She used to be exceptionally successful in her job and earn a lot of money. And she spent even more, until she was broke, unable even to bake her little daughter a birthday cake.
Dorothée Loorbach unmasks our relation to money and reveals her personal life-changing learnings from her six months project of becoming financially carefree…
Why don't first-movers win? This is a question asked and answered by entrepreneur Rich Mulholland in this fantastic TEDx talk.
In life and business, we are constantly told to be first and shoot for the moon. However, what if we should be focused on taking small steps instead of aiming for giant leaps?
At 13:10, Rich touches…
Paul Iske started the Institute of Brilliant Failures, calls himself CFO, Chief Failure officer. According to Paul it is very important that people can make mistakes and learn from that, learn from experiences that didn't lead to a certain goal.
Paul was Chief Information Officer at a big national Dutch bank. When he left that bank,…
The payday loan industry has preyed on resource-strapped individuals, teachers, and single mothers for decades — with deals that seem too good to be true. Once ensnared, borrowers can become trapped by hundreds of dollars in unexpected fees and high interest rates.
SoLo Funds’ Dari Grant has an idea to disrupt the payday loans industry…
Hard work, resilience and grit lead to success, right? This narrative pervades the way we think, says economist Darrick Hamilton, but the truth is that our chances at economic security have less to do with what we do and more to do with the wealth position we're born into.
Enter "baby bonds": trust accounts of…
"It's not what you know but who you know" - this advice is applicable to all aspects of your life but how do you apply it in your working environment?
Wall Street veteran Carla Harris learned early in her career that this a myth. The key to actually getting ahead? Get a sponsor: a person who…
Autumn Williams spoke at one of first talks in 2016 and we have followed the work that she has been involved in over the years. This talk takes us through her learnings over the years.
From being an Engineer to Founder & Executive Director of a school in South Africa. Autumn discusses changing…
With the education system in South Africa creaking under the weight of poor policy decisions and implementation, many of us are wondering what is the future of learning.
Alexander Giesecke and Nico Schork are only 23 years old, but already successful young entrepreneurs, founders of “TheSimpleClub”, and they have a Youtube Channel with 2 Million…
Dr Audrey Verheaghe is Chairman of SA Innovation Summit and holds a PhD in Technology and Innovation. Audrey started two firms that are making a difference in the space of innovation in South Africa and the continent, namely RIIS, an innovation consultancy and the SA Innovation Summit. The two firms grew to become the largest…
As a network, we are regularly approached for funding by entrepreneurs who have big ideas and dreams. A recurring theme around these applications is that the entrepreneurs give very little thought to the team they require to execute their plans.
Many of the applications come from individuals who say they will use the funding to hire…
The technology sector in South Africa is full of high-energy start-ups looking to "disrupt" traditional business models by emulating tech seen overseas. It is refreshing to hear the story of a South African entrepreneur who has used technology to tackle a uniquely South African problem.
Ntuthuko Shezi’s moonshot idea of crowd-farming cows—which he first presented at…
We are regularly reminded that less than 6% of South Africans will be able to retire in a financially sound position. While part of this - in recent years - could be attributed to poor investment markets, much of it has to do with the failure to understand basic financial concepts.
For many South Africans, financial…