I Am Nic Haralambous
I am an obsessive entrepreneur, keynote speaker, product builder, and published author. I’ve been building businesses since I was 16, sold three of them, and spent more than 20 years learning tough lessons through failure and success.
Today I build products at Yoco and deliver virtual keynotes that help teams think differently about curiosity, innovation, and failure.
I built my first website when I was 11 years old, my first business at 16, and a band that didn’t go as far as I wanted.
My career has taken me from student journalism to mobile product management at Vodacom, to co-founding and selling Motribe to Mxit, launching a sock brand with R5,000 that grew into five retail stores, and eventually to keynote stages around the world, including SXSW, Standard Bank, Vodacom, Old Mutual, and Nedbank.
Through it all, I’ve learned that above all else, culture creates change. My work today focuses on helping businesses build more curious, entrepreneurial cultures, whether through keynotes, coaching, or building products.
“Plan in decades. Think in years. Work in months. Live in days.”
- Nic Haralambous
Career
The Entrepreneur
The Speaker & Coach
The Product Builder
The Writer
Businesses
What I'm building now.
No Bull Ship Academy
An 8-week build sprint helping experienced professionals ship their first real product with ruthless scope, clarity, and weekly delivery.
BuyHomeHelper
A deadline-tracking assistant for Dutch home buyers to manage viewings, bids, and critical purchase milestones.
Savistash
A save-for-later tool that resurfaces links through scheduled digests, so useful content returns when you can use it.
GoodGoodWeeds
A simple strain memory app that helps users track and remember cannabis experiences, effects, and favorites over time.
Books
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