Three South African schools have earned top global honours in the Inspired Builds robotics competition, a worldwide STEM challenge that involved 111 schools across…
Africa’s crowdfunding context: starting up startups the African way
“Crowdfunding is the democratization of [funding] for startups.” People get the opportunity to directly vote with their wallets for the services or products they…
Entrepreneurial Snapshot: South Africa
In a new series of posts — Entrepreneurial Snapshot — I’d like to give a brief overview of the six countries surveyed in Omidyar…
Hey Africa’s tech scene, I am sick of your whining: an open letter
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…
Dave McClure says Silicon Valley is ‘functionally illiterate’ at marketing
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…
