1. Here is an inspiration thread. 4 yrs ago a friend of mine Elias started a WhatsApp group that a few of us shared stock trading tips. For some time we were about 10 pple. As Robinhood opened up, we had more pple in the group.
2. Some in the group made good money (>$100K) just trading stocks and options. More and more Zimbabweans joined this group. Those who had experience started doing lessons for the new folks and being paid a few $$ while pulling others thru the murky waters
3. Eventually the idea of a collective investment company was mooted. 45 members subscribed, we wanted 15. We went through the hassle of setting it up and getting all that we needed to trade. My only major contribution was the name - Zambezi Investments (Ndakarotswa 🙈)
4. Fast forward to 2 months later, we have been going at 20% ROI monthly. The Whatsapp group now has 95 pple. It is beautiful to see Zimbabweans doing things together. To see people eating together and sharing secrets of eating. I have seen pple grow financially with my eyes!
5. FYI, Zambezi is fully subscribed. My hope is that while this experiment is going on, we treat it as a prototype/template. The wisdom that we will gain from this should be applied in helping others start their own things on a route already marked. Hopefully it works out!
