The Victory Lap for ZIP Holders Concludes
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ZIP's Unstoppable Year Ends on a Steady Note After a Challenging Month
"The dogs may bark but the caravan moves on."– Paul Keating (2008)
– ZIP Long Holders (2024)
Overview
Well, the
winning streak of six straight months of gains was broken in December. Larry Diamond, co-founder, stepped down after over 10 years of bootstrapping the business. History was made in 2024, with ZIP making an incredible comeback from the brink in 2023 and
reclaiming its place in the ASX200.
Share Price ActionWe saw ZIP once again push up into the $3.50 range, only to fall back on the big news, settling into a
pattern of oscillation around $3.
Yearly chart
A
$100k investment made on the first trading day of 2024 would have grown to $466k by the year's final trading day. The chart showcases
nine big green monthly candles and
three red monthly candles, highlighting a remarkable year of growth despite some pullbacks
My Thinking Dec 2024Founders stepping back or stepping down is inevitable. The driven, risk-taking personalities that exemplify the best of capitalism are rarely suited to managing a mature, more regulated, and controlled business.
We should all take a moment to reflect on just how challenging it is in Australia to
bootstrap global business from nothing.
Nearly impossible.
Yes, Larry may have deserved a bit of a slap down for some adventurous forays into markets where "yeah, nah" might have been a better approach. However, hats off to ZIP, and credit must also go to the early employees—some of whom burned out—who collectively created $4 billion in value for the Australian economy.We need more of this. We need to celebrate these individuals and teams rather than imbuing them with the worst possible motives at every opportunity.
Thank you, ZIP for 2024. And big thank you to the wider HC ZIP community. Have a great 2025. Long holders: Let the toy poodle's bark. Let the seagulls squawk. Be bold, be open —"Strong beliefs, loosely held."
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