“When I was setting up my own business in my early 20s I'd get up early and work every hour I could stay awake.”

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The speaker is describing a period of intense effort while starting a business, emphasizing early mornings and working as long as possible. The quote suggests persistence and a willingness to push through fatigue in order to keep building the business.

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About Grant Shapps

British politician

Sir Grant Shapps is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for Welwyn Hatfield from 2005 to 2024. During that period, he held a series of senior cabinet roles under David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak. He was Conservative Party co-chairman from 2010 to 2012, then served as Transport Secretary from 2019 to 2022. In 2022 he briefly became Home Secretary, and under Sunak he later held the Business, Energy, and Defence briefs, serving as Secretary of State for Defence from August 2023 to July 2024.

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