Gladstone, a formidable reformer, personified an era when the British Empire was the great world power.

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Thus, during the past decade, the more common route to seed and Series A investing has been an entrepreneurial career, personified by such investors as: Dave McClure, Chris Dixon, Brad Feld and Mark Suster.

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The villain, personified by Roger Allam, turns out to represent big business: an interesting choice of target for a major motion picture.

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