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02713aam a2200433Ii 4500 001 2C98C7F8F47811EDA3FB15433FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230517010023 008 221024s2022 sa b 000 0beng d 020 $a 1776096576 020 $a 9781776096572 035 $a (OCoLC)1348589186 040 $a Z@L $b eng $e rda $c Z@L $d Z@L $d OCLCF $d X$@ $d OCL $d P4A $d STF $d NUI $d SILO 043 $a f-sa--- 050 4 $a HC905 $b .S7775 2022 082 04 $a 338.092 $2 23/eng/20221024 100 1 $a Strydom, T. J., $e author. 245 10 $a Koos Bekker's billions / $c T.J. Strydom. 264 1 $a Cape Town : $b Penguin Random House, $c 2022. 300 $a viii, 199 pages ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "Koos Bekker has amassed one of the largest fortunes ever by a South African. Just how did he do it? Under Bekker, Naspers made several bad investments, a few mediocre ones, a few good ones ... and one that shot the lights out. A modest bet on Chinese technology startup Tencent changed Bekker's destiny. Was this genius, strategy or just plain old good luck? In Koos Bekkerâ°Ìâs Billions, T.J. Strydom delves into Bekker's life, career and business decisions. He identifies 15 winning strategies, each calculated and effective, that catapulted a Heidelberg boerseun into unfathomable wealth. This is a fascinating look into the life of a very private billionaire-- Provided by Publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 $a Get paid like an entrepreneur -- Even Bekker needs a backer -- Convince others you do magic -- Reshape your company -- Pitch and position like a boss -- Identify walls for spaghetti -- Hold on when you have something great -- Take charge -- Lock in control -- Survive your failures -- Don't get caned for corporate governance -- Publicity is your frenemy -- Dance with the devil -- Go big when you can afford to lose -- Evolve the business philosophy. 610 20 $a Bekker, Jacobus Petrus. 650 0 $a Businessmen $z South Africa $v Biography. 650 0 $a Retail trade $z South Africa. 650 0 $a Billionaires $v Biography. 650 0 $a Publishers and publishing $z South Africa. 650 7 $a Billionaires. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00831810 650 7 $a Businessmen. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00842951 650 7 $a Publishers and publishing. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01083463 650 7 $a Retail trade. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01096067 651 7 $a South Africa. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204616 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 rvmgf $0 (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000000519 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117033257.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2C98C7F8F47811EDA3FB15433FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search