Insights and ideas
Explore thought-provoking perspectives from my long-running entrepreneurial blog.
How to raise money for your startup
1/17 Three criteria for raising money: 1. Raise it before you need it. 2. Have a working product. 3.
13 books to give away as Christmas gifts that will make people love you
For friends who are entrepreneurs (or want to be): The Hard Thing About Hard Things, by Ben Horowitz – The
How to eat like a Hero
(advice from my wife on eating healthily) Heroes know they need to function at maximum capacity, they don’t have
4 factors when making a decision
Intuition (gut) (system 1 thinking according to Kahneman) Rational thought (brain) (system 2 thinking according to Kahneman) Selfishness (what do
4 reasons why Internet usage in Africa is a fraction of that in the West
Most Africans are Internet-virgins. Streaming video and playing World of Warcraft is not on the average African’s list of
Some tips for non-technical entrepreneurs
A friend recently asked me for some basic tips on how to develop an app business… here’s a summary of
Entrepreneurs stay away from overheads
Overheads in the form of recurring monthly expenses are the same as debt. Best case you hand in
The biggest lesson from the story of General Motors (My years at GM by Alfred Sloane)
Henry Ford completely dominated the motorcar industry for almost two decades, from 1907 onwards. His vision of bringing raw
Data networks should be priced like toll-roads
There are three truths about telecoms today: First, everyone wants free Internet access (WiFi preferably). Second, everyone wants both