Why did adventurer Miles Spencer retrace the journey of Lawrence of Arabia? @therationalview8744

Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Miles Spencer is a father and a mentor of tech founders. He says the similarities in those jobs are remarkable. He founded, financed, built and exited three digital media companies. Prior to that, he was a Venture Principal at Capital Express, and hosted MoneyHunt on PBS. In his spare time he is a painter and an adventurer who has hiked through the Saudi desert and lived to write a book about. A Line in the Sand ended up an Amazon Bestseller in the Middle East.

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Why did adventurer Miles Spencer retrace the journey of Lawrence of Arabia?

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