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Dr Hermann Hauser tells his story of how he co-founded Acorn back in 1978 with £50 of his own money. The computer company went on to become the “British Apple”. He was also co-founder of ARM ($31bn acquisition by Softbank), co-founder of Amadeus Capital, Fellow of the Institute of Physics and the Royal Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and an Honorary Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge.

Dr Hermann Hauser is a science-based innovator and serial entrepreneur who has successfully developed and financed over 100 high-tech companies whilst offering inspiration and mentorship to the next generation of entrepreneurs.

In this episode from May 2020, firstminute co-founder and General Partner, Spencer Crawley sat down and spoke with Dr Hauser about his firstminute of his career and what he sees are the next big trends. Of the top 4 macro technological trends he’s spotted, he goes in depth into Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and the positive impact they will have on how … and how much individuals work.