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Quitting his bank job was the best thing this rich lister ever did

Julie-anne Sprague

David Tudehope quit his banking job at 25 to found a start-up targeting markets he thought were “underserved and overcharged”.

That company, Macquarie Telecom, is now listed on the ASX and worth $1.4 billion, cementing Tudehope and his co-founder and brother Aidan on the Financial Review Rich List with a combined $842 million fortune.

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Julie-anne Sprague co-edits our Rich Lists and covers entrepreneurs, wealth creation and investments. A senior journalist in our newsroom, Julie-anne has covered politics, property, agribusiness, retail and stockmarkets in both the UK and Australia. Connect with Julie-anne on Twitter. Email Julie-anne at jsprague@afr.com

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