WHAT OUR FATHER NEVER TAUGHT US — AND WHAT WE CHOSE TO LEARN
But he did leave us something else — courage, creativity, and the belief that if you want something to endure, you have to build it yourself.
We inherited not just a portfolio, but an unfinished story.
Some parts were thriving. Others were fragile. And some were simply unclear.
Like many entrepreneurial legacies, it was a mix of bold ideas and structural gaps — vision without the same level of financial discipline.
We had a choice: to preserve the fragments as they were, or to reconstruct them into something coherent.
We chose the second path.
That choice meant starting from the ground up. We had to learn everything — not just the technical skills of investing, governance, and negotiation, but also the human skills:
How to listen to each other.
How to challenge without damaging trust.
How to separate ego from decision-making.
We became students again, seeking knowledge wherever it could be found:
• From mentors who had already walked the path,
• From books and podcasts that reframed our thinking,
• From every mistake that forced us to sharpen our process.
We realised something simple, yet often overlooked:
A family’s greatest asset is not its capital, but its capacity to adapt and grow together.
At Next Momentum Capital, this philosophy shapes everything we do.
Yes, we analyse markets, study sectors, and weigh risks. But we also ask:
What will this teach us?
Will it make us more resilient?
Will it prepare us — and those who come after us — to face the next challenge with clarity?
We know we will never be “finished” learning. That’s the nature of stewardship: it is a continuous education.
And while our father didn’t give us all the answers, he gave us something equally valuable — the spark to go and find them.
In the end, that’s what building a legacy really means:
Not handing over a complete structure, but passing on the will and the tools to keep building.