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New design, new direction for Ideate!

New design, new direction for Ideate!

Today is a big day for us. Shane, Andrew and I (the three main protagonists behind Ideate) are stoked to launch the first redesign for Ideate in two years. It’s kinda sad too, since the old design has been featured on pretty much every cool design gallery around the globe, and had more than just [...]

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Creating the perfect Business Plan

Small business owners, starter-uppers, entrepreneurial venturers and other mad-scientist-types the world over will understand this question: “Is writing a business plan even worth it?”
When starting World Wide Creative, as well as Art Revision, Heavy Chef and BugZapper, I know we didn’t bother. I’m not sure my Ideate colleagues over at Yuppiechef did either. So, did it make a difference? Would we [...]

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An inside look at e-commerce fraud in South Africa

An inside look at e-commerce fraud in South Africa

In the movies crime is usually high-tech, stealthy and professional. In your neighbourhood crime is usually opportunistic, low-tech and unprofessional – someone jumps over your wall, steals a bicycle, and pawns it for a few Rand.
The same is true for most e-commerce crime. A list of credit card numbers is bought over the internet and [...]

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Free business idea: Recycling Bins

Free business idea: Recycling Bins

Maybe something like the above recycling bins are already available in South Africa, if they are, they certainly haven’t been marketed very well. I think there is a gap in the SA market – a super easy recycling solution for the South African household. I’m the kind of guy that needs a system to ensure [...]

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