By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail, goes the famous cautionary quote by Benjamin Franklin. Worryingly, it appears that most local business leaders have not taken this bit of wisdom to heart, writes Jessica Hubbard [Read more]
The opportunity of the dividend
April 23, 2013 by 2 Comments
I am regularly asked to speak at investment conferences and financial events and without fail the same question pops up at every event.
There are a couple of variations but it goes something like this:
TED Tuesdays: Elon Musk
April 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
In this TED discussion, SA-born entrepreneur Elon Musk (PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX) sits down with TED curator Chris Anderson to discuss his work, his vision for the future and why he believes that the sustainable energy conundrum is the biggest problem we need to solve this century.
Do we need to rethink growth?
November 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
We need to start thinking about growth in broader, longer and more qualitative terms as opposed to the narrow prescriptions of GDP
How to find better investments
November 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Successful investing is the pursuit of an attractive investment return with a level of risk that the investor deems appropriate.
The economics of doping – why it pays to cheat
November 8, 2012 by 2 Comments
Given society’s approach to nutrition and obsessions with appearances (from appetite suppressants used by teenagers to plastic surgery across the spectrum), it’s hardly surprising that doping is on the rise.
