Former Downing Street adviser, Jimmy McLoughlin interviews top entrepreneurs, politicians, and just about anyone at the top of their game on where they think the future of our economy is going through the prism of jobs.
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Former Downing Street adviser, Jimmy McLoughlin interviews top entrepreneurs, politicians, and just about anyone at the top of their game on where they think the future of our economy is going through the prism of jobs.
Katie Prescott | The Future of Tech & Billion Dollar Scandals
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Katie Prescott | The Future of Tech & Billion Dollar Scandals
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Billion-dollar deal. Explosive fraud allegations. Extradition. Acquittal. A yacht, a storm… and a tragic ending.
In this episode of Jimmy’s Jobs of the Future, Katie Prescott, tech correspondent at The Times, takes us inside her new book on Mike Lynch – the brilliant, controversial founder at the centre of Britain’s biggest tech scandal.
Katie explains how Lynch rose from a nurse-and-fireman family to build Autonomy into a multibillion-dollar company, why HP paid $11bn for it, and how that deal spiralled into one of the most complex legal sagas in modern British business.
She talks about writing the book in the aftermath of his death, what she learned from those who worked closest with him, and why his story still hangs over the UK tech ecosystem today.
Along the way, Jimmy and Katie dig into power in Big Tech, the culture of entrepreneurship, Dragons’ Den, Reggae Reggae Sauce, and what it really takes to report on the people shaping our technological future.
If you want to understand how one tech deal became a decade-long war over truth, power and billions, this conversation is unmissable.
00:00 Intro01:35 Katie’s new book & why this story matters02:20 Early life and career of Mike Lynch04:55 The rise of Autonomy08:27 The HP acquisition & legal battles16:18 The tragic end and Lynch’s legacy24:42 The UK tech ecosystem today35:25 Peter Jones and the startup mindset36:42 How entrepreneurship has evolved37:14 The Reggae Reggae Sauce phenomenon37:59 Katie’s transition into journalism39:43 What a journalist’s job really is now40:06 Interviewing the world’s top tech leaders41:24 Power dynamics inside Big Tech44:32 Future trends in technology50:34 Advice for aspiring journalists51:22 BBC vs The Times55:47 Hiring a tech correspondent57:33 Closing thoughts58:36 End
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Jimmy's Jobs of the Future
Former Downing Street adviser, Jimmy McLoughlin interviews top entrepreneurs, politicians, and just about anyone at the top of their game on where they think the future of our economy is going through the prism of jobs.
