Our guest in this episode is Dhiraj Mukherjee, best known as the co-founder of Shazam. Calum and David both still remember the sense of amazement we felt when, way back in the dotcom boom, we used Shazam to identify a piece of music from its first couple of bars. It seemed like magic, and was tangible evidence of how fast technology was moving: it was creating services which seemed like science fiction.
Shazam was eventually bought by Apple in 2018 for a reported 400 million dollars. This gave Dhiraj the funds to pursue new interests. He is now a prolific investor and a keynote speaker on the subject of how companies both large and small can be more innovative.
In this conversation, Dhiraj highlights some lessons from his personal entrepreneurial journey, and reflects on ways in which the task of entrepreneurs is changing, in the UK and elsewhere. The conversation covers possible futures in fields such as Climate Action and the overcoming of unconscious biases.
Selected follow-ups:
https://dhirajmukherjee.com/
https://www.shazam.com/
https://dandelionenergy.com/
https://technation.io/
Entrepreneur First
https://fairbrics.co/
https://neoplants.com/
Al Gore's Generation Investment Management Fund
https://www.mevitae.com/
Music: Spike Protein, by Koi Discovery, available under CC0 1.0 Public Domain Declaration