Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [01/08/2016]

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place. There are loads of competitions, networking sessions and workshops happening around South Africa and the rest of the continent (namely Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana) that we’ve rounded up to make your life a bit easier.

This article is part of a weekly series that highlights all the top startup competitions, networking sessions, workshops and conferences around South Africa, and the greater region. If you have any event recommendations for us to add to the list, or next week’s, please let us know in the comments below or Send us an email.

Not all of the events are free and some will require booking in advance. Please click on the event names to find out more information.

Cape Town

#TechTalkCPT: Bitcoin & Beyond,The future of Cryptocurrencies

#TechTalkCPT looks at the potential impact of Bitcoin and the Blockchain on society in August’s event. Their expert speakers explain what Bitcoin is and why one should care. They give you a glimpse into the most exciting innovation in finance our generation has seen.

Date: 3 August, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: 22Seven

Building products from the outside in

In this workshop, they are going to take a product idea and develop a strategy for it using a “strategy canvas”. They will then formulate testable hypotheses and construct experiments to test strategy with customers.

Date: 5 August, 8:am to 5:00pm
Location: 31 Brickfield Road, Woodstock

Johannesburg

Singularity University @ Venture Network

Venture Network will be hosting Singularity University in August. Singularity University is a Silicon Valley think tank. They’ll be discussing some of the latest tech developments they are involved in.

Date: 1 August, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: Standard Bank Incubator, 5 Cradock Avenue, Rosebank

Breakfast Business Networking

The Purpose of this Business Networking meeting is to offer you the business owner a networking platform to promote your business/service. To meet new like minded business owners.

Date: 3 August, 8:30am
Location: Piza e Vino Eagles Landing, Corner of Scott and Christiaan de Wet Rd, Randpark Ridge

Relaxed Luncheon with Business Experts

A success driven business and lifestyle magazine Wealth Ladder is hosting a Breakfast and Lunch with Business experts’ event aimed at targeting over 250 young business owners, entrepreneurs and individuals who are passionate about improving their business qualities and building profitable long-term professional networks.

Date: 6 August, 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: Infinity, William Nicol Dr & Pieter Wenning Rd, Sandton

Kenya

Mettā Workshop: Financial Modelling for Startups

Join this event for an interactive workshop and bring your challenges and questions on financial modelling so they can discuss efficient solutions.

Date: 4 August, 6:00pm to 7pm
Location: The Foundry Rhapta Road, Nairobi

Pitch to The Ladykillers: test your business plan!

If you want to get tested on your business model and strategy, why not pitch and receive brutally honest feedback helping you to take stock of where your business is at. Not as part of a competition, but just in a one-on-one setting because you want to test yourself and get better at sharing your vision.

Date: 4 August, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: The Hub East Africa, Waiyaki Way, Nairobi

Online

How to Hack PR for Your Startup

PR is one of the most cost effective ways a startup can begin building thought leadership, brand recognition, and a customer base. Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs don’t know where to get started or how to deal with journalists – so they hire an expensive PR firm, or ignore PR entirely.

On this free, interactive webinar, two startup PR experts with decades of experience will guide you on how to start leveraging PR at your startup.

Date: 2 August, 6:30pm
Location: Online

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Feature image: Jonathan Stonehouse via Flickr.