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Richard Branson: 1950-1993
October 21, 2026 · 32 minI would say more than anyone else, Richard Branson was the guy who inspired me to become an entrepreneur- I have a terrible memory but I remember so vividly Branson’s first appearance on the Late Late Show- that was Ireland’s biggest talk…
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General Magic: Right Product, Wrong Time
October 14, 2026 · 31 minI had heard about General Magic over the years- and it was always held up as this almost mythical startup- the company that more or less developed the smartphone but was years too early, and then just 2 weeks ago I came across a…
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Olympus: A Very Japanese Scandal
October 7, 2026 · 31 minI have a very clear memory of this story because it became public 15 years ago in 2011, and I remember watching the news and seeing Michael Woodford, the whistleblower being mobbed by the media in Tokyo after he had found out and exposed a…
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Ken Griffin: Wall Street’s Ultimate Competitor
September 30, 2026 · 29 minGriffin has been on my list from day 1- like he’s the 32nd richest person in the world with a net worth of $60 billion, but I was in no real rush to cover him, until about 2 weeks ago when I finally got round to watching Dumb Money- the…
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Ben & Jerry’s 1978-2026 RIP
September 23, 2026 · 29 minThe RIP part, well you’ll see what I’m getting at by the end of the episode. I wanted to dig into this story for a while now because like most of you, I knew the outline -you know, 2 hippy type guys who did things a bit differently, who…
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Brian Chesky and Airbnb: The $100 Billion Bad Idea
September 16, 2026 · 32 minLook, I’d be lying if I said I’d always wanted to cover Chesky and Airbnb. I hadn’t really read much about either of them. The business itself sounds pretty humdrum. People renting out apartments, spare rooms. Nothing really new or…
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Peter Thiel: 1967–2002
September 9, 2026 · 31 minAs regular listeners will know, I’ve wanted to cover Thiel for some time now. He’s going to warrant a three-parter at least because, love him or loathe him, Thiel is without doubt one of the most interesting, controversial and polarising…
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Enzo Ferrari: The Obsession Behind the Prancing Horse
September 2, 2026 · 32 minNow I’m not a big petrol head, but as some of you might know, I love Formula 1, and I think it's fair to say that Formula 1 wouldn’t be where it is today without Ferrari—so I was really keen to dig into this. And what a story. Enzo Ferrari…
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Bernie Ebbers & WorldCom - When The Tide Goes Out…
August 26, 2026 · 30 minThe whole WorldCom scandal never really registered with me- because it happened straight after the dotcom bubble burst, so myself and my cofounders were just dusting ourselves off and slowly realising that we weren’t going to suddenly…
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The Rise and Ruin of the Barclay Twins
August 19, 2026 · 33 minThis is the remarkable story of how David and Frederick Barclay went from painters and decorators to owning the most prestigious hotels in London: the Ritz, Claridge's, the Connaught, the Berkeley. They bought the Telegraph Newspaper…
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Microsoft 1994-2000: How Bill Gates Turned a Browser War Into an Antitrust Disaster
August 12, 2026 · 32 minThis is, without doubt, one of my favourite stories ever. And look, I'll be doing a good few episodes on Gates and Microsoft, but why I decided to start off with this one is because it's a fantastic standalone story. You have Bill Gates…
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John Foley and Peloton: What Went Wrong?
August 5, 2026 · 30 minI wanted to dig into this story purely because what I knew of Peloton really was just from the headlines. During the pandemic, stock pickers and the business media crowned Peloton the business of the future. It was called the Apple of…

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