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Rupert Murdoch: 1931-1969

Look, Rupert Murdoch doesn’t really need much of an introduction—we all know about Murdoch, we all know how powerful and influential he has ...

Thor Björgólfur: Riches, Ruin and the Price of Respect

Thor Björgólfur's story is fascinating in one way because it gives us a great insight into Iceland’s catastrophic banking collapse in 2008, ...

Tim Cook: Who Would Have Thought?

The fact is that I never gave this guy a chance. Of course, I was wrong, so I was intrigued to find out how this humble but very smart guy t...

Richard Branson: 1950–1993

I 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 re...

General Magic: Right Product, Wrong Time

I 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 de...

Olympus: A Very Japanese Scandal

I 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...

Ken Griffin: Wall Street’s Ultimate Competitor

So Griffin has been on my list from day one. Like, he’s the 32nd richest person in the world with a net worth of $60 billion, but I was in n...

Ben & Jerry’s 1978–2026: RIP

The 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 ...

Brian Chesky and Airbnb: The $100 Billion Bad Idea

 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 itse...