Why "The TechVillage" ? Its because it takes a village to raise a child!
By Gugu Siso- Founder of Thumeza When you think of an IP, the kind of scenario that comes to mind is one where there is an innovative solution/product that you… Continue reading "A cautionary tale of Intellectual Property: Ignore at your own peril"
“Love what you do! Be firm in your conviction! Never give up! Follow your passion”. These are quotes and phrases I had always read and had been told by the… Continue reading "StudyMate Startup Journey: How it all started"
(Continuation from: StudyMate Startup Journey: How it all started) The last blog post on my StudyMate journey ended after I developed a concept for StudyMate. I then realised it was not… Continue reading "StudyMate Journey Part 2: Validating and Piloting the Concept"
(Previous StudyMate Post: StudyMate Journey Part 2: Validating and Piloting the Concept) To date, we have participated as StudyMate in 5 different public expos in Bulawayo and Harare where we have… Continue reading "StudyMate Journey Part 3: What’s happening now and what’s in the pipeline"
I woke up yesterday with three things to achieve for Need Energy, get a legal adviser, some financial advice and hopefully get some business done. If I managed to get… Continue reading "My Need Energy Journey, One Day At a Time"
(This article was originally published on my personal blog. You can find it here.) I recently got featured in iAfrikan, a really awesome publication in sub-saharan africa. Here is the article:… Continue reading "Collaborative Brilliance: The Force Behind The TechVillage"
I came across this video last night. It is about a little boy trying to break a board by any and all means necessary. The instructor taught the child how… Continue reading "Build..by any means necessary (re-blogged)"
I haven’t posted anything in a while for a whole lot of reasons, the most important being that, I have come to a point where all that I have learnt… Continue reading "The Life of a Startup: Destroy – Pause – Rebuild"
Starting up is hard! It really is, and most people don’t understand how difficult it is to create real value. The fragility of early stage ventures in their ambitious… Continue reading "Dear Founders, Do not fear the launch!"
So most entrepreneurs i have met almost always talk about how they need capital in order to startup, which is understandable given that very few have the resources to go… Continue reading "Startup Sustainability 101: Get Ramen"