2. Peter Hargreaves on the secret of entrepreneurial success: "Meetings – don't have 'em"

Can I ask you a personal question?

In the second episode of 'Can I ask you a personal question?', Will and Dan speak to Peter Hargreaves, the billionaire co-founder of FTSE 100-listed investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown.

Peter set up the firm from a spare bedroom in his Bristol home with his friend Stephen Lansdown in 1981. Today, thanks to the success of their venture, both Peter and Stephen are billionaires.

Peter, 73, is no longer chief executive of Hargreaves Lansdown, but remains its largest single shareholder. He is also chairman of investment firm Blue Whale and a major investor in Cornwall's Goonhilly Earth Station.

Away from business, Peter likes to play politics, and has made major donations to both the Conservative Party and Leave.EU.

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"Can I ask you a personal question? (with Will and Dan)" is presented by Will Turvill and Dan Hully, and is produced by Luke Garratt.

Will is a British journalist based in Canada, and Dan is co-founder and CEO of Quantico, a provider of in-house finance teams to rapidly scaling businesses. Luke is a journalist and news producer for the Associated Press, also based in London.