Startups

How to make the most of startup life (even if your manager sucks)

Managers. We all have to deal with some version of them. Even the companies claiming they have a flat organisation structure. There’s always someone…

No surprise: funding the biggest hurdle for SA’s startups

Over the past couple of years, there have been plenty of funding successes for the South African startup scene to celebrate. Just this year,…

Startups need a problem, not a solution

If you have an awesome idea for a new startup, stop. Write down your solution, put it away and start by identifying the problem…

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…

Wella Health: Charting course for digital health startups in Nigeria

In Nigeria, very few professionals enjoy job security like doctors. This is why it is not every day that you meet someone no longer thrilled…

Vinny Lingham hopes to boost SA startup investments with Series Seed initiative

Prowling for investment just got a whole lot easier for South African startups. Last night at StartupGrind Cape Town, serial entrepreneur and South African…

Exclusive: A peek at ex-Yola chief’s new startup, Gyft

When well-known serial web entrepreneur, Vinny Lingham, recently resigned as CEO of his successful website builder and hosting service, Yola, he announced that he…

Crowdinvest, ‘worlds first crowd sourced investment platform’, launches

Any new startup, scratch that, any business should be solving the universal issue of “what problem can my company solve?” Crowdinvest, a venture by…

All aboard the StartupBus: The pressure cooker startup incubator on wheels

Bottle the following ingredients: the electric buzz of a Red Bull fueled hackerspace, the interpersonal caterwauling of a reality show and pressure, loads of…

Attention entrepreneurs, diarise this: LaunchCapeTown

If you’re an entrepreneur looking to network, polish your elevator pitch, hone your product or simply learn from big names in the tech industry,…

5 Tips for taking your tech startup from big idea to business success

Throughout the world, and particularly in emerging market countries, the entrepreneurial landscape remains notoriously difficult to navigate, with an estimated 80% of small businesses…

AngelHub: Investors come together to foster startup growth

You may believe tech creates jobs, you may believe it destroys jobs. Whatever the case, we know that in the tech world we are…

6 Things every startup should watch out for before signing with an investor

“Yes, we would like to invest”. The magic words that any startup owner loves to hear. Your idea is no longer just a seed…

9 Questions and answers about successful startups – Harvard study

Ever wondered what makes one startup succeed while another fails? Well a team of brains from Harvard Business School has put together a fascinating…

Steve Jobs would never succeed in today’s Silicon Valley

I recently watched a documentary on Steve Jobs called “One Last Thing“. It was well done, mixing a fair bit of the good, the…

FeedbackRocket, a ‘360 degree’ employer feedback tool

If buzzwords like “360 degree feedback” and “anonymised responses” rev your engine, then FeedbackRocket.com will fuel the fire inside of you. FeedbackRocket is anonymous…

Markets fall: What will happen to Silicon Valley recovery?

Turmoil in global financial markets and economies is never good for Silicon Valley despite the fact that the regional economy has its own boom…

5 steps to show you’re a safe investment, even in an ‘unsafe’ market

The US Chamber of Commerce have lamented the fact that American investors were losing out opportunities in emerging markets during a time when the…

Why Silicon Valley can be bad for emerging market startups

Launching a startup anywhere in the world is challenging, but launching one in an emerging market territory where there is often limited access to…

3 digital marketing strategies startups need to get right from the start

Starting a new business is a bit like caring for your first born. Now while you don’t need to write a marketing strategy for…

5 things to consider when building a team vested in your success

People matter to organisations. While we may get a headache from those who overplay the importance of relationships against the basics of operations and…

How VR Meditation Apps Like Realms of Flow and Others Are Redefining Our Connection with Reality

Transforming Healthcare in Africa with Technology

How forex trading is transforming startup investment strategies

How One Energy Project Could Reshape Climate Action

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

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion

Vivo update – a big safety gain