It’s almost midnight. I am driving home from Antwerp in a few minutes. I had a very interesting talk with August Van Put tonight. He used to be the CEO of HBK, a Belgian savings bank, in wich he created an ESOP “avant la lettre”. August has been retired for more than 10 years now, and he wrote a book about participative entrepreneurship some years ago. Tonight was a conceptual breakthrough evening. Providing leverage rather than total capital was the most important outcome for the future of the investment company. The fact August wants to stay in touch and wants to support our initiative feels great. On the road now.
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