Small investors turn on James Watt after BrewDog co-founder admits ‘many mistakes’
Watt apologises to 200,000-plus ‘equity punks’ who joined crowdfunding rounds but were left empty-handed after cut-price saleThe founder of BrewDog, James Watt, met with short shrift from small investors who have been left empty-handed by the company’s sale for just £33m, after he admitted...
<p>Watt apologises to 200,000-plus ‘equity punks’ who joined crowdfunding rounds but were left empty-handed after cut-price sale</p><p>The founder of BrewDog, James Watt, met with short shrift from small investors who have been left empty-handed by the company’s sale <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/02/brewdog-us-cannabis-drinks-500-jobs">for just £33m</a>, after he admitted to “many mistakes”.</p><p>Watt issued a <em>mea culpa</em> via the professional social networking site LinkedIn, a platform he has regularly used to espouse political views, including complaints about the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/17/for-richer-or-poorer-brewdog-co-founder-may-delay-marriage-to-max-out-tax-relief">level of tax that the multimillionaire and self-styled “punk” is asked to pay</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/04/small-investors-turn-on-james-watt-after-brewdog-founder-admits-many-mistakes">Continue reading...</a>
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