Entrepreneurship

How this Accra-based incubator is nurturing entrepreneurs to build pan-African products

A few months ago, I wrote a piece on the contrasting views of some African tech stakeholders, including Lagos-based CcHub’s Bosun Tijani, on the…

A Day in the Life of: Launchlab operations manager Brandon Paschal [Native Article]

Behind every incubator or accelerator you’ll find a dedicated individual, keeping the gears turning. Whether that means helping a startup formulate its business plan…

Here’s why execution is the most important commodity for your startup’s success

Wikipedia, that wealth of internet answers, defines execution as “the act or mode or result of performance”. It also has the bits about chopping…

The fundamentals to gaining employee commitment

What cements the commitment of employees to an organisation? It’s not the flashy name of the company, or even “better-than-the-rest“ pay packages, as one…

7 key lessons I’ve learnt about raising capital from VCs [Part 1]

The following is an adapted version of a talk done by Clive Butkow from Grovest at the Gordon Institute of Business Science at the…

7 ways your startup can protect employees in the workspace

No one used to think twice about heading into work. However, the reality of our world today is that anywhere can be dangerous, including…

Entrepreneurship accelerator seeks to tackle youth unemployment in SA

Following the launch of its pilot last year to tackle unemployment, South African accelerator New Ventures Studio is calling for new applications. Aimed at…

Inspire Mastery: Having the right mindset is key for entrepreneurs in SA

A successful entrepreneur knows how to master his / her environment. An idea can only take you so far. The skill lies in knowing…

Dragons’ Den SA episode 5: from a concrete business to wasted energy

The South African version of internationally-renowned reality TV show Dragons’ Den is now well into its first season. While the dragons didn’t really get…

70 entrepreneurs at Branson Centre grow turnover by 100%, create 200 jobs

At the beginning of 2014, Nedbank made R1-million funding available to 70 aspiring entrepreneurs from previously disadvantaged backgrounds at the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship….

5 things entrepreneurs can learn from Apple launch events

Apple is probably one of the most secretive companies in the world, while simultaneously being one of its most popular brands. Its events are…

Entrepreneur Growth Centre opens doors to boost business skills in SA

Getting to grips with taxes, labour law compliance, cost management and so forth can easily get complicated for any fresh startup. At the end…

How can government support South Africa’s startup ecosystem?

South Africa’s National Development Plan hopes to see 11-million new jobs by 2030. That’s a hell of a lot considering the country currently sits…

Dragons’ Den SA Episode 4: from patchy to pitch perfect

I recently came across a tweet by former England rugby player Brian Moore which, I guess, sums up how a lot people feel about…

PWC’s Danie Fölscher chats to Ventureburn about the winning formula for African startups and innovation

If you’ve been taking a sabbatical from Ventureburn within the last few weeks, you’ve probably missed out on the news of PWC’s Vision to…

Dragons’ Den episode 3: aviation, investments and weaves

By now, keenly eyed viewers will have sussed out that the Dragons’ Den South Africa doesn’t air exactly as it was filmed. Were that…

3 top tips for inculcating a connected tech startup culture

Mind-set, connectedness and government support are everything when it comes to building and sustaining a far reaching tech culture set to breed innovations across…

Screw Samsung and LG, Korea’s real tech legacy could be as a startup nation

Think of the world’s great startup hubs and you think Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, Sao Paolo and Bangalore. If you’ve spent some time on…

Where’s the line between inspiration and startup overhype?

A piece that my colleague Ali Mese wrote recently went viral instantly. My Facebook timeline became a mish-mash of people — entrepreneurs or not…

Dragons’ Den SA episode 2: the dragons come into their own

By anyone’s standards, the first episode of Dragons’ Den South Africa was something of a mixed bag. Outside of the random assemblage of people…

Quitting my corporate job to follow my startup dream worked out, but not in the way you think

I was inspired to write this after reading an article by Ali Mese, where he discusses how quitting his job in order to chase…

What I’ve learnt from the trenches of startup ecommerce in London

I’ve spent almost two weeks writing this. At first it was too personal, then it became too anecdotal, so I’ve settled on a list…

The technophobic entrepreneur: a dying breed

Ecommerce, business management apps, social media, The Cloud… the list of technological advances keeps growing. While the sometimes bewildering slew of new technology might…

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Everlytic’s new API Communicator feature enhances customer engagement across multiple channels

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Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

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