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How to Save your Own Life

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Vikas Shah |

TEDxManchester

• February 2018

Prof. Vikas Shah MBE is the archetypal entrepreneur. Having started his first business aged just 14, he is now (at 37) regarded as a leading businessman, philanthropist and public intellectual. In this highly personal and emotive talk, Vikas brings us into a part of his life he has rarely shared. He describes the build-up to a moment that changed everything, a 10 year recovery journey, and how he had to learn to save his own life.

Prof. Vikas Shah MBE is the archetypal entrepreneur. Having started his first business aged just 14, he is now (at 37) regarded as a leading businessman, philanthropist and public intellectual. In this highly personal and emotive talk, Vikas brings us into a part of his life he has rarely shared. He describes the build-up to a moment that changed everything, a 10 year recovery journey, and how he had to learn to save his own life.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxManchester, an independent event.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxManchester, an independent event.

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