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Why you need to start taking customer support seriously

My first job was in product development. Our team consisted of 120 odd people spread out over the third floor of our building. The…

Art of the Deal: 6 steps to closing that next investment

The world is ablaze with high-growth startups that are making headlines and raising millions. With the world economy in the state that it is,…

Stitch Video: unlocking Africa’s growing video ad industry

Having been responsible for launching one of the first video ad exchanges, Adapt.tv, which was then later acquired by AOL for over US$400-million, Chris…

Tips from a successful Ghanian exit: Q&A with Saya Mobile founder Robert Lamptey

Last year, the Ghana-based developer of mobile messaging apps for feature phones, Saya Mobile, was acquired by Kirusa from the States. Founded in 2011,…

Do startup founders make great CEOs?

Calling yourself a CEO is easy. All it takes is getting a stack of business cards made, and slapping your name and the CEO…

Bitcoin’s first killer app? Bankymoon lets you pay your utility bills in digital currency

We’re living in a world where everything’s being labeled as smart. From our phones to watches and even our cars. But something that’s really…

Should budding entrepreneurs share their ideas?

There’s a general school of thought among a number of new entrepreneurs that one should not share their business idea with anyone else. The…

Africa isn’t in need of saving: it will likely save itself, it just needs better execution

There is a very popular notion that Africa hasn’t been able to shirk for some time now, namely that it’s a dark continent in…

NowFloats lets you create a business website with an app or SMS

NowFloats is an ambitious startup coming out of India — with offices in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Delhi — that wants to help SMEs across the…

How Social Business Software connects and enables distributed teams

In today’s operating environment the ability to bring dispersed teams together is becoming a critical business advantage. Teams (focused on, for example, software development…

A handshake isn’t enough: what happens when investors back out

Recently I had the opportunity to raise a small round of seed funding for my subscription sock company, NicSocks.com. The figure was about US$25…

Save, scale, secure: why small businesses should take to the cloud

The internet has changed all aspects of our lives. From how we bank, get around, or communicate with friends, or even — as I…

Consider this before taking your business on to mobile

Taking your startup’s website mobile is an expensive endeavor, especially if you want to go native and/or responsive. But Africa and South Africa’s mobile…

The rental industry is broken: can Ekaya fix it?

For startups, getting one’s foot in the target market’s door is everything. For people looking to rent, the story’s much the same. Ekaya describes…

Collaborative consumption: eBay, entrepreneurship and Africa’s mass potential

Technology has changed the world, no doubt about that. By extension it has changed the way we live our lives, do business and make…

6 lessons on innovation from Bill and Melinda Gates: number 4 will stun you

I listened to Bill and Melinda Gates’ commencement speech at Stanford University over the weekend and one thing really stood out: the Gates’ are…

9 things we wish African entrepreneurs would invent already

There are times when it seems like there is an app for everything and entrepreneurs would have to reach pretty far to keep building…

Anatomy of a pivot: the story of Fora, a startup that never was

When I was in Nigeria a few months ago, I go the distinct feeling that education startups were the new hot ticket for young…

This startup lets you buy and sell affordable artwork online

Having had his work featured in publications like Mail & Guardian, Financial Times and Elle Magazine, South African artist Atang Tshikare has recently been…

Government and big business must work together to grow SA’s SME sector

As Nigeria’s economic growth has eclipsed South Africa’s, it brings to light areas where the country’s growth potential is not being realised. Growing the…

How Nigeria’s economic boom could be down to improved payments systems

With Nigeria having recently eclipsed South Africa as the continent’s biggest economy, it is worth taking a look the nation’s progress from the perspective…

Social is easy: Pocketplan lets you find, book and pay for events in your city

Entertainment, like transport, is integral to any major city’s attractiveness to its citizens and tourists to live and visit. And while we’ve seen some…

15 creative edtech startups empowering Africa’s learners

eLearning Africa 2014 recently saw both thinkers and tinkerers from around the continent and abroad get together in Kampala, Uganda. They discussed the current…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

EmpowaEntrepreneurs 2025 Targets Africa’s High-Growth Founders and Investors

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV