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Brent Hoberman: The Lastminute.com Founder Who Turned a Dot-Com Exit Into a Startup Empire

Brent Hoberman first became a household name during Britain’s late-1990s internet boom, when lastminute.com turned a simple idea about unused hotel capacity into one of Europe’s most recognisable online travel businesses. The company went public in 2000 and was acquired by Sabre in 2005 for a headline value of £577 million. But the lasting significance of Hoberman’s career is not…