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Alastair Lukies: Three things you didn’t know about the Monitise founder
1 He grew up on a “pick your own fruit farm” where his dad received the Winston Churchill scholarship for entrepreneurialism in farming.
2 He left school at the age of 16 with four GCSEs and went on to become a professional rugby player before founding Monitise.
3 Alastair’s right ear is noticeably bigger than his left. Sadly, this photo doesn’t do that justice.