , Patrick


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