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James McHugh

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James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

So this is a good business story.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

So we brought a small team together and they won their, I think the first project might have been the Daily Telegraph.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

But we won first, second, third, fourth project.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

So I'd walk past the accounts department each week and see this pile of timesheets building up.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

And I'd say, guys, when are we invoicing this?

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

And they said, we don't have a company name yet.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

So I said, well, we can invoice it under the recruitment business.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

And they said, no, no, no, no, no, we're a different brand.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

So we are nothing right now because you can't even invoice.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

So anyway, after about eight weeks of this, I got frustrated and I said, no guys, stop.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

We're going to dinner and we're not leaving the table.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

till we have a name for this company.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

So they wanted a five letter dot com.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

Right.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

And they came up with T-Q-U-I-L-A dot com.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

And I said, no, you know, our customers will say great idea at the time.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

Got a headache in the morning.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

And anyway, within 24 hours, they'd convinced me to.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

But it was conceived in the office, not the bar.

James Reed: all about business
How to spot the next billion dollar opportunity before everyone else | James McHugh

It was conceived at the dinner table.