Scaling: Don’t become a victim of your own success
A common issue with online startups is that they only start thinking about scalability once their site goes down. Many of the big startups also experience this phenomenon (e.g Twitter, Tumbler). They...
View ArticleMeet the top execs of the hottest US tech companies. Here’s what they earn
Tim Cook is Silicon Valley’s highest paid CEO, but you already knew that. What do other high profile execs earn? Personal finance and credit service comparison company, NerdWallet, created a tool that...
View ArticleAfrican company constructs world’s first open-source metabolic chamber
HealthQ Technologies, a high-tech startup facility based in Stellenbosch, South Africa, claims to have constructed the first open-source metabolic chamber in the world. The company says that the...
View ArticleDoing it the startup way: Veronica Mars gets big pay day on Kickstarter
Teen sleuth drama Veronica Mars has raised more than US$2.5-million on Kickstarter for its final performance. Everything is a startup these days, and Kickstarter helps everything get the money to turn...
View ArticleDisplay tech: can Africa compete with the East? ‘Yes it can’ says PVision
African hardware startups are in the minority. Instead, as capital barriers are low, the continent is seeing a boom in online ventures. That doesn’t mean however, that hardware manufacturing success is...
View ArticleLighting up Kenya: M-KOPA Solar hits 60 000 users countrywide
Established in 2011 to end the dependency on kerosene lamps and fuel in Kenya, M-KOPA Solar, an innovative asset financing company that sells solar home systems to off grid households, on an affordable...
View ArticleHow tech solutions could save Africa’s energy and natural resources sectors
Right now, the energy industry in sub-Saharan Africa is at a crossroads. Faced with booming demand from a growing industrial sector, urbanisation and an impatient consumer base, the region’s energy...
View ArticleWhy diasporas are emerging markets’ top assets when it comes to tech
Our world is on the move, as more and more people are qualified as migrants by statistical organizations. And it’s growing fast. In 1990, there were 154 million migrants, versus 232 millions in 2004....
View ArticleDisrupting the digital engagement model for competitive advantage
The following article is written by Andre Hugo who is co-founder and CEO of micro-jobbing service M4JAM. With over 22 years of business startup experience, the article reflects on his experience at...
View ArticleWill open data really help drive entrepreneurship in South Africa?
Information is power, so they say. Which is why the launch this week by Cape Town authorities of an open data portal should prove to be exciting for any entrepreneur looking to provide solutions to...
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