When you read entrepreneurial success stories, the consensus seems to be that all you need to start a business is a laptop and an internet connection. While this may be true to some extent, ordinarily you need some capital behind you to turn your ideas...
Today I met Sifiso, an avid young entrepreneur from Benoni. Sifiso had been in an abusive relationship with his seed investor. According to Sifiso, his investor has not honored their terms of engagement and has rather opted to pay a salary to Sifiso for the...
Meeting an investor is stressful. The result of months of hard work, emails and phone calls with potential investors to generate interest in your venture are riding on this one meeting. You’ll have prepared intensively with your consultants and mentors, and by the time you rise...
Your ideal investor is someone who is so enthusiastic about your idea that he'll be happy to invest in your venture based solely on his trust in your entrepreneurial talent and possibly his belief that your product has a significant market. Unfortunately, most investors aren’t like...