Entrepreneurship

4 tips to help you move from corporate to startup

You’ve heard the advice time and time again: Just do it. In a perfect world, you’d be able to save up at least a…

5 customer service obstacles every startup has to overcome

Have you ever noticed how some companies seem to go out of their way to place obstacles between their customers and great service? I…

Silicon Valley network could help boost South Africa

To boost small business and innovation in their own countries, emerging economies should make better use of entrepreneurs from their diaspora — particularly those…

Venture Bus opens for applications to build 40 impactful startups in Africa

Ampion is back. This year, five Venture Bus tours will travel across a total of 14 African countries on a mission to join participants…

7 reasons you should care about fintech even if you don’t work in finance

Once the realm of stodgy bankers, the financial services industry is changing rapidly as young software engineers breathe new life into the sector. That’s…

Why it’s high time for SA government to translate SME talk into action

Steven Cohen is MD of Sage One AAMEA (Asia, Australia, Middle East and Africa) I’m passionate about small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) because…

So you’ve got an awesome idea for a startup. Where to next?

I come across a number of people who have an idea and want to be entrepreneurs, but have no idea where to start. And…

Looking for a startup model? Be the change you want to see in the world

The internet has changed the power dynamics of our world. Increases in information, connectivity and high populations of enabled individuals forces us to review…

Meet 18 brilliant SA tech entrepreneurs and their bids for a trade visit to the UK

18 hand-picked entrepreneurs from towns, townships and rural communities across South Africa recently pitched their businesses to top level executives to secure their place…

9 things entrepreneurs can learn from Winnie the Pooh

“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart” — Winnie the Pooh. I went to a conference once where a…

Can Zerofund, an unusual funding platform, save Greece’s economy?

Greece’s startup ecosystem is on the up with the launch of Zerofund: an inventive platform that is part social network and part funding/participation bridge…

Why entrepreneurs will rule the world (for the next while)

The world has changed in the last 10 years. The rate of technological development has rocketed — in part due to the high number…

Will the proposed US startup visa help the world connect with Silicon Valley?

The Obama administration is making a push for the ‘startup visa’ that will encourage foreign nationals with advanced tech degrees to stay in the…

11 massive startup lessons Om Malik learned building an online news empire

Six years ago, Om Malik decided to leave his position at a magazine to build an online news startup. The startup would become GigaOM,…

10 business lessons for the young entrepreneur

Alex Fraser, Silicon Cape chairperson and head of business development at venture capital firm, Invenfin, recently shared her business philosophies with an audience of…

Newscoop: the newsroom CMS that’s empowering independent media

The Content Management System (CMS) market is crowded. It’s easier to stand out from the niche of news CMSes, but in the age of…

Sorry to tell you this, but… being unique won’t make your startup money

It was a day packed with over five consecutive meetings. As I huffed and puffed towards my final destination, meeting up with the private…

16 cheap (and free) cloud services to help you run your business

I am completely dependent on internet connectivity. Without it, I would have no business and I wouldn’t be able to use the services I…

Where are the women in African tech?

This article by Hilda Moraa Morara originally appeared on Venture Capital for Africa, a Burn Media publishing partner. The clamour for innovation in the…

Some good things in business are totally unanticipated and unexpected

Adii Pienaar is co-founder of WordPress theme shop and ecommerce platform WooThemes. I’ve come to the conclusion that some good things in business are…

How to sell a high-risk startup to skittish investors

Exhibit A: a startup with an inexperienced leadership team enters a business sector with notoriously high failure rates: the food service industry. On paper,…

Virtual incubation programme to be launched in East Africa

InfoDev, a global grant programme run by the World Bank to promote ICT, has announced a pilot virtual incubation project to bring up businesses…

U-Start: connecting investors with emerging market ventures

International funding platforms with their sights set on emerging markets are coming in thick and fast. U-start, a new online platform from Italy, matches…

Productivity On A Large Screen

Everlytic Launches Cutting-Edge AI Studio with WhatsApp Chatbots for Smarter Communication

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

Savant Launches Savant Build Cohort 3 to Accelerate Deep-Tech Innovation in the Green Economy

Simplicity at scale: The role of leadership in agile transformation

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Nio Firefly brings Galaxy design to compact EVs

Google Cast and other Christmas goodies for Rivian

GM switches-off Cruise control on $10bn robotaxi project