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“The cowards never started and the weak died along the way, that leaves us.” #SDG✌🏾🏁
Feb 3, 2021 11 tweets 2 min read
I’ve told people to build their business on customer service. It comes from service. I have a story I’ve been penning mentally since 2010. I’ll share it now. Driving. One second. 2010 - probably it was the environment, but green as I don’t know, a leaf? Long story short, getting business was difficult in a new industry and trying to sell stocks when bonds/Repos etc were the order of the day was difficult. While doing everything but closing even a small
Jul 29, 2020 25 tweets 6 min read
PROVEN grew from $20 million, which is true. I remember the original Boardroom pitch, and look where it is now. What a story. How could I not not seek to do likewise, in my own way? #freenterprise #itispossible Very inspiring. Companies seldom listed at that time. This was probably 12 weeks after the Access listing. I was BRAND NEW in the business. New entrants would never be able to accept there was such a time. We’ve come a long way, JA 🇯🇲
Aug 1, 2019 12 tweets 3 min read
Andre Burnett resigns as CEO of Muse 360 Integrated | Loop News - just saw this. I have a few thoughts on venture capital in general, having carefully studied Thiel and Facebook etc. If you’ll allow me. loopjamaica.com/content/andre-… Two features mainly. (1) patient and (2) passive. Patient, entrepreneurs probably have 5-7 years to get it right. Passive because (i) the VC don’t take more than 20% usually and (ii) they are NOT involved in the operations. They may sit on the Board though, which is reasonable
Nov 29, 2018 16 tweets 4 min read
Jamaica and investing. I have some thoughts to share. Once I’m done driving. Sorry. Rotary. Couldn’t access the phone. Alright, here goes. We really don’t realise what we have at our disposal in Jamaica. Imagine, there are listed companies who have managed to survive FINSAC, World Financial Crisis of 2008-2010, rampant devaluation, hyperinflation etc