founder-led

As the title may suggest, we are having some serious reservations about the wild exuberance AI has been generating.

In part two of this interview with entrepreneur Jack Gance, we hear how he expanded Chemist Warehouse into a retailing behemoth

Jack Gance reveals how he started with limited capital, how he scaled up with innovative marketing and the lessons learned

German industry has stood tall for decades. We take a closer look at what investors can learn from the powerhouse of the European economy.

The vast majority of the investment community is fascinated with Founder-led businesses and rightly so.

In Part 2 of my interview, Barry shares his approach to scaling, how he differentiated Count Financial from the plethora of financial services companies, and what he...

Barry Lambert founded Count Financial in 1980, bootstrapping the business and running it whilst still juggling a full-time job at CBA. The business that started out as...

When Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1996, much-needed vision and strategy was injected into the ailing company, setting it on path to become the US$2.83...

An important issue all investors wrestle with is how closely aligned a company's management team is with ordinary shareholders. While there are countless ways to...

We are often told that a management team can make or break a business. It's why industry jargon like "skin in the game" has become so renowned, and why investors...

Founders are fascinating creatures - the ability to turn an idea into a billion-dollar empire captures the imagination of us all. Their relentless pursuit of success...

In the first part of this collection, we learnt what drives outperformance in founder-led companies. We then discussed the main risks to consider and the industries...

When it comes to founders, it is often the most eccentric that find themselves in the headlines. By consequence, many of us would be familiar with Elon Musk, Jeff...

"In the race of life, always back self-interest - at least you know it’s trying" Jack Lang Anyone who has listened to my colleague Rob Tucker in the past 12 months...

With a fierce commitment to legacy comes a natural resistance to giving up control. A big positive of founder-led companies we previously discussed was their tendency...

Investing and management team access go together like gold and steak - a mouthwatering combination attained only by a select few. However, the premise of investing...

Founders have changed the world and will continue as long as capitalism exists. Our system motivates bright individuals to pursue dreams and build companies that...

Something interesting happened a month ago. I woke up on the 9 November and found one of the companies in our portfolio had rocketed overnight. And by rocketed, I...

Plenty of commentary has already been written about the economic impact of COVID-19. Whilst these opinions make for interesting reading and dinner table debate, they...