ANALYSE THIS: Andrew Bahlmann
We analyse Andrew Bahlmann, MD at Deal Leaders Africa
What’s the worst investment you’ve ever made? The first business I started, a travel business, was a huge learning curve and a huge financial setback. Do you own bitcoin or any other cryptocurrencies? Why? I don’t. I don’t speculate when it comes to investments and I choose to focus on what I can control. What was your first job? At age 15 I worked at a photo development studio. It was a serious eye-opener, seeing what went on in people’s lives. Which talent would you most like to have? I would love the ability to play a musical instrument. Piano would be my No 1 choice. If you could fix one thing in SA today, what would it be? I would look at implementing a more calculated version of Franklin D Roosevelt’s "New Deal", which he implemented to stimulate the US economy after the Great Depression. It may sound dramatic, but the unemployment rate in the US at that time was 25%. In SA we currently face an unemployment rate of 27%! It puts a lot in perspective. What travel experience is o...
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