2024-10-31
39 分钟Japan’s Masayoshi Son has purportedly invested or controlled assets worth $1trn in the past two decades through his media-tech giant, SoftBank. He bankrolled Alibaba, China’s internet colossus, before the world had heard about it. He plotted with Steve Jobs to turn the iPhone into a miracle product and he invested in hundreds of tech start-ups, helping to fuel the biggest boom Silicon Valley has ever seen. The business magnate is the focus of former FT Editor Lionel Barber's new book, Gambling Man: The Wild Ride of Japan's Masayoshi Son. In this episode, Barber joins Editor-in-Chief of The Economist Zanny Minton Beddoes live onstage to discuss what we can learn from Son’s remarkable story. This is the first instalment of a three-part episode. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to the full conversation immediately as an early access subscriber, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet.
I'm head of programming Connor Boyle.
Coming up, Lionel Barber, the former editor of the Financial Times, joins us to discuss the story of one of the world's most influential financial movers and shakers, who you may have never even heard of.
Joining him to talk about it is Zanni Minton Beddoes, editor in chief of the Economist.
The life of Japan's Masayoshi Son, a business magnate and investor, is a story that's not only one of the major entrepreneurial success narratives of recent decades, but it also points towards the future of sectors such as tech, the global economy, and, of course, AI.
It's the focus of Lionel Barber's new book, Gambling man the Wild Ride of Japan's Masayoshi Son.
And recently he was live on stage with Zani Minton Beddoes for our Intelligence Squared live event at London's Tabernacle Theater to talk about it.
This recording is in three parts.
Intelligence Squared premium subscribers can get early access to part two and our members only part three straight away.
Head to Intelligence Squ to find out more or hit the IQ2 extra button on Apple.
Now let's join our host, Zanni Minton Beddoes, live on stage in conversation with Lionel Barber.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
It's lovely to be here.
It's very nice to be here with Lionel, who needs no introduction, but 15 years as editor of the Financial Times, I think no exaggeration till you say you are one of the great editors of your generation.
She says admiringly and somewhat enviously.
And I'm delighted to say that you're a friend and it's very, very nice to be here on the publication day of this, your second book and your first big biography.
And I would venture to suggest that more people in this audience know you, Lionel, well than know the subject of your biography well.
But I want to test that.