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You have a startup. Chances are you will raise some decent cash because your idea is that good. You know it’s only a matter…

At first glance you probably wouldn’t think that there is money to be made off the unemployed. After all, no jobs means no money,…

During the heyday of the domain name business in the late 90s, entrepreneurs snapped up attractive .com domains for cheap. Like real estate, the…

As a startup, trying to get your company in the minds of consumers and investors life can be difficult. Chances are you have no…

Taking your company global is no small thing. For startups that want to conquer the international market, finding the best way to do that…

South African online retailer Zando has threatened legal action against Ventureburn, a subsidiary of Burn Media, via the company’s attorneys Webber Wentzel, following an…

The Yuppiechef success story has been well documented, but until now, no one has been able to explain exactly how the kitchen utensils e-tailer…

I guess this was inevitable. Two things are always meant to collide — a startup journalist and a television show about startups. Dragons’ Den…

Warren Buffett was once the richest man on the planet. He’d still probably hold, or at least be close to, that spot if he…

There are two parties going on in the photo-sharing-platform world. The first party is outgoing, social, and the more guests talk and share between…

Africa has a pretty impressive tech startup scene. Very few people know about it because the companies that are being built aren’t exiting for…

It’s been about nine months since Mxit’s board of directors (aka the people with the money) and Alan Knott-Craig Jnr had a showdown that…

Entrepreneurs are those people who see great opportunities and grab hold of them before they can pass by or be taken advantage of by…

Surfing isn’t exactly the sport one would associate with startups, but there’s a lot to be learned from hanging ten that applies to the…

Dear startups, I think it is time someone spelled out a few truths. There are many ideas floating about. Some are really good, others…

Here’s the thing: if you do a cold-call pitch to a Venture Capital (VC) investor using email, your proposal is already at the bottom…