A man, a mission and seven failed start-ups: the tumultuous career of Liverpool’s most persistent entrepreneur

‘Eventually, you have to fail to make success’

Dear members — we all have unattainable dreams and aspirations. Be it becoming a professional painter, learning to skateboard or soft launching a photography page on Instagram, most of these ambitions fade into the background as self-doubt creeps in. But in today’s story, Abi meets a man who laughs in the face of diffidence. 

Enter Liang Zhang, a 40-year-old businessman who, over the past decade, has had numerous failed businesses and a life fit for the films. It’s a real underdog tale that proves with a lot of hard work (and a little blind optimism) you really can achieve anything. 

But first, your Post briefing — including trouble for a school in Crosby and six million trees planted in Merseyside.