Be Wang Chuanfu:
> Get orphaned at 15 in rural China
> Borrow $30K from your cousin to start BYD
> Start making phone batteries
> Buy a car company with no driver's license
> Have Elon Musk laugh at you on live TV
> Drink battery fluid in front of investors to prove it's safe
> Warren Buffett bets $230M on you (30x'd)
> Make iPads, iPhones and every Nothing phone
> Outsell Tesla by 3x in 2025
> Supply batteries to Tesla
> Dominate AI data centre cooling systems
> Build the world's largest silicon carbide chip plant
> Own lithium mines in Brazil
> Build 8 of your own cargo ships
> Make the world's fastest production car (308 mph)
> Ship 5-min EV charging
> File 50 patents per day
> More employees than population of SF
The founder still spends 70% of his time on engineering.
Thanks for the red carpet at BYD headquarters!
More soon.
𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛 🇿🇦
Let me open your eyes, check this purchase out on EasyEquities.
A R50,000 buy of Thungela Resources stock, which is R49,687.33 (Net).
SARS takes their cut of R148,80 before any growth occurs. There are two fees that flows to SARS.
1. Securities Transfer Tax (0.25%)
𝟮. 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗮𝘅 (𝟭𝟱%)
The Value added tax is charged against the services fees, which are the 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝟬.𝟮𝟱% 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟬.𝟬𝟳𝟵𝟱%.
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SARS takes a cut on the purchase of the stock (as described above) and then again on the sale of the stock.
Not only that, you are investing post tax money and then you get taxed again on any gains you’ve made once you sell.
I captured this image of Irene Charnley at the launch of MTN in 1994.
M-Cell was the founding holding company for Mobile Telephone Networks (MTN), established in November 1994 to manage the cellular network operator launched on 1 June 1994. Initially, M-Cell held 100% of MTN after a consortium won the license in 1993, and it eventually listed on the JSE in 1995 before rebranding as MTN Group.
In July 1992, M-Net and Cable & Wireless created "Project Anchor," which became MTN and began building its network in January 1994, launching commercial services on 1 June 1994, alongside competitor Vodacom. M-Cell was created as an investment vehicle to hold MTN shares, with founding shareholders including M-Net, Cable & Wireless, Transnet, and Fabcos. M-Cell Ltd was officially incorporated and listed in 1995, and later renamed to reflect the MTN brand fully. Following the launch, MTN expanded into Uganda and Rwanda in 1998, and the M-Cell/MTN group grew into a major African telecom operator.
The company rapidly expanded throughout South Africa in 1996, particularly with prepaid "Pay As You Go" services, proving the viability of mobile services for a broader market
Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Next Decade
1. $AMZN - Amazon
Amazon’s global fulfillment and last-mile logistics network is nearly impossible to replicate. Years of infrastructure investment have created a moat that supports fast delivery, low unit costs, and unmatched scale.
AWS remains the backbone of global cloud infrastructure, now operating at a $142 billion annual revenue run rate. It offers the broadest functionality, security, and ecosystem in the market, powering the majority of enterprise and government cloud transitions. More than 90% of the top 1,000 customers use Graviton, which delivers up to 40% better price-performance.
Generative AI has already become a multi-billion-dollar growth engine for AWS. Bedrock reached multi-billion-dollar ARR with 60% QoQ spend growth, while Trainium2 is ramping faster than any internal chip in AWS history, offering 30–40% better price-performance than GPUs.
Amazon’s 250+ million Prime members globally create recurring revenue, high retention, and powerful cross-selling leverage across retail, media, and services.
The company’s grocery and quick-commerce expansion continue to scale. Grocery now spans 1,000+ U.S. cities, with a target of 2,300 locations, while Amazon Now tripled Prime shopping frequency in India and is showing strong early results in the U.S. and U.K.
Advertising is another major growth driver. Prime Video ads now reach 315 million viewers across 16 countries, up from 200 million previously. AI tools such as Ads Agent and Creative Agent are improving advertiser ROI and accelerating campaign creation.
Thanks to its unmatched ecosystem, Amazon is widely expected to become the first company to surpass $1 trillion in annual revenue by 2028, underscoring its ability to monetize across multiple industries.
This young tech guy turned $27 into a massive fortune by buying Bitcoin for educational purposes
Back then in 2009 Bitcoin was worth pennies
To be exact $0.0054 for one Bitcoin
Kristoffer Koch bought 5,000 Bitcoins after coming across Crypto while he was researching and studying encryption
At the time of buying, he didn’t expect much, it was just a purchase based on his research
He was just someone who liked buying random tech things he never really used, even though his girlfriend thought it was a waste of money
After buying, he pretty much forgot they even existed and years passed
In 2013, Bitcoin started appearing all over the news as prices began to explode.
That’s when he suddenly remembered the purchase and thought, “Didn’t I buy something like that?”
He dug through old files, tried to remember the password to his wallet, and managed to log in
That forgotten $27 was now worth $886,000 (2013) from which he sold a big portion and used it to buy a luxury apartment in Oslo
If he had held all 5,000 BTC until today, they would be worth around $438 million
The man who redefined modern business:
Dan Koe.
He makes $4.2 million per year as a one-person business. Works 4 hours a day. Pissed off Elon Musk with the most viral X article.
I studied his work for the past 3 years to uncover his secrets.
10 golden nuggets I discovered:
Forget Nvidia. Forget Crypto (Save this video).
The smartest trade for 2026 might be rocks?
Chamath makes a terrifyingly simple case for a Copper supercycle:
A 70% supply shortage is coming and there is no Plan B.