I admit, I like bright, shiny things. I’m easily distracted and I often find myself drawn into projects and new business ideas purely because I get fixated on them. Some may accuse me of being a serial entrepreneur. Its me, I’m some. Admitting this is not easy, but as they say, recognizing you have a […]
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I often get asked if I can co-found or refer a co-founder. Here’s my future go-to-answer. Dave Lerner says it best. “Stop Looking for a Co-Founder. The very act of looking for a co-founder is already a sign that you are hopelessly unprepared.” The conventional wisdom that you have to find an experienced co-founder to […]
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Brands matter. A recognized brand earns more revenue. This is due in large to the fact that once a brand is recognized, trusted and available, it’s so much easier to just pick it up and move on. No internal evaluation, no worrying about effectiveness, no decision tree – just pick it up and move on. […]
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Yes, we may choose to ignore it, but the vast majority of the world has no idea what we do, and that’s probably a good thing. If everyone became a doctor overnight, we wouldn’t really need doctors any more, now would we? Just because some of my friends ask, and I really don’t want to […]
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“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” -Sun Tzu My failures mostly come in the form of a sucker punch I didn’t anticipate. It’s easy to get lulled into a false sense of security when everything is going well. Sailing as a young kid my […]
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Sometimes Affiliate Marketers can step too close to the line, or just blatantly stomp all over it. In South Africa we have the Advertising Standards Authority, while the US has the Federal Trade Commission. They impose HEFTY fines for transgressions. I doubt LeadClick Media would survive this….. “A U.S. district court has ruled that LeadClick […]
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I’m conflicted over this report. The percentage of adult South Africans involved in starting a business has plunged by 34%. On the one hand, I want to rail against the system that saddles entrepreneurs with unworkable tax burdens, restrictive employment & business practices. A bureaucracy that doesn’t do enough, but wastes money on window-dressing entrepreneurship. […]
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My Facebook buddy, Scott Ames posted this insightful thought. It’s too good not to keep for posterity: “When I get flustered, down, or stressed I sometimes come back to the phrase ‘100 years from now it won’t matter’ . In 100 years everyone I know, including my 1 1/2 old will be gone.” Sometimes I look […]
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South Africa is full of homegrown heroes that have a profound impact on global business, technology and science. Elon Musk may be the poster boy is not the only brilliant SA born mind that left to find fortune, fame and glory overseas. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the son of Chinese immigrants to South Africa, is the world’s […]
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In an effort to cut down on red meat for health & even some of the missus’ ethical reasons, I’m on a mission to try vegetarian alternatives. This, dear Sleeks, is not for the fainthearted. You may want to block me now, as I’ll offer unfettered and unbiased foodie reviews for the foreseeable future, or […]
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