Parody Twitter account takes merciless dig at Silicon Cape ecosystem

Speak to anyone involved in the South African startup ecosystem and you’ll likely come away marveling at how enthusiastic and passionate they are about what they’re doing. There is, however, a tendency for the whole scene to be a little serious. At least one parody account is, however, determined to change that.

Start Up Grindr, which aims to shine “a light on the multi-thousand dollar South African tech scene”, was clearly started by someone inside the ecosystem with some, harsh, but funny, truths to tell.

There are no sacred cows here, with everyone in the space — Burn Media included — coming in for a bit of stick.

But hey, if you can’t laugh at yourself, you don’t really have much room to laugh at other people.

Here’s a sample of the account’s tweets for your enjoyment:

Right. 50 followers. Time to sign up to Webfluential and start tweeting about how much I love the Mazda 3.

— Start Up Grindr (@StartUpGrindr) April 12, 2016

Typical Silicon Cape founder, completing his day at 10am https://t.co/Oe6D2wndh7

— Start Up Grindr (@StartUpGrindr) April 12, 2016

Oh btw angels; thanks for all the DMs about Burnburn. But we're looking for actual cash-money, not a ride on your "venture train"

— Start Up Grindr (@StartUpGrindr) April 12, 2016

Jesus. Five new followers this morning. #growthhacking #hockeyschtick

Someone call BizSpark – we qualify for a strat session.

— Start Up Grindr (@StartUpGrindr) April 11, 2016

If you're working on your start up today, remember:

Your investors don't understand your biz at all, & you will likely fail.

Go get em!

— Start Up Grindr (@StartUpGrindr) April 10, 2016