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Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is choosing to build something from nothing, accepting the uncertainty, and learning more from what fails than from what succeeds.

Recent Articles on Entrepreneurship

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The gap between what AI promises and what it delivers is exactly the size of your experience.

I rebuilt my entire personal website from scratch using AI tools — for under $250. Here's what it took, why it worked, and exactly why you probably shouldn't try it.

Mar 1, 2026 · 12 min
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The Idea Destroyer

If I received a brick every time someone pitched me an app, product or business idea I’d be able to build a large chunk of the Great Wall of China.

Jan 27, 2026 · 2 min
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South Africas Greatest Export

Earlier this year I noticed a few people in my network talking about and then joining a new community called The Lekker Network.

Nov 14, 2025 · 2 min
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Your Age Is Showing

When I was 20 I thought I knew everything. When I started my first venture-backed business a few years later I was certain that I was the only person who knew everything.

Aug 18, 2025 · 4 min
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I Built Something

Over the past couple of months I have spent some of my evenings and weekends solving a problem I’ve had for years.

Jul 15, 2025 · 5 min
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Advice from 40 year old me to 20 year old me

I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since that article was published and took on a life of its own.

Apr 29, 2024 · 4 min
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How I Stopped Being an Asshole Entrepreneur

I used to be an asshole. Not in the self-deprecating, funny, quirky sort of way.

Apr 12, 2022 · 7 min
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From a $50m listed entity to $10m and going bust

Shawn Johal worked in his wife’s growing family business until the tides turned and the listed company went bust.

Mar 15, 2022 · 1 min
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Find The Right Partner Or Suffer The Consequences

Growing your business is important. It’s all the rage, isn’t it?

Mar 1, 2022 · 2 min
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Scaling When The Money Stops Coming

Raising funding feels like a victory but can often be the kiss of death for a startup.

Feb 22, 2022 · 2 min

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