Startups

Does the future of instant messaging apps lie in bulk?

The instant messaging space is a tough nut to crack. Add a couple feature and it becomes cluttered and the users become uncomfortable. Remove…

Q&A with MoboFree CEO on Africa’s fast-growing mobile marketplace

MoboFree is an African-based mobile marketplace with a social twist that allows people to buy, sell and swap products with each other. The goal…

InstaLens: How SA’s Instagram acolyte is capturing global success

Instagram is well known for its dedicated communities — especially in cities such as Cape Town where designers, both local and tourists, take advantage…

Ventureburn speaks to entrepreneurial maestro Adii Pienaar on Receiptful’s $500k Angel round

South African serial entrepreneur and investor Adii Pienaar’s new startup called Receiptful is making some noise. The co-founder of the popular website theme builder,…

StudySearch connects African students with quality universities abroad

Even though there is no official data on the number of Africans that are travelling abroad annually for postgraduate studies, it’s expected to be…

Can online boutique startup &Threads follow-up on YDE’s success?

In 1995, Paul Simon (age 21) started the very popular Young Designers Emporium (YDE). The retail store for fashion designers soon grew to 13…

Stitch Video: unlocking Africa’s growing video ad industry

Having been behind the launch of one of the first video ad exchanges, Adap.tv — which was then later acquired by AOL for over…

5 ways startups can cash in on the emerging markets wave

Africa is the final frontier. The subject rose quickly on CNBC after the Wall Street downturn. It has also been a major topic on…

Toodu: Managing tasks while networking online

Picture having your to do list completed for you, while networking at the same time with professionals who can help you sort it. It’s…

Cognician: A thought is a terrible thing to waste

The mind is the greatest tool available to man and thoughts and ideas are its most profound expression. One idea could change the entire…

Why startups move to Silicon Valley

I’m constantly meeting companies that have moved part of their operations to San Francisco/Silicon Valley. Usually it is the CEO and/or the marketing and…

WeLove: ‘Because sometimes a Like just isn’t enough’

We have become a society that likes to “Like” and share our preferences with everyone we know. Millions of people join all sorts of…

Prominent SA startup FireID hits the skids

FireID, a Stellenbosch-based startup specialising in mobile authentication, will probably be forced to close its doors or dramatically downscale after news that its main…

Five red-hot Indian tech startups

China’s enormous internet population has been getting quite a bit of press lately, but India is undoubtedly as much of an emerging world internet…

Startup prediction: Digital money is the space to watch

Paypal has led the way by opening up its platform but there will be lots of startups focused on digital money in its many…

Scaling: Don’t become a victim of your own success

A common issue with online startups is that they only start thinking about scalability once their site goes down. Many of the big startups…

Five difficulties facing startups in China

There’s a legend about a Chinese monk who, after years of meditating atop a high, isolated mountain, envisioned the world’s first circular disk. Careful…

Diaspora scores on privacy but will it ever go mainstream?

Diaspora, the open source social network that puts user privacy above all else, is now rolling out in private alpha. The question is: can…

What a startup can learn from a restaurant menu

It’s often said that one of the biggest challenges for an entrepreneur is focus. Naturally, this is coupled with multiple challenges like cash flow,…

Evly.com first look: Will this new crowdsourcing social network work?

Sometimes it just so happens that a new technology service really speaks to you. The first time I saw Groupon, I thought that it…

Four things large companies can learn from startups

Any startup company is agile by design and necessity. There are certain characteristics of a startup that make an agile approach come naturally, and…

Nigeria’s rapidly growing online job search market

When you start talking about online employment sites, you’re likely to mention global behemoths such as Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com, both originating from the United…

Qwiki and Storify: Disruptive storytelling comes of age

On October 26, Qwiki, a new “information experience” platform, opened its doors to pre-invited users as an Alpha web product. As this year’s winning…

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

South Africa’s Deskless Workers: A Workforce Under Strain

How AI is Rewriting Urban Planning in Developing Regions

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

Jaguar rebranding creative is crazy – good?

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion