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South Africa
Koos Becker
Different countries, different cultures. Don’t treat like continents.
Fail at a survivable rate.
Wealth should not be the end goal.
Entrepreneurs need to set the pace.
Diversity is critical. Absorb different things. If you are positive, get someone negative.
Informality- strip away power.
Took a year off. Conscious effort to anchor yourself.
Take classes that would round you out.
China and India are on the way up. Tiger moms to drive.
Nic Haralambous, Nic Socks
Raising money as a successful thing. But it is really the beginning of your debt.
Nothing that is worth doing is worth doing quickly.
Failing excessively makes you not afraid from of failing.
Everything store. Jeff Bezos.
SEO socks. Photoshopped socks. Long tail.
But still hard to get traffic.
Build something you believed in. Developed developing countries.
Retail as a pick up point. Construct a story.
Jason Fry blog “Take 5 minutes.” Read 3 books a month. Amazing person in decades.
Friends, Family and Fools.
Become profitable so you can dictate own terms.
Rob Stokes, Quirk
If you don’t ask, you don’t get.
Have to persevere.
Innovator’s Dilemma.
Power of the people Feed that without pandering to it Let them have a voice.
Value of people.
People fast and standout. Act fast. New graduate.
Juniors, Genermo,
Using knowledge as marketing
Focus
Surrounded with mentors.
Don’t agree with their due diligence.
Scaling culture extension of the founder. Values and measuring people against them. Trickle down culture. Netflix on culture. Incentive to have/have not ex absolute freedom.
Manage expectations upfront if you hire a friend.
Christmas party “would you sit next him during a Christmas party?”
Zachariah George, U-Start
Passion/Drive
Life is a sine curve. Passion, skill and humility.
SEDA.com
Rapelang Rabana, Yeigo
The most dangerous risk of all
Rekindle.
You are moved to create and become an entrepreneur...