The Startup Junto Ep2: Ubuntu Baba
In the second episode of The Startup Junto, hosts The Finance Ghost and The Venturing Vagabond engage with one of South Africa’s most loved entrepreneurs: Shannon McLaughlin, founder of Ubuntu Baba baby carriers. Shannon built a brand from scratch and has learned a huge amount along the way. After a public and incredibly brave dispute with retail giant Woolworths, Shannon …
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The Startup Junto Ep2: Ubuntu Baba
In the second episode of The Startup Junto, hosts The Finance Ghost and The Venturing Vagabond engage with one of South Africa’s most loved entrepreneurs: Shannon McLaughlin, founder of Ubuntu Baba baby carriers. Shannon built a brand from scratch and has learned a huge amount along the way. After a public and incredibly brave dispute with retail giant Woolworths, Shannon …
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The Startup Junto Ep2: Ubuntu Baba
In the second episode of The Startup Junto, hosts The Finance Ghost and The Venturing Vagabond engage with one of South Africa’s most loved entrepreneurs: Shannon McLaughlin, founder of Ubuntu Baba baby carriers. Shannon built a brand from scratch and has learned a huge amount along the way. After a public and incredibly brave dispute with retail giant Woolworths, Shannon …
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Magic Markets Ep8: Our Crypto-nite
The world of investments is dynamic and ever-changing. Industries rise and fall. So do asset classes. The base principles remain the same though, especially regarding diversification and a need to do your research before investing. With this in mind, we felt it would be wrong to completely ignore the world of cryptoassets. Although we are by no means piling money …
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Magic Markets Ep8: Our Crypto-nite
The world of investments is dynamic and ever-changing. Industries rise and fall. So do asset classes. The base principles remain the same though, especially regarding diversification and a need to do your research before investing. With this in mind, we felt it would be wrong to completely ignore the world of cryptoassets. Although we are by no means piling money …
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Investing with caution
You’ve probably seen companies release “cautionary announcements” over SENS, the Stock Exchange News Service of the JSE. This system ensures that everyone gets information at the same time. The news goes out “on the wires” and the market reacts accordingly. Today, Alaris Holdings Limited released a cautionary announcement, which is a good opportunity to unpack why such announcements exist and …
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Cryptoassets, not cryptocurrency
It’s important to form a view. It’s even more important to be open to changing it. I’ve never taken Bitcoin seriously, but based on recent institutional interest in cryptoassets, I decided to research and learn more. Note that I said “cryptoassets” rather than “cryptocurrencies” – more on that later. Nine pages to rule them all In 2008, a white paper …
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Cryptoassets, not cryptocurrency
It’s important to form a view. It’s even more important to be open to changing it. I’ve never taken Bitcoin seriously, but based on recent institutional interest in cryptoassets, I decided to research and learn more. Note that I said “cryptoassets” rather than “cryptocurrencies” – more on that later. Nine pages to rule them all In 2008, a white paper …
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Cartrack goes to the Karooooo via New York
Cartrack is a terrific business in my opinion. I’ve written before in detail about why it’s so strong, but in summary: Combination of B2B (fleet management and asset recovery) and B2C (asset recovery) models with a diversified client base Exceptional operating margins thanks to its software-as-a-service (SaaS) model which becomes very juicy as scale is achieved Strong growth in Europe …
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Cartrack goes to the Karooooo via New York
Cartrack is a terrific business in my opinion. I’ve written before in detail about why it’s so strong, but in summary: Combination of B2B (fleet management and asset recovery) and B2C (asset recovery) models with a diversified client base Exceptional operating margins thanks to its software-as-a-service (SaaS) model which becomes very juicy as scale is achieved Strong growth in Europe …
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