Vusi Thembekwayo aka the black dragon, he earned that nickname when he featured as one of the judges on The Dragon's Den. I learned about him through YouTube. He also featured on TedxTalk with his speech entitled "The big lie of small businesses". He's the founder and CEO of Mygrowthfund, a company which focuses on investing and buying startups. His resume is impressive and it compelled me to buy his book. He explains his journey from having nothing to loose to owning a mansion on a golf estate. From humble beginnings in a small township of Wattville, raised by a single mother until he became a beneficiary of the Nelson Mandela scholarship to study abroad. He sharpened his skills in public speaking and that is his greatest weapon. He mentions in his late chapter what he calls "the lie of the land". He stresses out how as black people are obsessed with owning land whilst companies like Google and Microsoft do not own much land but are influencing the global community.
Vusi explains how he is inspired but the A-Team, a group of differently abled individuals that could build a tractor from a junkyard and achieve exploits. He said that's his basis for selecting employees, he prefers to work with the best of the best. The black dragon mentions how we should be vigilant to the dynamic world, he gives examples of how Netflix went from renting movies to producing their own movies but Blackberry couldn't adjust until the barbarians were at their gates. Their empire crumbled. Blackberry was a frog whilst Netflix metamophosed from bieng a cartepillar to a butterfly. I wouldn't label this book a must read because it's not filled with experiences that are relatable. It's full of shortcuts and a success story is supposed to be a process just like in the Shoe Dog. From meeting with Mandela to owning a Mansion, it leaves the readers wondering a lot. I'm looking forward to read his next book 'The Magna Carta of Exponentiality'.
That's very true bro. Many of these biographs do not include the how part where misery was turned to fortune. Understanding and knowing how they made it on the first execution gives the willpower, the drive, the zeal to want to do great too and actually believe that it is possible without actually cutting corners.
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