Many in the industry really felt for Alec Hogg in October 2012 when he walked away from Moneyweb, the company he built from nothing into a highly respected player in the media industry. Hogg tells Bizcommunity why he's philosophical about the move, what he's doing with his year's restraint of trade and what was so different about the values of majority shareholder Caxton and his own that made it impossible for him to stay on as Moneyweb CEO and a member of the board.
Because Moneyweb has become such an established, trusted brand, I think many people forget that when you started it (in 1997), people thought you were mad - that a business-news website was never going to last. You guys really were pioneers.
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