Why ADHD Makes Rejection More Painful | Alex Partridge | TEDxManchester
TEDx Talks·2026-03-19 16:38

I was 20 years old when I started the company that would nearly kill me. I was at university. Facebook had just sprung onto everyone's conscious. I started a social media brand called Unilad. I remember running down to my housemates's room and saying, "Philip, what do you think of the name Unilad. " and he blew out this puff of marijuana smoke and said, "Yeah, that's really cool, man. " So, with a focus group of Phillip, the name was chosen. But I had a problem. How do I get people to care about Unilad? And ...

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