Smart Devices, Big (and Brutally Honest) Feelings It’s 10 a.m., you shuffle into the kitchen in yesterday’s sweats, and your fridge cheerfully says “Good…
Naming your startup: fun, friendly or just plain hipster?
If your startup name can’t potentially be used as an everyday verb or doesn’t end with “ly” you’ve probably missed the trend train. Geekatoo,…
Fold, rinse, repeat: risk-taking and startup failure in South Africa
Failure is basically being encouraged in Silicon Valley. The old-time favourite “failure is the greatest teacher” saying seems like their daily bread and butter….
Worthless, impossible and stupid: the entrepreneur’s way
“If everyone tells you it is a good idea, run the other way,” Jay Rogers, Local Motors. Here in the second part of our…
4 ways to build offline connections with your startup’s customers
Entrepreneurs are bombarded with advice on using digital means to connect with customers. But what about connecting in real life? Although much of the…
