STARTUP PETER COHAN

6 Keys To Get From Idea To 400 Customers

Give your first customers a no-risk, high-return value proposition.

STARTUP JOE PROCOPIO

Why Entrepreneurs Waste Time on Low ROI Activities

Learning the difference between quality time and wasted time.

STARTUP JASON BALLARD

How This Startup Lost Its Headquarters in a Fire – and Gained a Lot More

For Jason Ballard and Icon, a radical new way to stay focused.

STARTUP GRAHAM WINFREY

How This Former NFL and WWE Athlete Is Helping Pro Wrestlers Make Millions

Launched earlier this year, Paragon Talent Group estimates it will have generated more than $10 million in revenue for its clients by the end of 2022.

STARTUP MARTIN ZWILLING

7 Keys to Relationships That Can Propel Your Business and Career

Don't be too busy to spend time finding and nurturing business relationships that can help you.

STARTUP JOE PROCOPIO

Here's All the Data Startups Need To Track For Investors

Take the mystery out of your investor pitch deck and data room.

STARTUP BHARAT KANODIA

How to Launch Your Startup Without Being an Expert

Advice from an expert.

STARTUP PETER COHAN

3 Growth Principles from a Tel Aviv Startup

Pick the right market, deliver a solution that customers crave, choose an investor who shares your vision.

STARTUP BHARAT KANODIA

6 Proven Tips on how to Build and Sell your Startup

Have the right employees, put value first and network.

STARTUP JEFF HADEN

Blitzscaling Worked for Airbnb. But Will It Work for Your Startup?

How quickly should you try to scale your business? Especially if raising capital – or spending what capital you have – is required?

STARTUP HILLEL FULD

How to Build a Company in an Overly Saturated Market

Stand out from the competition with these 5 tips.

STARTUP CHIMKWANUM NWABUWE OKECHA

Three Reasons Why Startups Run By Gen Zs Fail

Lessons for entrepreneurs in Africa.

STARTUP TONYE IRIMS

How African Governments Can Enable Startups To Thrive

A common complaint I hear from entrepreneurs is that governments in Africa are not doing enough to support startups. Here’s what needs to be done.

STARTUP MARTIN ZWILLING

7 Lessons to Learn Before Success Comes in an Alternate Business Lifestyle

New business owners wrongly tend to fall in love with their solution, rather than the problem it solves.

STARTUP LARRY ALTON

How Business Owners Can Ease the Effects of Long-Term Inflation

Your business needs to be prepared for long-term inflation. Here's how you can thrive while others stagnate.

STARTUP JOE PROCOPIO

My Startup Got a 95 Net Promoter Score and That's a Problem

Experience tells me that I've got a good problem to have.

STARTUP JOE PROCOPIO

6 Steps to Self-Fund Your Startup

A real-world plan for avoiding the startup money pit.

STARTUP TONYE IRIMS

The Biggest Risk is to Avoid Taking Risks

Nigerian Tonye Irims has had massive failures but is now baking a big success with WiSolar. This is his founder’s diary.

STARTUP HILLEL FULD

5 Ways to Improve Your Startup Pitch

Pitch your startup with confidence and clarity to stand out from the crowd.

STARTUP CHARISSA CASSELS

Employers Should Support Your Side Hustle

Because that could benefit the company and, in the process, boost morale.

STARTUP RYAN PETER

How the African Diaspora Can Make a Real Difference

When Tayo Oviosu found himself, he also found a way to translate his success into real, material change for his fellow Africans.

STARTUP DAVID FINKEL

4 Engines for Business Growth

Make a huge impact on your bottom line.

STARTUP ALYSSA KHAN

In Order to Find Huge Success, You Have to Adapt

Incredible Health's new unicorn status comes from being flexible and social media.

STARTUP CHARISSA CASSELS

Spaza Shops can now Play in the Big League

Kweza, a new mobile app, brings economies of scale to the doorsteps of informal retailers.

STARTUP HILLEL FULD

The New Startup Golden Rule – Deliver First, Monetize Second

Instead of making promises, focus your resources on delivering the best product or service possible.

STARTUP THE AFRICAN CEO

To Succeed In Africa, Patience Must Be Your Virtue

The waiting may be the hardest part, but wisely biding your time could be the best thing you could do.

STARTUP JOE PROCOPIO

Everything About How Startups Succeed Is Changing in 2023

How 3 events created a perfect storm of profitability.

STARTUP JOE PROCOPIO

If You Want Your Business to Succeed, Get Simple

It's not an art. It's a necessary science.

STARTUP JOE PROCOPIO

No is the Best Word a Startup Founder Can Hear

Most startups fail slowly, because most founders keep searching for Yes.

STARTUP JON STAFF

5 Mistakes I Made in Building My Startup--So Far

Operational mistakes I made so you don't have to.

STARTUP JESSICA STILLMAN

The 3 Superpowers of Second-Time Founders

A serial entrepreneur explains the advantages (and perils) of being on your second or third business.

STARTUP ENTREPRENEURS' ORGANIZATION

Stay Humble and Avoid Failing in Your First Year

To succeed in your startup, you'll need Energizer Bunny-level stamina and the wisdom to know how much you don't yet know.

STARTUP MARCEL SCHWANTES

Warren Buffett Once Compared This Career Strategy to Saving Sex for Old Age. Here's Why It's Brilliant Advice

Buffett is convincingly clear: This advice no longer makes sense in today's corporate world.

STARTUP JOE PROCOPIO

5 Reasons Why Every Startup Should Offer a Free Tier and 1 Big Reason Why They Shouldn't

Your product offering needs to be able to take a fair bit of abuse.

STARTUP JOE PROCOPIO

Every Business Idea Is Legitimate, Until This Happens

Don't ever let anyone tell you your startup idea stinks. Go out and prove it stinks. Or better yet, go out and prove them wrong.

STARTUP JOE PROCOPIO

She Thought Nobody Wanted Her Product. That Wasn't the Problem

Are your customers skeptical? Or just confused?

STARTUP MICHAEL AKUCHIE

How to Triumph as a Business Owner

This successful female founder believes you should be alert and prioritise structure in your company.

STARTUP HEATHER WILDE

How A VC, Angel Investor and Entrepreneur Work Together To Build The Next Big Thing

As an entrepreneur, you'll come across various investors as you search for funding. Which one do you go for? And how does it all work?

STARTUP DANIELLA SACHS

A Treasure Trove of Opportunity

Entrepreneurs looking for startup opportunities in tourism don’t have to look far, especially if they have an artistic leaning.

STARTUP JOE PROCOPIO

How to Hire the First 50 People Into Your Startup

By the time you get to 20, it should be a breeze.

STARTUP CHARISSA CASSELS

From Road Safety Training to a Super App

This ride-hailing service continues to expand, providing more benefits to its users.

STARTUP MARTIN ZWILLING

6 Tips for Moving From Working in a Business to Working on Your Business

If you are frustrated or bored by your current business role, maybe it's time to start your own business.

STARTUP JESSICA STILLMAN

All Co-Founder Fights Are Really About 1 of These 3 Issues, According to a Top Couples Therapist

Therapist Esther Perel is best known for her work with couples, but her work with founders is equally insightful.

STARTUP CHARISSA CASSELS

Simplified Payments Are Key to Business Growth

It’s an easy equation: Money powers growth, and if cash flows freely, the growth – and taxes – will inevitably flow in Africa.

STARTUP DANIELLA SACHS

How to Really Spice Up African Tourism

The love of chillies, hot sauce and spicy food is global. And it offers a tantalising drawcard for tourists.

STARTUP MELANIE CURTIN

7 Strange Startup Ideas That Succeeded in a Big Way (One Raised $35M on Kickstarter)

Number four is positively spooky.

STARTUP EMEKA AJENE

Lessons Learned From Building in African Markets

Emeka Ajene recounts ten lessons he learnt while building Africa’s super app, Gozem.

STARTUP CHARISSA CASSELS

How Embarrassing Moments Inspired a Startup

Two uncomfortable experiences led to a multi-currency cell phone wallet app.

STARTUP BRIAN BAKKER

The Difference Between Startups and Scaleups

It’s all about the ability to scale. And this is reliant on many factors – not least the composition of a founder’s team. Experience and connections do matter. A lot.

STARTUP CHARISSA CASSELS

Building With A Purpose

And how this founder achieved it with her organisations – so far.

STARTUP NICHOLAS SONNENBERG

This is the Most Expensive Word in Your Business. Here's How to Eliminate it From Your Lexicon

Your words can have far-reaching implications – even financially.

STARTUP SHAMA HYDER

How Entrepreneurs Can Create Company Longevity During Turbulent Times

Focus on what you can control, value stakeholders and remain agile.

STARTUP JEFF HADEN

Can't Overcome the Navy SEAL '40 Percent Rule'? Embrace the Mindset of High Achievers

We tend to quit when the effort is massive and the timeline indefinite. That's why successful people embrace a different approach to making progress.

STARTUP BRIAN BAKKER

Startup Incubation in Africa is a Mixed Bag

Research has uncovered why startup failures in Africa are so high in some countries but not in others.

STARTUP MARTIN ZWILLING

10 Personal Attributes To Check Before You Write Your Business Plan

Understand these key principles before you even think about writing a plan to build your own business.

STARTUP CHARISSA CASSELS

Building a Startup is Tough, Especially in Africa

On a continent where governments do not always act to benefit smaller local businesses.

STARTUP CARMINE GALLO

How to Pitch a Billionaire

Resist the temptation to share everything you know.

STARTUP JOE PROCOPIO

The Myth of Startup Failure

Why experienced entrepreneurs are prepared to fail.

STARTUP DANIELLA SACHS

Coffee is the New Wine

Presenting a whole slew of entrepreneurial opportunities across Africa – some in tourism.

STARTUP XINTIAN TINA WANG

A Family Health Crisis Led This Entrepreneur to Start a Spice Business Based on Ancient Indian Medical Practice

Spicewell founder Raina Kumra wants to show customers the healing powers of spices and herbal remedies.

STARTUP JON STAFF

Starting a Business is Not as Risky as You Think

Don't be afraid to take the plunge.

STARTUP JEFF HADEN

Want to Start a Business, But Haven't? Richard Branson Has the Perfect Advice For You

I talked with the Virgin Group founder about disruptive entrepreneurship and the one step every aspiring entrepreneur should take.

STARTUP JOE PROCOPIO

The Secret To Building a Successful and Lasting Business

This might be the most useful post you read all year.

STARTUP AUSTIN ALLISON

All Founders Should Be Solving a Problem

Why it worked for me and how it can work for you too.

STARTUP RICHARD PEREZ

Design-led Thinking Leads to New Heights

Sometimes the way things have always been done is just not a good enough reason to keep doing them.

STARTUP ALI DONALDSON

'Nightmare' Pitch Meetings: One Female Founder's Long Road to Funding Her AI Startup

When software developer and founder Heather Shoemaker wanted to scale Language I/O, she ran into blatant gender bias. Here's how she dodged the crude insults and got the funding her company needed.


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