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Fire Me on 24 Hours' Notice, No Salary, No Bonus — Only Ownership Upside, High Personal Risk as Selection Filter
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Bekker chose the latter. That year, he and his wife, Karen, bought Babylonstoren, an expansive estate in the Cape Winelands. The hundreds of millions he pocketed from the share sale came in handy – redeveloping a histor…
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"Bekker chose the latter. That year, he and his wife, Karen, bought Babylonstoren, an expansive estate in the Cape Winelands. The hundreds of millions he pocketed from the share sale came in handy – redeveloping a historic site into a world-class tourist destination does not come cheap."
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Fire Me on 24 Hours' NoticeNo Salary, No Bonus — Only Ownership UpsideHigh Personal Risk as Selection FilterRead the Wind Then Throw Caution to ItThink as Owner, Never as EmployeeOne Moonshot Bet Covers All the MissesWealth Converted to Legacy AssetsDiminishing Returns of WealthBuild It, Prove It, Export the ModelCEO as Listed-Company Venture CapitalistThree Percent of Value Created