- Jul 13, 2020
- 3 min
Avoiding cognitive biases when investing in startups
You walk into your first pitch night. The room is alive and buzzing with people anticipating seeing solutions that will shape the future....
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- Jan 10, 2019
- 4 min
Startup Jo’burg: Ecosystem Overview (2)
Part two of our blog follows on from part one in which we covered Jo’burg’s incubators, accelerators and co-working spaces. In this blog...
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- Jan 3, 2019
- 7 min
Startup Jo’burg: Ecosystem Overview (1)
The world is seeing a momentous rise in technology and innovation startup centers. A recent Venture Burn survey illustrates the momentum...
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- Oct 5, 2018
- 2 min
Knowing Port from Starboard
“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water” - Rabindranath Tagore. You have to get wet at some point, start by...
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- Sep 21, 2018
- 3 min
Thorns amongst the roses
‘Trust me, the projections are conservative. We are going to make millions together.’ I’m almost certain this is a line they teach in...
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- Jun 15, 2018
- 3 min
The upside of angel investing
If you’ve researched angel investing prior to reading this, you will know that it’s not for everyone. It carries significant risk and its...
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- Jun 1, 2018
- 3 min
Your Investment Thesis
An investment thesis simply put is your personal angel investor playbook. It guides you through investments, ensuring a central theme in...
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- May 25, 2018
- 3 min
What is Angel Investing?
An angel investor is an individual who invests in a business or startup in return for a stake of equity. Various instruments can be used...
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- May 18, 2018
- 7 min
Glossary of investor terms
If you’ve read any of our previous blogs you are already familiar with some of the angel investor terms. At times the jargon can be...
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- Apr 5, 2017
- 2 min
S&P Downgrade: A mosquito in the room
All of the coffee shop buzz this week has been about the S&P downgrade. Technicalities aside1, there is no doubt that it will...
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