<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Tiago Carvalho — The 55</title><description>Fifty-five rules for selling, serving and starting again. One rule at a time, with the method to use today and the practice for tomorrow.</description><link>https://tiagocarvalho.co</link><language>en</language><copyright>© Tiago Carvalho</copyright><item><title>Two thousand pubs closed. That&apos;s two thousand doors.</title><link>https://tiagocarvalho.co/notes/2026-09-18-two-thousand-pubs-closed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tiagocarvalho.co/notes/2026-09-18-two-thousand-pubs-closed</guid><description>2,205 Irish pubs closed since 2005 — one in four. Everyone read it as an obituary. Here&apos;s why every one is a door, and the rule that says so.</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Notes</category></item><item><title>Rule 10: Opportunity rarely introduces itself properly.</title><link>https://tiagocarvalho.co/55/10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://tiagocarvalho.co/55/10</guid><description>The best openings look like a job below your level or a role that sounds slightly odd. A method for spotting them, and turning access into evidence.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>The 55</category></item></channel></rss>