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Discovery Invest Leadership Summit: Raising the bar

by Mongezi Mtati | Aug 11, 2011

The Discovery Invest Leadership Summit was the first to bring Malcolm Gladwell to our shores. This year it happens on the 21st of September.

Smiling One Pledge: The Crowdsourcing Challenge

by Mongezi Mtati | Jul 27, 2011

Smiling One, a nonprofit, might close in the next four days. So I started a crowdsourcing challenge for them and we invite other bloggers to take part. This post is the first in that series.

Short Book Review: Poke The Box by Seth Godin

by Mongezi Mtati | Jun 27, 2011

In his book Poke The Box, Seth Godin cuts through all assumptions and challenges you right from the start. He tempts you out of comfort, he calls you out, he asks you to take a stand. No contents pages, no forewords, no introductions – he just gets right into it.

The Art Of The Start : Lessons from Guy Kawasaki

by Mongezi Mtati | Jun 15, 2011

The Art Of The Start by Guy Kawasaki goes in-depth about starting an entrepreneurial organization and running it successfully. It’s a book every startup should read, and one you wish you read before you started.

Kill your last great idea

by Mongezi Mtati | May 31, 2011

A blank page is quite scary. Really daunting to say the least. Well....it has been, for me, lately. Here is the thing, you want the writing to come...

Nedbank delivered on their “Ask Once” promise

by Mongezi Mtati | May 16, 2011

I avoid going to the bank as much as possible. Who wants to queue and get average service? Thereafter - in most instances – be told to go to “your...

That Elusive Dream Client

by Mongezi Mtati | Mar 17, 2011

So, you wake up one morning with an idea to start your business and having high profile clients call you up all the time. Days become weeks, they...

Chilli Cheese Fries and unusual buzz

by Mongezi Mtati | Feb 1, 2011

Some days you get so busy, lunch becomes a distant reflection. Except those days when you actually put everything down. You leave the office and go...

Lose The Business Plan : Book Review

by Mongezi Mtati | Jan 17, 2011

Business plans are never a true reflection of what goes on in a startup. Yet banks, funders and potential investors still insist on them. My mentor...