EP41: Social entrepreneurship in telecoms, challenging the incumbents

Michael Potter is an entrepreneur, documentary filmmaker, author, and social enterprise investor. In this episode, he and Mattias Fridström discuss:

• Michael’s professional background in the 80’s, working as a nuclear arms controller, with international telecoms at the United Nations, and joining the very first class of students at the International Space University.
• The story of Esprit Telecom, a European telco co-founded by Michael in the 90's, and how the company challenged the telecoms incumbents.
• Geeks without Frontiers, an NGO co-founded by Michael promoting technology including broadband connectivity to support health, education, poverty reduction and gender equality in developing countries.