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“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…

The World Wide Web, together with other ICT enabling technologies, has made it increasingly easy for companies to conduct business online. The expansion of…

There comes a stage in every company’s lifecycle when going public makes sense. It might be to maintain growth, pull off more aggressive expansion,…

Most entrepreneurs sneer at the idea of working for a big corporate or medium size business on the path to becoming the next big…

How important is it for entrepreneurs to have specific domain experience prior to founding their startup? As an entrepreneur you are bound to run…

When you think about the number of tech communities popping up everywhere, the question no one seems to ask is whether or not the…

As work takes up a substantial part of our lives, it’s a question that often evokes a see-sawing set of emotions — and yet,…

The WordPress themes’ space has gotten quite crowed in the last few years. From ThemeForest to Elegant Themes, the competitors have boxed it out…

You have just arrived on South Africa’s startup scene, you’re lost and not sure where to start, or what to do next. You have…

We love the idea of bootstrapping here — we even have a guide to it. Recently I have been noticing a movement toward bootstrapping….