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Mike Minett

Mike Minett

Entrepreneur, Founder, COO, and Chief Ideas Guy

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London, United Kingdom
Joined May 2026
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Mike Minett is a serial entrepreneur with 20 years as a contractor inside London investment banking before making the brave jump to founding. He has created, launched, and built startups, including one successful exit, The Positive Ageing Company (acquired by Mercer). Now he is launching PORTABL across multiple geographies. theorg+1
His superpower is being a powerful networker who gets small companies in front of big opportunities, opening doors with large regulated incumbents like insurers and global HR firms that don't usually move for tiny startups. He is founder-led, outbound, and relationship-heavy. theorg
Mike has proven himself as a zero to one commercial operator, capable of compressing a complex enterprise sales cycle into a breakfast conversation. He signed Markel, Aviva, and Zurich as a tiny team, and designed his own acquirer with Mercer.
Beyond his entrepreneurial and corporate roles, Mike is also an author, having written "Follow Me Out The Door: 7.5 - Steps to Corporate Escape." This book reflects his philosophy on personal and professional transformation, encouraging individuals to pursue their dreams and escape conventional corporate paths. abebooks+1
He is currently building a portfolio career alongside being Portabl founder & Head of Growth with fractional GTM, partnerships, and business development roles at pre-seed to Series A startups, ideally alongside a technical founder needing a commercial co-pilot, with no geography or time constraints and availability now. finos
Mike is best fit for fractional consulting opportunities with technical or product-heavy founders who have hit the ceiling of solo selling and need someone to open 5-10 high-value doors in the first 90 days.

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Follow Me Out The Door: 7.5 - Steps to Corporate Escape

January 1, 2011

A book revealing 7.5 steps to corporate escape, guiding individuals to focus on personal goals, tackle fears, break free from work frustrations, and pursue passions. It shares timeless principles, strategies, and action steps for successful corporate escape and business startup/growth.

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