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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.
What Is Entrepreneurship?
Entrepreneurship, in Nic's experience, is not about vision boards and overnight success. It's about the grind: building, failing, extracting data from failure, and iterating. The Do/Fail/Learn/Repeat cycle is the real framework.
With 4 startup exits across music tech, mobile social, e-commerce, and SaaS, Nic has lived the full spectrum, from near-bankruptcy to successful acquisitions.
Why Entrepreneurship Matters
The entrepreneur's mindset (resilience, resourcefulness, bias toward action) is increasingly valued inside large organisations too. Understanding how entrepreneurs think helps teams at every scale move faster and break free from institutional inertia.
Recent Articles on Entrepreneurship
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How I Stopped Being an Asshole Entrepreneur
I used to be an asshole. Not in the self-deprecating, funny, quirky sort of way.
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.
Find The Right Partner Or Suffer The Consequences
Growing your business is important. It’s all the rage, isn’t it?
Scaling When The Money Stops Coming
Raising funding feels like a victory but can often be the kiss of death for a startup.
The Victim Leader VS The Opportunity Leader
There was a time when I believed that things happened to me.
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