In this article I am making the case for the value that strong boards can bring to early stage companies. Having invested in scores of seed stage companies over the past 6 years, I am in no doubt that strong boards are a critical...
In life we all have to sacrifice something to get something great or go somewhere. You either sacrifice your time, love, relationship,money,loved possession like car,house or clothing. This seems unfair most of the time but it’s all worth it in the end. That’s how success is –in order...
Time and again in customer conversations, I am reminded of why I'm building my current startup, (Startup Mzansi). Daily, I hear "That's exactly what I've been looking for", or "Where were you when I started x years ago?" If you are talking to potential customers and...
One of the most frequent problems that I hear from startup founders, and potential founders, is that they have no idea where they will find the money to quit their job, in order to build their 'great idea'. And yet founders often ignore the single most...
Getting your startup funded by friends and family can be the easiest and fastest mode of funding. But it may not work if you are targeting wrong people, i.e. not everyone in the family and friends would either be interested or be able to fund...
Hearing the word “hiring” sends a signal of growth, growth of the company to people in the recruitment industry. “Hiring” is a word which can be split into two parts “Hi” & “Ring”; which essentially means a company will only hire somebody for a job role when the...
Do you know the old saying, "two heads are better than one"? Well, it holds true for those wanting to found their own startup. A recent analysis shows that a massive 80% of all successful startup companies have more than one founder. This is not an arbitrary...