Saturday, February 7, 2026

Strive Masiyiwa

Three mistakes made by so many would-be entrepreneurs. Do your best to avoid learning the hard way.

I know there's #ToughLove in some of what I'm going to write today, but if I don’t tell you these things...

Faith is nothing if there is nothing that demands it…

I remember like it was yesterday (30 years ago), driving into Harare and seeing newspaper billboards saying, “Masiyiwa’s dream...

Teach yourself to invest, Include your family in the Learning journey, too!

I have shared this story before: When I was at boarding school, one of my teachers decided he was...

“Do you want power or do you want wealth?”

This was the question my mentor asked me when I went to see him about an investor's offer to...

How do you solve a problem you don’t know you have?

One of the biggest challenges facing young entrepreneurs is that often they've had no prior experience working inside a...

We are limited only by our imagination and our will to act

This image is a “selfie” of history being made! What might look like an unremarkable black and white photo...
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See beyond the here and now! An entrepreneur moves ahead of the times

I’m always fascinated by people who see the value of something, only after others have seen it, and then...

Calling All Education Entrepreneurs!_The need to Innovate and Reimagine has never been higher

In my comments after last week’s post, I introduced you to two types of entrepreneurs that Africa desperately needs:...

“Murphy” is mostly a mindset challenge…__Be prepared!

A few weeks ago many of you "liked" a comment that someone made, so I decided to reply in...

Learn to pivot, to survive (Part 3) – Let’s get practical, now!

So far no one has asked me yet exactly what I mean by the word “pivot” in the title...

If you don’t Pivot to Digital in 2020, then you are no longer in business!

One of the most important things you need to get out of your mind is this notion that there are some businesses, such as tech and telecoms companies, that are digital, whilst everything else is not. Not anymore! Everyone has to #Pivot to Digital, until everything about their business is Digital!

Learn to pivot, to survive! (Part 1): Finding your place in a new industry

What do you do when you realize that there is a big change coming which can disrupt, change or put you out of business completely? We all know that everything is going digital, right? But what are you going to do to be a part of this game?