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Drama on 4: How to Make Your First Billion, part 1

How to Make Your First Billion, part 1

19/04/2010

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, How to Make Your First Billion, part 1

By Matthew Solon. An entrepreneur and a technical whizz go into business together.

By Matthew Solon. Entrepreneur Jake and technical whizz Subash decide to go into business together with a vision for an internet business which they believe will change the world.

Drama-documentary following the fortunes of a start-up Internet company in Silicon Valley. 

Recorded on location in Silicon Valley, the story will echo many of the real life stories of entrepreneurs who started out from nothing to create iconic brands. Real life entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley will also feature in the drama, offering advice to the two characters as they try to launch their business.

Jake Armstrong.....Thomas Lazur
Subash Chakrabati.....Zafar Karachiwala
Meg Gleeson.....Katie Rubin
Nathan Ross.....Cassidy Brown
Brett Berger.....Tim Kniffin 
Magnus McGinty.....Gabriel Marin
Jefferson Adams.....Peter Matthews
Ogie.....Ogie Zulueta
Uncle Ned.....Kip Baldwin
Shane McGowan.....Julia Brothers
Tony Lo.....Brian Rivera
Stacey James.....Lindsey Gates
Vera Cox.....Julia Brothers
Beth Colochi.....Arwen Anderson

Executive Producer: Jeremy Skeet
Writer: Matthew Solon
Director/Producer: John Dryden

A Goldhawk Essential Production for BBC World Service and BBC Radio 4.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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