F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
CheqOut set to disrupt African mobile payments industry
CheqOut, launching today, will allow anyone with an iPhone — and later an Android phone or BlackBerry — to accept credit card payments, by…
Must watch: Faux startup Vooza pokes fun at startup culture
Gameface solemnly shelved, Ventureburn takes a breath to celebrate two videos that brilliantly spoof our bizarre and wonderful startup culture. The first video, released…
Blueseed: The seaborne startup incubator
Immigration laws are tedious and work visas are expensive, especially for foreign entrepreneurs wanting to work in the US. Max Marty and Blueseed cofounder…
What’s the next billion dollar idea?
A couple of months ago, Facebook acquired the wildly popular photo sharing social network, Instagram, for a cool US$1-billion. Popular yes, profitable? Nope. With…
Mobile payment solution Gust bursts into beta
Mobile payment solutions Square and PayPal Here have yet to enter Africa and with the gap left wide open, we’re seeing startups stepping forward…
6 breakthrough startups set to disrupt the news industry
In April this year, Memeburn picked ten innovative Knight News Challenge entries that had the potential to propel the news industry forward. The “Networks”…
Privly: Organise your next coup online, in total privacy
There’s a Kickstarter project I want you to know about. It’s called Privly and it’s a defiant kick to the face of oppressive governments….
Primer: Programming languages & databases. Which is best for startups?
According to the TIOBE index you’re more likely to overhear a Java, PHP, Python, Perl or Ruby developer riffing on an idea for a…
mmMule: Deliver things and have an adventure, do some good
“For mine is a generation that circles the globe and searches for something we haven’t tried before. So never refuse an invitation, never resist…
Eight startup sins and how to avoid committing them [Net Prophet]
Starting a business baby, starting a business. It can be a wild ride. Sylvia Gruber co-Founder and CEO of Rubybox broke down her experiences…
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