Pre vs. Post Fall Entrepreneurs

I was watching My First Million podcast with Sam and Shawn and they were interviewing Jeremy Giffon about what businesses he would buy if he was starting Tiny today and a bunch of opportunities that he sees people sleeping on. At some point in the interview they talk about the concept called: The Pre and…

Blunder #95 | Lessons from the School of Hard-Knocks | Xoliswa Moraka

https://youtu.be/TGcZJyvZPtk?si=_EbW7h7MjhFFOHVG Forget sanitized stories of overnight success. Xoliswa's here to drop truth bombs about the rollercoaster ride of building a business in the real world. She'll take you from the brink of repossession [because let's face it, who hasn't stared down that barrel?] to a financial windfall that most of us would only dream of.…

StartUp Tip #11 | Show Me The Money | Antoinette Prophy

https://youtu.be/PPxQNTHptNk?si=h9Kb6PrJ8507Fbcw In this final episode of Anto's series, she delves into a topic often overlooked by entrepreneurs: managing money. Drawing from her personal experience, Anto explores the importance of fixing your relationship with money, understanding your business finances inside out, and maintaining financial hygiene. She emphasises the need to confront conditioning and seek professional guidance…

Don’t be a D^3x/Dt^3

Have you ever encountered the phrase "don't be a D^3x/Dt^3" in physics? The formula D^3x/Dt^3 refers to the movement of an object, which is the fancy way of saying how much its acceleration is changing. In simpler terms, it's a measure of how quickly an object is speeding up or slowing down. But why the…

Entrepreneurship as a work of art

Is a pack of pencils on a shelf art? or is the outcome of what those pencils do art? On its own, a pack of pencils on a shelf is more on the utilitarian side. It's a functional object with a clear purpose. However, there's a chance it could be art depending on the context.…

Hugs > Likes: A Lesson for Entrepreneurs

We live in an era where connectivity is at its zenith. We're glued to our devices, perpetually bombarded by notifications vying for our attention like overeager street vendors in a bustling market. Each ping, each buzz, each flicker of the screen promises a dopamine hit, a momentary surge of satisfaction in an otherwise mundane existence.…

Entrepreneurship, served slow

So, Warren Buffett, the sage of Omaha, once said: No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant. Classic Warren, right? But here's the thing, as much as we chuckle at the absurdity of that image, it's remarkable…

Listen Up, Entrepreneurs

Steve Jobs, known for his visionary leadership, was also a master listener. During a visit to Xerox PARC, a research facility, Jobs observed researchers struggling with a bulky computer with a mouse. While others saw a clunky machine, Jobs envisioned a user-friendly personal computer. By listening to the researchers' frustrations and understanding the technology's potential,…