Is the skills shortage hindering growth? Every business has a skills shortage – especially in the startup and small business spheres. To identify the need for a skill that they do not have seems to be the easy part. A technology partner is the one skill/person that comes to mind, Read more…
I have a business idea, but I am not sure if it will work While having your morning coffee, you think about an innovative solution for an idea – something you can convert into a multi-million rand company. Or maybe, you have the supplier ready and awaiting your order, but Read more…
Where do you find great business ideas? I did a Tweet the other day about small business and ideas. We often complicate the generation of business ideas unnecessary, as we believe innovation and solutions are out there… and we are here. For this reason, I decided to explore idea creation Read more…
Learning from failures We have all heard the startup success stories – The ones where people had a turnover of R 100 million within one year with a minimal amount of effort. With this in mind, I am reminded of a friend who decided to start a coffee shop. He Read more…
Marshi – free data for ad interactions Whether you turn the corner, turn online, turn the page or turn on the television you see advertisements spamming and luring you to buy their products. As an everyday occurrence, it’s interesting how we have come to ignore what happens around us. Advertisers Read more…
Slow systems and systems slowing down We all know the call from a client telling you that the software has become so slow, it’s unusable. Yesterday it was fine, but today it is a disaster. It’s not that the code has a life of its own, but reaches a tipping Read more…
The example of Flash Adobe Flash has been around for a number of years. The technology allowed for animation, drawing of vector graphics and excellent interactivity in the age of Web 2.0. Many companies built their systems on this platform using ActionScript. Sadly, Apple decided to not allow Flash to Read more…