Archive for 'Entrepreneurial Ideas'
Help Your Friend Find Their Dream Job And Earn Extra Cash
You may love your job, but perhaps your friend doesn’t. Or maybe they are happy enough in their current job, but – like most of us – would be open to a great opportunity should it come their way. Other than that warm-fuzzy feeling that comes from helping a friend find their dream position, now [...]
Openness Will Define The Future Of Mobile Transactions
If your smartphone is near you while you’re reading this – and I’ll be surprised if it isn’t – pick it up and take a moment to consider all the things it is to you. It’s a calendar, little black book of contacts, games console, music centre, camera, miniature TV, communications portal, news delivery system, [...]
The Founder Institute Comes To Johannesburg
The Founder Institute (FI) is in the exploratory phase of opening it first Johannesburg chapter. The FI is the largest technology incubator globally, operating in over 40 cities and having successfully incubated more than 750 technology startups. The approach of the FI is unique in a number of ways: Firstly, the course is a part time, with lectures [...]
The Best Of Both Worlds
How computer-aided translation combines human judgment with the efficiency of computers. When expanding into new territories, companies embark on a journey of localisation of their offering that in many cases involves translation of corporate materials such as product manuals, advertising or even brand names. Invariably, they come before a choice – do we use human [...]
The Entrepreneurship Of March Madness
Mexican-born entrepreneur Pablo Esteves shares his take-out on the unexpected lessons to be learnt from participating in a US sporting event as an outsider. This is my first time – being from Mexico – participating in the all-American pastime of filling out a bracket for March Madness, the single-elimination US college basketball tournament that takes place every [...]
Powertime App Allows Prepaid Electricity Purchases On BlackBerry 10
Application also helps customers track their power usage Powertime announced today the availability of its Powertime application for BlackBerry® 10 smartphones. The Powertime application enables customers from Eskom and all major municipalities in South Africa to buy prepaid electricity tokens with one click, at any time, using their BlackBerry 10 smartphone. The app also provides [...]
Aaah, To Pounce Or Procrastinate?
Aaah, here we are. The story below may sound extremely familiar, it may be an exact replica of your entrepreneurial story. You see the personality and makeup of entrepreneurs, in my opinion is pretty much the same. There are certain things we like, which we pursue, and things we do not like, which we often [...]
Making A Reel Difference
SA team showcases African innovation on international stage. Africa’s capacity for innovation has been put on the map by a team of South Africans competing successfully in two international social venture competitions. Messages of congratulations from around the world have gone to the Reel Gardening team for their win over the weekend in the Hult [...]
Silicon Cape Infographic: The State Of SA’s Tech Startup Industry
The Silicon Cape Initiative has been running a survey gathering information about the local startup scene. This research is a first of it’s kind as there is surprisingly little information and research around the local IT industry. With entrepreneurship on the rise, documenting it will be critical to track the progress. They’ve had 225 responses so [...]
Largest Cohort Of Allan Gray Fellows Graduates In Cape Town
Fifty-three Fellows graduated from the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation’s Fellowship Saturday 23 February, at the Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town. This is the largest cohort of Fellows to graduate from the Fellowship since its inception, bringing the Foundation’s total alumni count to 151. The class of 2012 included a number of firsts. The first [...]
