Why entrepreneurs don’t sell to listed companies anymore

The JSE of today reminds me of a hotel under lockdown rules. The infrastructure is there, but the utilisation is low and very few people are making new bookings. The long-standing guests are getting tired of empty swimming pools and boring games nights and are checking out in search of greener pastures. New listings on the JSE are becoming more …

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Car dealerships: adapt or die

It’s not often that an entire market gets disrupted. We’ve seen this happen in the past few years in the motor retail industry and I think the biggest changes are still to come. Disruption doesn’t happen overnight. Even in the tech space, it takes a while. In traditional industries, it can take a decade or more. WeBuyCars (WBC) has managed …

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Car dealerships: adapt or die

It’s not often that an entire market gets disrupted. We’ve seen this happen in the past few years in the motor retail industry and I think the biggest changes are still to come. Disruption doesn’t happen overnight. Even in the tech space, it takes a while. In traditional industries, it can take a decade or more. WeBuyCars (WBC) has managed …

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Car dealerships: adapt or die

It’s not often that an entire market gets disrupted. We’ve seen this happen in the past few years in the motor retail industry and I think the biggest changes are still to come. Disruption doesn’t happen overnight. Even in the tech space, it takes a while. In traditional industries, it can take a decade or more. WeBuyCars (WBC) has managed …

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Car dealerships: adapt or die

It’s not often that an entire market gets disrupted. We’ve seen this happen in the past few years in the motor retail industry and I think the biggest changes are still to come. Disruption doesn’t happen overnight. Even in the tech space, it takes a while. In traditional industries, it can take a decade or more. WeBuyCars (WBC) has managed …

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My JSE strategy: detailed review

Ghosts are transparent by design and The Finance Ghost is no different. I love sharing my portfolio moves and the way I arrived at decisions. Goodness knows I don’t always get it right, but if I’m not prepared to publicly share my decisions, then how can we all learn from each other? To close off 2020, I’ve decided to give …

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