Craig Rothwell
- Craig Rothwell

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- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Years in business:
- 2
- In business:
- Yes
- Mentor:
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- Defining Moment
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Most of the time when I was growing up, I was figuring out ways to avoid going to school. I started working in the computer industry when I was about sixteen- I’m entirely self taught and have worked up from making computer games to making computer… read more
- Lifestyle Story
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Being entirely self taught was pretty tough and I’d not really recommend it as a route to success. Now I try to help people in the industry as much as I can, but they won’t always be told what’s the right way to do something and I quite like that, makes… read more
- Secret
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Making money isn’t as easy as people will have you believe. Know what you’re doing, and know there is a market for it. Test the water and check out the competition.… read more
- Challenge
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Getting noticed and getting press attention have been our biggest challenges so far. It was very hard to build up trust with our clients. But it just comes with time; the harder you try the better your luck becomes as I once read somewhere.… read more
- Success
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Our biggest success was probably importing a pretty unknown device called the CP32 into the UK in 2003. It’s from this device that an entire subculture has followed. Overall, the business has taken the direction I expected, with some bizarre detours… read more