Insights and ideas
Explore thought-provoking perspectives from my long-running entrepreneurial blog.
How to let go of nice people
Its easy getting rid of assholes. Its never nice firing nice people. But sometimes a nice person has
4 reasons why Investec is the best private bank
I’ve been with Investec since I qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2002. Recent experiences with a competing private bank
How to spot people without integrity, so you can avoid them
1/13 Warren Buffett says you should back people with integrity, energy & intelligence. Without integrity, the others are irrelevant. 2/13
7 things I learnt from Clelland Kruger
I had the privilege of working with Clelland Kruger for over three years at iBurst. Somehow, in spite of
Never let an accountant run a business
I’m a Chartered Accountant (SA) and I’ve run a few businesses, so hear me out. When your profession, ie:
How Free WiFi can help stop Ebola crisis
The problem is there are not enough healthcare workers in the Ebola countries. You can’t reasonably expect healthcare workers
4 secrets to clear writing
Use paragraphs. No more than one sentence per paragraph. No adjectives. “Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of