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Today I thought I’d jot down some of my learnings from the past 15 or so years of running smallish to biggish businesses. I…

It often happens that entrepreneurs ask that question when attending events and meetings. They want a quick, accurate and succinct answer so they can…

If you watch the tech startup scene as keenly as we do, you might have noticed a trend starting to emerge over the last…

So you’ve got a startup. How sexy of you, how innovative, how new. Well I hate to burst your bubble but startups are a…

We hear about Africa’s mobile revolution almost daily, use the stats to support arguments and better understand potential markets. Potential investors and marketeers can…

It’s probably easiest to describe Laudable, a South African e-store aggregator as a type of Fancy.com with a fashion bias. Its users discover fashion…

It’s the dream of any tech-person: come up with an idea or concept that you can build up and sell off for millions. Consider…

The definition for mobile commerce (m-commerce) has expanded as technology and mobile methods have evolved, from the initial Premium Rate SMS payments for 8-bit…

My favorite thing about Africa right now is how everyone is gingered up about amazing things that are happening in the tech scene. It’s…

“Crowdfunding is the democratization of [funding] for startups.” People get the opportunity to directly vote with their wallets for the services or products they…

It is sometimes too easy to dish out titbits of startup advice from a venture capital ivory tower without going through the practical realities of…

Martin Bjergegaard was an unknown name to me, till some few weeks ago. His profile, at the time, included him being the co-author of…

Nope, we’re not talking about PayPal-Tesla-SpaceX founder Elon Musk, or Thawte and Ubuntu main man, Mark Shuttleworth. The people showcased here are behind some…

In a new series of posts — Entrepreneurial Snapshot — I’d like to give a brief overview of the six countries surveyed in Omidyar…

Dear Africa’s tech scene (ATS), Shut the frack up. I am starting to get bored with your whining. Don’t get me wrong, you are…

We here at Ventureburn think marketing is really important when it comes to thinking about your overall startup strategy. It’s better to start thinking…