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Peter Thiel: 1967–2002

The Outsider Peter Thiel was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, in 1967. His father Klaus was a chemical and mining engineer. His mother Susan...

Enzo Ferrari: The Obsession Behind the Prancing Horse

Now 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 wher...

Bernie Ebbers & WorldCom: When the Tide Goes Out…

The whole WorldCom scandal never really registered with me because it happened straight after the dot-com bubble burst. Myself and my co-fou...

The Rise and Ruin of the Barclay Twins

For American listeners who might not be aware of these guys, well, you're in for a treat — this is the remarkable story of how David and Fre...

Microsoft 1994-2000: How Bill Gates Turned a Browser War Into an Antitrust Disaster

This 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 deci...

John Foley and Peloton: What Went Wrong?

I wanted to dig into this story purely because what I knew of Peloton really was just from the headlines. During the pandemic, stock pickers...

Yuri Milner: From Russia With Billions

I've wanted to cover Milner ever since I first came across him in Sebastian Mallaby's excellent book, The Power Law, where Mallaby introduce...

BlockBuster: The Men & Moments Behind Its Rise and Fall

Morning folks, and welcome to today's episode called "BlockBuster: The Men & Moments Behind Its Rise and Fall." There are so many great ...

Carlos Slim: The Numbers Genius Who Built an Empire

This is a guy whose father fled Lebanon with almost nothing and today is worth $120 billion. I examine how he built his fortune buying up di...