No Bollocks

Mic Drop #11: Don’t Give Your Kids a Business, Give Them This Instead | Matt Haycox

Aug 5, 2026
No Bollocks with Matt Haycox
No Bollocks with Matt Haycox
Mic Drop #11: Don't Give Your Kids a Business, Give Them This Instead | Matt Haycox
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In these ‘Mic Drops,’ I’ll be spotlighting my favourite, most impactful moments from past episodes of No Bollocks with Matt Haycox. These are the moments that hit hardest, offer the most value, and deserve to be heard again.

Matt Haycox is an entrepreneur who went bankrupt at 27 – with a wife, a one-year-old, and the safety net he'd quietly assumed was underneath him already gone. Now 45 with three daughters, he's determined they'll learn about money from him rather than from a collapse of their own.

In this Mic Drop, Matt breaks down where real risk tolerance comes from, why he set up a company for his 18-year-old daughter, and the boring £250-a-month habit he pushes on her instead of pushing her into business.

Because your kid doesn't need to run a company to end up wealthy.

Chapters
0:00 – Intro
0:05 – Bankruptcy, Resilience and the Safety Net That Disappeared
3:30 – Setting Kids Up to Win

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Connect with Matt Haycox, No BS Business Podcast Host & 8-Figure Entrepreneur.

I’m Matt Haycox, entrepreneur, investor, and your straight-talking guide to building a business that actually works. I’ve raised over £750M, built (and rebuilt) 8-figure companies, and learned the hard way what it really takes to win.

On No Bollocks with Matt Haycox, I cut through the bollocks to bring you raw conversations with 7–8 figure founders, investors, and experts who’ve been there, done it, and got the scars to prove it. No hype, no theory, just actionable strategies you can use today to start, grow, and scale your business.

Whether you’re stuck in your 9–5, building your side hustle, or trying to hit your first £100k month, this is your go-to podcast for entrepreneur tips, startup growth strategies, raising capital, building a personal brand, and avoiding the costly mistakes most founders make.

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