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What's missing in the Silicon Cape?
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I'll be back in South Africa for a few months towards the end of this year, and I'm planning on hosting a 1 day conference, and bringing some of the knowledge I've gained whilst being based in…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by jonathancrossland Sep 20, 2011.
UCT Business School Case Study on the lack of Early Stage Venture Capital
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Morgan Jones at UCT recently did a thesis on the local early stage VC situation in SA.He has graciously offered to share his findings on SiliconCape.comContinue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Martin Brandt Mar 30, 2010.
Venture Capital in South Africa
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I read this blog post today on South African Venture Capital.According to the…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Justin Stanford Dec 9, 2009.
Going Local or Global?
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My biggest frustration with local entrepreneurs is their dogged approach to building local web businesses. My personal feeling is that it's difficult to reach critical mass building a product just…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Julian Jansen Dec 14, 2010.
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Co-founder : Silicon Cape Initiative
CEO : Yola.com
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CEO : Yola.com
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Blog: http://www.vinnylingham.com
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jonathancrossland replied to Vinny Lingham's discussion 'What's missing in the Silicon Cape?'
I like the points in that article, because it constitutes "real" help.
I think there are two things we need to do as a community of SA entrepreneurs. We need more failures, we need more lessons and grow the collective knowledge. We…
George Gombay replied to Vinny Lingham's discussion 'What's missing in the Silicon Cape?'
Hello Vinny,
In a recent article Eric Edelstein makes a couple of good points regarding the factors which would help accelerate startups and teh contrast with Cape Town. You may find it interesting to spend 5 minutes reading…
Tobie van Zyl replied to Vinny Lingham's discussion 'What's missing in the Silicon Cape?'
Hi Luke, nice one, i personally would like to add - the call of the entrepreneur, what is it that inspires your, drives your ambitions and helps you make the world a awesome place!What purpose do we serve to communities and economies and what is the…
George Gombay replied to Vinny Lingham's discussion 'What's missing in the Silicon Cape?'
Can I too get a free ticket, please?
Vinny Lingham replied to Vinny Lingham's discussion 'What's missing in the Silicon Cape?'
Thanks Luke - this is great stuff! Email me for free ticket when we launch!
Luke Foxley replied to Vinny Lingham's discussion 'What's missing in the Silicon Cape?'
Hi Mr.Lingham
The conference sounds like a great initiative and is much needed in Cape Town, below are my reccomendations/comments.
Where are the gaps in local startup/tech…
Tim Lind replied to Vinny Lingham's discussion 'What's missing in the Silicon Cape?'
That's awesome to hear Vinny.
In my opinion what's most lacking is simply a culture of hooking up and trying out new things, so in terms of knowledge maybe listening to stories of that happening would help, in particular getting…
Khalil Aleker replied to Vinny Lingham's discussion 'What's missing in the Silicon Cape?'
Hi Vinny
Current startup - we really struggling motivating our team members/staff. We find them super energised first 2 weeks, thereafter, morale is low if no sales/business.
Where do we draw the line with regards to startup company…
George Gombay replied to Vinny Lingham's discussion 'What's missing in the Silicon Cape?'
Hello Vinny,
To be frank, the overall impression I get from listening to many in our community is that the biggest lack that is felt in the Cape is that of VC investors. Apart from the occasional foray into our markets from overseas investors,…
Vinny Lingham's Blog
The beginning of a dream...
I was reading an article in Fin24 today, and it highlighted to me how important it is to understand what Silicon Cape is, and equally what it is not. Credit belongs to the tireless efforts of countless entrepreneurs & investors with success stories & failures alike, over the many years in the Western Cape. These are… Continue
Posted on September 18, 2009 at 8:04am — 15 Comments
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 2:40pm on November 2, 2009,
Thami Mvemve said… - Hi Vinny. I'm trying to find more about this company called Global Verge based in Missouri, US. Do you know anything about it?
- At 9:02am on September 28, 2009,
Francis Omokhape oghuma said… - interesting work you doing on the Africa technology landscape .Hoping to connect with you physically someday .
- At 12:22pm on September 13, 2009,
Llew Claasen said…
- Kewl VK, when u arriving in SA?
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