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EPISODE · Mar 18, 2026 · 7 MIN

Selling Sex: Business Lessons from the World’s Oldest Profession (Podcast)

from How to be Shit at Business Podcast · host Tricia Fox

It was 1996. I was in third year of university and living in a tenement flat in Aberdeen. I had glandular fever and was tucked up nicely in bed, shivering with fever, when I started to notice something strange.What I discovered was shocking to my 20 year old self. Years later, I realised I’d witnessed one of the most optimised small-business operations I’ve ever seen.How to be S**t at Business is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Listen to the podcast of the twentieth article in the series: How to be S**t at Business Get full access to How to Survive in Business at howtosurviveinbusiness.substack.com/subscribe

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