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Great Business Stories

Caemin

A great business story thoroughly researched and brought to life by Caemin. New episode released every Wednesday . Subscribe: Patreon: Go to https://patreon.com/greatbusinessstories Spotify Subscriptions:  Tap on the lock symbol next to the bonus episodes in the feed Apple Podcasts. Click on the show and you'll see the option to subscribe.

  1. 2D AGO

    Michael Dell: My favourite business person?

    I’m sure I’ll come across other people I admire for their business acumen but after researching Dell for this episode, he’s at the top- one of these people who is just brilliant at business At 16, he made more money in one summer than his teachers made all year. At 18, he was building computers in a dorm room with sales reaching up to $80,000 some months By 27 he was the youngest CEO ever to lead a Fortune 500 company. He did it by always thinking about how to consistently eliminate unnecessary steps.  But he’s tough as well- there were big battles with Carl Icahn where Dell comes out on top. And what I really, really love about Michale Dell is he does it all with no ego, no scandal, no politics- just great business. It’s a cracking episode, enjoy.

    30 min

  2. 2D AGO • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    (Ad Free): Michael Dell: My favourite business person?

    I’m sure I’ll come across other people I admire for their business acumen but after researching Dell for this episode, he’s at the top- one of these people who is just brilliant at business At 16, he made more money in one summer than his teachers made all year. At 18, he was building computers in a dorm room with sales reaching up to $80,000 some months By 27 he was the youngest CEO ever to lead a Fortune 500 company. He did it by always thinking about how to consistently eliminate unnecessary steps. But he’s tough as well- there were big battles with Carl Icahn where Dell comes out on top. And what I really, really love about Michale Dell is he does it all with no ego, no scandal, no politics- just great business. It’s a cracking episode, enjoy.

    29 min

  3. OCT 29

    Reid Hoffman: From Role Player to Master Networker

    Most of us know who Reid Hoffman is- I thought I knew a good bit about him before we did that episode on PayPal, but it was while researching that episode that I found out just how smart and how strategic he is. He was one of the first people in silicon valley to understand the potential of the internet to build social networks- he was one of the very first investors in Friendster and in Facebook and of course he built LinkedIn, selling it to Microsoft for $26 billion. He was a founding investor in Open AI, one of the first investors in AirBnb- this guy has had so  much success but it hasn’t been all plain sailing- he got caught up in his own Jeffrey Epstein story- it’s a cracking episode- enjoy.

    31 min

  4. OCT 28

    (Ad Free): Reid Hoffman: From Role Player to Master Networker

    Most of us know who Reid Hoffman is- I thought I knew a good bit about him before we did that episode on PayPal, but it was while researching that episode that I found out just how smart and how strategic he is. He was one of the first people in silicon valley to understand the potential of the internet to build social networks- he was one of the very first investors in Friendster and in Facebook and of course he built LinkedIn, selling it to Microsoft for $26 billion. He was a founding investor in Open AI, one of the first investors in AirBnb- this guy has had so much success but it hasn’t been all plain sailing- he got caught up in his own Jeffrey Epstein story- it’s a cracking episode- enjoy.

    30 min

  5. OCT 28

    (Bonus Episode): Lego: A Toy Story

    This was one of the earlier episodes that myself and Keith recorded back in May 2023. As we say at the very start, it doesn’t seem like a very sexy or dramatic story - but it is the a really interesting deep dive into how lego was founded and how it became really the toy of the century- and yet despite it being ubiquitous, the company almost went under and had to be turned around by a young consultant- it’s a really great story- enjoy

    1h 1m

  6. OCT 22

    Gautam Adani: From Diamond Trader to Billionaire Tycoon

    He was once the second richest man on Earth — richer than Bezos, Arnault, Buffet. He left school at 15 and over the last 50 years he has built a huge empire spanning ports, power plants, airports, his success fuelled by risk, relentlessness, and a powerful friendship with India’s prime minister. I knew about Adani for a while but it only when I mentioned him briefly when I was talking about the Hindenburg Group in the episode on Short Sellers that i thought I’d love to cover this guy- and his story is so well worth it- there’s billions, there’s a kidnapping, there’s a terror attack, there’s a lot of alleged corruption- it’s a cracking episode — enjoy.

    33 min

  7. OCT 21 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    (Ad Free): Gautam Adani: From Diamond Trader to Billionaire Tycoon

    He was once the second richest man on Earth — richer than Bezos, Arnault, Buffet. He left school at 15 and over the last 50 years he has built a huge empire spanning ports, power plants, airports, his success fuelled by risk, relentlessness, and a powerful friendship with India’s prime minister. I knew about Adani for a while but it only when I mentioned him briefly when I was talking about the Hindenburg Group in the episode on Short Sellers that i thought I’d love to cover this guy- and his story is so well worth it- there’s billions, there’s a kidnapping, there’s a terror attack, there’s a lot of alleged corruption- it’s a cracking episode — enjoy.

    32 min

  8. OCT 15

    Leon Black: Master of the Universe Undone

    Black made billions with junk bonds, complex financial engineering, buying bankrupt companies and turning them around- he was aggressive, ruthless and very good at what he did. He was Michael Milken’s right hand man. After Milken went to jail, Black built Apollo - an asset manager overseeing $850 billion. He bought the painting The Scream for $120 million. And now he’s forced to explain why he paid Jeffrey Epstein $158 million —after Epstein had served jail time. It’s a cracking episode—enjoy.

    31 min
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A great business story thoroughly researched and brought to life by Caemin. New episode released every Wednesday . Subscribe: Patreon: Go to https://patreon.com/greatbusinessstories Spotify Subscriptions:  Tap on the lock symbol next to the bonus episodes in the feed Apple Podcasts. Click on the show and you'll see the option to subscribe.

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  • Creator
    Caemin
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    96
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Caemin
  • Show Website
    Great Business Stories
  • Provider
    Caemin O Connor

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