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Prince Harry gets a job in Silicon Valley

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Where does one find freedom these days? A billion dollar Silicon Valley tech company now appears to be the answer. Mr S was delighted to read in the Wall Street Journal this afternoon that Prince Harry, 36, will be taking up his first formal job post-Megxit as the chief impact officer at tech start up BetterUp in California. 

The Duke of Sussex will be providing ‘proactive coaching’ for personal development, increased awareness and ‘an all-round better life’ at the startup which provides professional coaching, mental health advice and ‘immersive learning.’  BetterUp was founded in 2013 and recently raised $125m from international investors to fund expansion which valued the company at $1.7bn. Heraldic symbols and royal lions out, tech unicorns in it seems.

BetterUp says it employs some 2,000 coaches and has 300 business clients including Hilton, Mars, Nasa and Chevron with a focus on ‘changing the world by bringing the power of transformation to each and every person.’ Its employees, it claims, ‘are empowered to go above and beyond to reach their best self.’  On

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