Tom and Tom discuss how quasi-monopolies behind the world’s favourite brands are creating the illusion of choice in areas as diverse as sunglasses, alcohol and airport dining. They also ponder tech’s self-reinforcing monopolies, a surprise hit smart lamp that helps children with their homework, a wily technology-led crime sting and Tim Berners-Lee’s NFT of the web’s source code.
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Focusrite - Phil Dudderidge OBE
Having started with just a van and a band and then working as Led Zeppelin’s touring soundman in 1970, Phil Dudderidge OBE has successfully built two companies – Soundcraft Electronics and Focusrite. Using its equipment to record this second episode of the Stock Exchange series, Phil, who is now Non-executive Chairman, tells Victoria Stevens how Focusrite’s growth has been achieved and the challenges of being an entrepreneur.
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Domino's - Andrew Rennie
For the first conversation in the Stock Exchanges series, Victoria tucks into Domino’s, which is the largest pizza delivery operator in the world. She discovers the secrets of its success from Andrew Rennie, the Chief Executive of Domino’s Pizza Group, the London listed company that holds the master franchise agreement for the UK and Ireland and has over 1,300 mostly franchised stores under its banner.