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Why should his wife pay off his debts? #Tonyoreilly Clip from our episode: Tony O Reilly- Balls, Beans, Billions, Bankruptcy and Brilliance
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#Tonyoreilly set tough goals but got huge buy-in and loyalty from his senior managers #Heinz. Clip from our episode: Tony O Reilly- Balls, Beans, Billions, Bankruptcy and Brilliance
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#Tonyoreilly could have gone into politics before joining #Heinz, clip from our episode:
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Well before he became the head of #Heinz, #tonyoreilly was a rugby superstar. Clip from our episode: Tony O Reilly- Balls, Beans, Billions, Bankruptcy and Brilliance
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The Rise and Fall of Steve Jobs’s Greatest Rival Adam Osborne was the master of momentum—until it all came crashing down

Fascinating story by @garius.bsky.social on Adam Osborne, Steve Jobs earliest and greatest rival: every.to/the-crazy-on...,
#SteveJobs, #GreatBusinessStories

Barbarians at the Gate: Is This The Best Business Story Ever Told? The book "Barbarians at the Gate" is probably the best business story ever told. It’s a riveting account of the leveraged buyout of the tobacco and food...

Is Barbarians at the Gate the greatest business story ever told? I think so! This episode dives into the story - it’s an epic tale of power, greed, and corporate drama. Check it out: gbspod.com/episode/barb... #BarbariansAtTheGate #BusinessDrama, #GreatBusinessStories

The Siege of Paramount The sale of Paramount Communications snowballed into a public spectacle pitting C.E.O. Martin Davis and Viacom’s Sumner Redstone against QVC’s Barry Diller. But the secret history of the deal stretche...

Great article by Bryan Burrough about the epic 1990s Paramount deal and the power moves by John Malone, Barry Diller, and Sumner Redstone. The drama, the stakes, the strategy—this story has it all. #Paramount #JohnMalone #BarryDiller #SumnerRedstone www.vanityfair.com/magazine/199...

Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007 YouTube video by Konigle

Love this clip of Apple fans losing their shit when Steve Jobs unveils the iPhone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLen.... We dive into this turning point on our podcast episode on the rise & fall of Blackberry. gbspod.com/the-blackber... #iPhone, #BlackBerry, #SteveJobs, #GreatBusinessStories

Meet Generation Y: The inside story behind Y Combinator The Y Combinator offices sit at the dead centre of Silicon Valley, in Mountain View, on a street called Pioneer Way. Outside, the traffic hums along the CA-85, heading either south to Cupertino or nor...

Great read- deep dive into Y Combinator @stevenlevy.bsky.social from 2011. When you consider the startups and people who have come from Y Com, you understand it’s impact. Will be doing an episode on it in the near future: www.wired.com/story/meet-g...
#GreatBusinessStories, #YCombinator, #Wired

Vice Media Was Built on a Bluff. What Happens When It Gets Called? For almost 25 years, Shane Smith’s plan was that, by the time the suckers caught on, he’d never be stuck owning the company he co-founded.

Brilliant deep dive into Shane Smith and Vice Media from 2018 by @reeveswiedeman.bsky.social. We’ll be doing an episode on Vice sometime in 2025. nymag.com/daily/intell...
#GreatBusinessStories #ViceMedia, #ShaneSmith

Barry Diller’s Latest Effort to Torch the Tube -- New York Magazine - Nymag After a career in which he firebombed the traditional television model from multiple angles, Barry Diller talks about his latest effort to torch the tube.

Great article/interview with Barry Diller from 2012. Diller seems to pop up in all the great media stories from the 1970’s through to the oo’s. Fascinating character; nymag.com/arts/tv/upfr...
#BarryDiller #GreatBusinessStories

Bill Ackman vs Carl Icahn Showdown on Herbalife YouTube video by Investing Principle

Icahn and Ackman going at it live on TV was ridiculous and entertaining and makes you wonder how much of Wall Street is just ego battles! Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QWZ...
We covered it on this episode: gbspod.com/episode/ackm...
#CarlIcahn #BillAckman #greatbusinessstories #herbalife

Wall Street on the Tundra Iceland’s de facto bankruptcy resulted from a stunning collective madness. What led a tiny fishing nation, population 300,000, to decide, around 2003, to re-invent itself as a global financial power? ...

Blast from the Past: Michael Lewis dives into Iceland's 2008 financial crash with sharp insights and humor. Didn't agree with everything, but it's a fascinating read! 🐟💸 #Finance #Iceland #MichaelLewis #greatbusinessstories
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Good episode. Tim Cook has managed Apple's growth fantastically, but other than the launch of Apple Watch (designed by jony ive, since left), where has been the innovation, the disruption during Cooks reign? Apple could lose their MO

The Epic Fail of Hollywood’s Hottest Algorithm When Ryan Kavanaugh wasn’t hanging out with Bradley Cooper, or leasing a horse for Kate Bosworth, or negotiating a Golden Globes shout-out from Christian Bale, or bringing a baby wolf to the office, h...

Brilliant article by @benwallace.bsky.social in the Verge, 2016- Ryan Kavanaugh, Relativity Media, the greatest salesmen Hollywood has ever known and how it all fell apart: www.vulture.com/2016/01/rela... #RyanKavanaugh #RelativityMedia

How Jaguar lost its way long before that controversial advert and Type 00 reveal What is really happening behind the scenes at the car brand

excellent deep dive by @theothebald.bsky.social on Jaguars decline and the big gamble it's taking with its re-launch. Risky? Yes, but also seems like the last throw of the dice for a car brand that has lost its relevancy. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Jho Low: Hunt for a Fugitive (Part 1) | Featured Documentary YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

Jho Low: The Hunt for a Fugitive—Part 1 of a great Al Jazeera documentary on the 1MDB scandal - tragic yet gripping story of corruption and greed, and it’s still unfolding. Well worth a watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4lj... #1MDB #JhoLow #Corruption

These are the guys who said the following after investing $350 million into flow, founded by WeWork's Adam Neuman, probably the world's greatest bullshitter: "Adam is a visionary leader who revolutionized the second largest asset class in the world — commercial real estate"

Who’s behind the local media land grab in Ireland? Independent newspapers and radio stations are being snapped up by two dominant players that are consolidating their grip on the market

For today's Sunday Times, I looked at who is buying up Ireland's local media outlets. There are some great contributions in it. www.thetimes.com/article/464e...

Boohoo increases security measures for senior executives The fast fashion retailer has conducted a sweep of executives’ cars and its offices to check for bugs

This story on Boohoo, Mike Ashley, and corporate spying is wild—fascinating, disturbing, but not surprising given the players involved. Definitely one to watch as it unfolds. www.thetimes.com/article/349d... #Boohoo #MikeAshley #CorporateSpying

The Stories We Most Admired in 2024: Businessweek’s Jealousy List The stories we admired most this year.

Love this list and the dozens of new tabs it makes me open every year www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Wow, what a list, thanks for sharing Jillian

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I understand the confusion but DealBook is a financial news service published by NY Times, and this summit is billed as focusing on high level executives, emerging leaders and entrepreneurs. Prince Harry is there as Chief Impact Officer of Better Up, nothing to do with book sales

Great line up, high achievers all, but Prince Harry?? Nice guy I'm sure, but......

The descent of Conor McGregor

Great story, thanks Linda, #joemolloy had a very good overview of mcgregor i.e. his career, followed by a good interview with US mma reporter on how this will impact him in the USA, open.spotify.com/episode/48T0...

The descent of Conor McGregor

Great story, thanks Linda, #joemolloy had a very good overview of mcgregor i.e. his career, followed by a good interview with US mma reporter on how this will impact him in the USA, open.spotify.com/episode/48T0...

#joemolloy had a very good overview of mcgregor (his career) followed by a good interview with US mma reporter on how this will impact McGregor going forward, open.spotify.com/episode/48T0...