He made his fortune quickly, too. Thirteen months ago he sold his nine-year-old website, which he continues to run from day to day, and earned shares currently worth £22 million plus £40 million in cash up front. He gave a substantial chunk of the lump sum to his employees and charity because, he says, money doesn’t motivate him. The night he signed the deal he didn’t even celebrate. “Nobody ever believes me when I say that, but it wasn’t what I am about … if I did a list of the 10 things I am most proud of in my life, selling the website for money does not even come close to that. It was just a transaction.”