THE MANIFESTO
Dotcom crash taught me how to fail — and then succeed
Justin Basini, chief executive of ClearScore and husband of the How to Fail podcast host Elizabeth Day, made his fortune by spotting a gap in the fintech market
Justin Basini at ClearScore’s office near the Oval cricket ground in south London
VICKI COUCHMAN FOR THE TIMES
Justin Basini is chief executive of ClearScore, but is perhaps better known for being “Mr Elizabeth Day”: the husband of the host and creator of the hugely popular How To Fail podcast series, in which public figures from Rory Stewart to Gillian Anderson reflect on life lessons from false steps. This theme of learning, and bouncing back from failure, also runs through Basini’s story.
On the business front, their partnership has helped Day to understand more about the commercial side of her work, he said, and it has helped him with a deeper understanding of a more unfamiliar environment in which business and social issues collide. “These are very tricky areas to navigate, especially in the markets we operate in. Young people are more attuned
