Hopes that Intrade might make a fortune for its founders and investors were hit by a hostile regulatory climate in the US. That did not deter its CEO John Delaney, who dreamed big after leaving his small Laois village.
Intrade was a Dublin-based start-up backed by big hitters like Rupert Murdoch. Long before Kalshi and Polymarket were worth billions, it was led by a driven CEO called John Delaney – until his shock death on Mount Everest changed everything.
Succession is flawed but its portrayal of the rich and the motivations of those in media ring true.
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