BACKSTORY: UCook CEO David Torr
We question CEO and co-founder of UCook David Torr
What’s your one top tip for doing a deal? Often too much emphasis is placed on the terms of a deal when these are but one expression of the underlying objective. Understand your opposition’s objectives and shape your proposal and adjustments around these. Very often there are solutions that align the interests of all parties. To come to these solutions we must first identify the drivers behind the terms proposed. Which phrase or word do you most overuse? Essentially. What was your first job? The first time I made money I was selling firecrackers at school — I was 12. My first job was as a chef on a yacht. I was fired after two weeks. What is your most treasured possession? My collection of 16th-century cutlery. What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Patience, as a true virtue, is of great importance — but too often it is apathy veiled as a virtue. What is your biggest regret? My father passed away when I was 13. Driving out of my mother’s house in Constantia, he said his go...
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