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Warren Johnson and the deal that stayed in the family
He built W Communications by following his appetite for business, from club nights to restaurant investments. Then Warren Johnson sold a majority stake to a trust for the people who worked beside him - and kept going.
Euan Blair’s lesson begins after you get the job
Bristol, Yale, Morgan Stanley: Euan Blair followed the expected route, then built a business around another one. A decade into Multiverse, his argument for learning at work faces the practical test he set for everyone else.
Zia Hayat and the Problem with Being Believed
A bank hack caught his attention. A job inside a bank gave him a problem to solve. Callsign co-founder Zia Hayat has spent the years since trying to make a familiar online ritual - proving you are yourself - less of an ordeal.
James Lo and the things a CV leaves out
From a student charity in Hong Kong to an AI company in London, James Lo keeps returning to the same problem: how does someone with something to offer get a fair hearing?