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Silicon Cape Questions
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Questions for the speakers, to be posed during the Zoopy Interviews (www.zoopy.com/siliconcape) can be added here or for more see…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Craig Barker Oct 7, 2009.

What have VC's really done for innovation? Techcrunch article via @justinspratt
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Christiaan Roesch Sep 28, 2009.

Good or Great Entrepreneur: Appropriate article via @obox via @justinhartman

http://bit.ly/uXO0bThe difference between a good and a great entrepreneur @vanelsasSeptember 10, 2009 ·Michael Arrington provides good insight into a current dilemma for Twitter. Should Twitter turn…Continue

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1st Silicon Cape Networking Event at The Grand Daddy, 38 Long Street, Cape Town

November 26, 2009 from 6:30pm to 10pm

Come and join fellow Silicon Cape community members for the first regular networking evening, aimed at promoting interaction between all participants, from entrepreneurs and service providers through to investors.The keynote speaker for the evening will be Mark Levitt, CEO of Chesscube, who recently raised R10m from local venture capital firm InVenFin. Mark will be talking about how he built a global-facing online company from Cape Town, with a worldwide revenue and user base.Comedian Mark…See More

Gabrielle Rosario is attending Allister Kreft's event Nov 10, 2009

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Gabrielle Rosario is now friends with Marten Govender and Nicky Pombo Oct 24, 2009

Gabrielle Rosario is now friends with James Mentz, John Stuart Bursey and Tebogo Tlhopane Oct 19, 2009

Allan Kent and Gabrielle Rosario are now friends Oct 18, 2009

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Silicon Cape Questions

Questions for the speakers, to be posed during the Zoopy Interviews (www.zoopy.com/siliconcape) can be added here or for more see www.gabriellerosario.com.

A discussion started by Gabrielle Rosario was featured Oct 7, 2009

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Craig Barker replied to Gabrielle Rosario's discussion 'Silicon Cape Questions'

Are we going to be able to get ongoing governmental buy in to this initiative in order to facilitate the ease of entry into the market for the startups? Specifically with regards to the receipt of online payments and the ever-present bugbear of…

Oct 7, 2009

Silicon Cape Questions

Questions for the speakers, to be posed during the Zoopy Interviews (www.zoopy.com/siliconcape) can be added here or for more see www.gabriellerosario.com.

Discussion posted by Gabrielle Rosario Oct 7, 2009

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Gabrielle Rosario is now friends with Bradley Elliott, Minnaar Pieters and Eran Eyal Oct 7, 2009

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Gabrielle Rosario is now friends with Brian Carl Brown, Brandon Golding, Wesley and 4 Sep 29, 2009

Christiaan Roesch replied to Gabrielle Rosario's discussion 'What have VC's really done for innovation? Techcrunch article via @justinspratt'

I agree. I can remember a while ago whilst discussing VC funding, a mate of mine based in Asia invested his own time, which in today's terms are very 'expensive', he invested much of his own money (about R500 000) which he didn't…

Sep 28, 2009

Sheraan Amod replied to Gabrielle Rosario's discussion 'What have VC's really done for innovation? Techcrunch article via @justinspratt'

In the spirit of engaging discussion, here's a compelling rebuttal from respected Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor, Chris Yeh: http://chrisyeh.blogspot.com/2009/09/vcs-are-useless-thats-b*******.html I tend to favour his view on things.

Sep 28, 2009

Gabrielle Rosario replied to Justin Stanford's discussion 'Plans for www.siliconcape.com'

Re: that directory, it would be great to include a field where people who have skill/experience in a particular area and are willing to invest energy/time 'coaching' can do so?

Sep 21, 2009

What have VC's really done for innovation? Techcrunch article via @justinspratt

This is a guest post by Vivek Wadhwa, an entrepreneur turned academic. He is a Visiting Scholar at UC-Berkeley, Senior Research Associate at Harvard Law School and Executive in Residence at Duke University. Follow him on Twitter at @vwadhwa.Back in 1986, when Bill Gates was still making sales calls, he pitched my group at First Boston on why we should bet the farm on Windows. Despite the risk involved, we gave his fledgling startup the deal. This wasn’t because of his financial backers (he…See More

Discussion posted by Gabrielle Rosario Sep 21, 2009

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