While working at Clarksons, Cauro started throwing parties in Geneva because “it was boring — like living in a cemetery”.

The first event, a house party, was a success, so he rented a warehouse. Tickets sold out three weeks before the date, and he began organising parties on a more regular basis. “I realised I was having more fun doing it, and thought maybe it was something I could do to make money,” he says.

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