Catalyst Podcast

Welcome to Catalyst, the Launch by NTT DATA Podcast. Catalyst is an ongoing discussion for digital leaders dissatisfied with the status quo and optimistic about what’s possible through smart technology and great people. In this studio we believe in shipping software over slideware, that fast will follow smooth, and aiming to create digital experiences that move millions is a worthy pursuit.

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episode 157: What if Al Capone wrote C+? : Evan Ratliff on the The Mastermind, Paul Le Roux


Can a reclusive coder become a criminal mastermind?: Journalist and author Evan Ratliff spent four years piecing together the story of Paul Le Roux, a programmer who began by selling hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of painkillers through an online prescription drug network— but he didn't settle. The rest of Le Roux’s story spirals into a grim parody of startup culture not even a novelist could’ve dreamed up.

In this episode Paul and Rich sit down with Ratliff to discuss his new book, The Mastermind, the true account of the decade-long pursuit of Le Roux. What happens when expertise on information security and internet infrastructure falls into the wrong hands? What could have become of the villainous tech-savvy entrepreneur? What can the tech world take away from this eerie chain of events?

Links:

  • Evan Ratliff
  • Evan Ratliff on Twitter
  • The Mastermind by Evan Ratliff
  • The Mastermind on Amazon
  • Evan Ratliff’s piece on Wired
  • Paul Le Roux on Wikipedia
  • E4M on Wikipedia


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 March 5, 2019  30m