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In this episode I sat down with Hermann Vivier, founder of Bitcoin Ekasi. We discuss the limitations of government handouts in alleviating poverty, and Hermann emphasises the importance of capital accumulation for true e
Max Cuvellier, writer of Africa: The Big Deal, joined me to talk about the venture capital ecosystem in Africa. We talked about the next big sectors in venture capital, why it can be important to group African countries
In this episode, Minenhle tells us about his exciting adventure while forming NT Media Group, and how he measures success as the Chairman of the Durban Chamber of Commerce Youth In Business Forum. We also talk about The
Alex Lutz felt that a lot of potential was being lost when high school learners weren’t able to access quality additional learning material and resources, so she built an online platform to revolutionise learning. In thi
Warren Wheatley and I talked about Altvest Capital, their mission to democratise access to great investment opportunities, his unique bid for the Springbok Rugby brand, why he likes China's innovations, his thoughts on b
To Investors, “Capital flows to where it’s treated best.” I’ve been pondering why the venture capital ecosystem in South Africa isn’t as vigorous as it is in other regions globally. We can talk about politics, demographi
To Investors, Last year I wrote a letter to this group suggesting that the South African government should intentionally make Eskom smaller, reduce Eskom’s market share in the energy supply chain, for the benefit of Esko
To Investors, Today’s letter features a guest post by Ross Jenvey, a former Partner at Kingson Capital, with eight years of experience as an operator in the South African venture capital industry. As an insider who's see
To Investors, I’m always intrigued by innovative ways of doing traditional things. I’ve increasingly been intrigued by how companies are looking at bitcoin and deciding on how to participate in the bitcoin market. Today
To Investors, Last week investors and fans gathered for another Berkshire Hathaway Annual General Meeting. Towards the end of the meeting Warren Buffett announced that he’s stepping down as Berkshire CEO and will remain
To Investors, In previous letters, while researching and writing about the significance of the recently imposed U.S. trade tariffs and various trade dynamics, I’ve also become increasingly aware of companies or projects
To Investors, The other day I came across a post from Steven Bartlett about how there isn’t enough of a discussion about AI agents and how they are disrupting every industry. I wanted to discuss how these agents apply to
To Investors, By chance I came across some lessons about how the Yale Endowment grew from $1 billion to $30 billion between 1985 and 2021. The architect of that achievement was a guy called David Swensen, who was the Yal
To Investors, In a previous letter I had mentioned how one of the main reasons for the U.S. imposing tariffs on imports is to create supply chain resiliency in key industries. I glossed through the specifics in that lett
To Investors, Yesterday I did something a little unusual, I asked Perplexity to give me the three South African stocks that it thinks are the most attractive to buy right now. I also told the model to optimise for compan
To Investors, The last 12 or so days have been wild. Trump’s Liberation Day tariff announcement shook everyone. Global stock markets were down, then went back up, tensions were high as some national leaders felt the need
To Investors, On April 2nd President Trump announced a wide range of tariffs on goods imported into the United States. This day was called “Liberation Day”. But you might wonder: ‘liberation from what? The United States
To Investors, In any business, in any industry, revenue growth can be a dazzling figure, until you look behind the curtain. One term that I recently understood is “round-tripping revenue,” a practice where companies infl
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