Insights and ideas
Explore thought-provoking perspectives from my long-running entrepreneurial blog.
My conclusion after 530,000km of travelling in South Africa
A recent report by Boston Consulting Group compared South Africa to its global peers: Algeria, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Sri
The compounding effect of not making mistakes
Most successful entrepreneurs, billionaires, only started their business after the age of 40. Why did they succeed?
Nothing is final until the invoice is paid
Don’t start work until your client has paid a deposit. A contract is meaningless. An invoice is meaningless. A statement
You die every day
Everyone is imperfect. Everyone makes mistakes, hurts people, fails. You tend to mull over it, turn it in your remind,
Talking takes the energy out of ideas
If you don’t share your ideas, you’ll never find partners & investors. You won’t be able to refine & improve
The CEO is the leader
If you’re the CEO, you’re responsible for everything. There is no escalation path. YOU are the escalation path. If you
4 secrets to clear writing
Use paragraphs. No more than one sentence per paragraph. No adjectives. “Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of
Monotony shortens your life
Monotony collapses time; novelty unfolds it. You can exercise daily and eat healthy and live a long life, while experiencing
Meditation helps with sales
Sales is an unpredictable process. It’s hard to plan every step of the way. Better to go into a pitch