When I came across this news, I was hit by an epiphany!
So it’s not that although I’m not a doctor, I just diagnosed Dr. Isabel dos Santos with compulsive shopper syndrome?
Thinking carefully about this theme, I find that a film has even been made where I believe Isabel dos Santos will have supported herself for her purchase performance (if you want see the trailer here).
The story rests on the same pillars:
| Movie Script | Life of Isabel dos Santos |
| Compulsive shopper syndrome | Verify! (Sonangol, BIC, BPI, GALP, ZON, …) |
| The money “falls from the trees” | Verify! In this case the money must fall out of the “father’s pocket” |
| Recognition from the business world | Verify! When I see the great Portuguese entrepreneurs putting themselves in “sense” and when this is a newsworthy subject on the Forbes homepage, then we are facing a success story! |
The serious part
Forbes, as the prestigious magazine that it is, should have an obligation to bring something more to the public! Not just reporting what the newspapers in Portugal all do! The note in the last paragraph of the article, which we hope will all be investigated:
“This does not respond to the specifics of the origin of Isabel dos Santos’ fortune, but it does provide a useful context. FORBES aims to deepen this issue.”
Even Americans are “curious” about this lady’s business model.
