Insights from The Startup Junto

Regular readers will know that I care as much about startups as I do about the market. I find startup strategy fascinating. The most depressing thing about the South African economy is the lack of successful small businesses. In developed countries like Australia, SMMEs employ a large percentage of the population. We can’t keep relying on corporates (or government!) to …

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Product market fit: the ultimate risk-killer

I recently read a Tweet by Michael Seibel, the Managing Director at Y Combinator and co-founder of the world’s leading live streaming platform Twitch, that went along these lines: “Too many founders want to outsource the discovery of product/market fit to their employees.  This is a mistake.  You don’t outsource the most important goal of your company.” The concept of …

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