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Marketing

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πŸ’° Using Barter to Digitise a R1 Trillion Market

Dec 9, 2025

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9 min read

πŸ’° Using Barter to Digitise a R1 Trillion Market

Plus: SA’s tech job boom πŸš€πŸ“ˆ, new supersonic jets, business funding rules & the Christmas tree worm.

Marketing

+3

πŸ’Έ Helping More SA Talent Bring in Dollars

Dec 4, 2025

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10 min read

πŸ’Έ Helping More SA Talent Bring in Dollars

Plus: TakealotNow expanded πŸ›΅, a SALTy birthday, a talking lamp & SA’s longest invoices.

Marketing

+5

πŸ›Έ Giving SA Authors a R36bn Shot

Nov 26, 2025

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11 min read

πŸ›Έ Giving SA Authors a R36bn Shot

Plus: Netcare’s wrist nurse πŸ‘©β€βš•οΈ, Earth’s shrinking hole, wholesome customer reach & new startup opportunities for you.

Marketing

+6

πŸ‹οΈβ€β™‚οΈ 3Xing Paydays in This R30bn Market

Nov 25, 2025

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10 min read

πŸ‹οΈβ€β™‚οΈ 3Xing Paydays in This R30bn Market

Plus: Electric Ubers 🚎, The Office in Afrikaans, business funding & invention of the CT scan.

Fundraising

+7

πŸ’Έ He Sold His Startup in Under a Year

Nov 14, 2025

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12 min read

πŸ’Έ He Sold His Startup in Under a Year

Plus: SA’s big Gov spending cuts βœ‚οΈ, Purple Group shooting the lights out, market moves & new SA tech jobs.

Marketing

+4

πŸ₯€ How to Scale from SA to the US

Nov 5, 2025

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11 min read

πŸ₯€ How to Scale from SA to the US

Plus: Amazon’s SA windows 🚚, Pepkor’s shopping spree, omnichannel retail & new tech opportunities for you.

Marketing

+5

πŸ“¦ Revving Up this R96bn Sector

Oct 14, 2025

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11 min read

πŸ“¦ Revving Up this R96bn Sector

Plus: Fitness is the new Tinder πŸ”₯, Cape Town goes electric, SA business ideas & leading the lights game.

Marketing

+4

😍 They Fell in Love with Sales (Again)

Oct 8, 2025

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10 min read

😍 They Fell in Love with Sales (Again)

Plus: Taylor Swift AI? πŸŽΈπŸ€–, SA’s rising salaries, new product channels & startup opportunities for you.

Marketing

+6

πŸ’‘ How to Get Users to Try Your Product

Sep 19, 2025

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11 min read

πŸ’‘ How to Get Users to Try Your Product

Plus: Pothole power πŸ›£, Zuck’s smart new Ray-Bans, what’s under the wetsuit & new SA tech jobs for you.

Marketing

+6

βŒ› Your Last SMS

Sep 3, 2025

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12 min read

βŒ› Your Last SMS

Plus: AI schooling 🦾, Shoprite’s insane growth, Takealot’s startup procurement perks & 5 new SA tech opportunities.

Marketing

+4

πŸ›΅ SA’s R100bn Doorstep Channel

Sep 2, 2025

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10 min read

πŸ›΅ SA’s R100bn Doorstep Channel

Plus: Throwback cinema 🍿, Santam headed overseas, keeping tabs on competitors & building apps by voice.

Marketing

+3

🎸 How Data Doubles SA Concerts

Aug 29, 2025

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11 min read

🎸 How Data Doubles SA Concerts

Plus: Profitable chicken 🐣, TikTok for Artists lands in SA, new tech jobs and lekker long tongs for your weekend braai.

Marketing

+7

🧠 Why Do Some Apps Explode?

Aug 27, 2025

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10 min read

🧠 Why Do Some Apps Explode?

Plus: Virtual credit πŸ’°, outliving your savings, instant invoices & SA startup opportunities.

Fundraising

+8

πŸ’Έ Getting 1.8M+ South Africans Paid On Time

Aug 18, 2025

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12 min read

πŸ’Έ Getting 1.8M+ South Africans Paid On Time

Plus: AI flights ✈️, WhatsApp’s Zoom play, getting your first 10 customers & strategic fundraising in heavy tech industries.

Marketing

+6

πŸŒ† Billboards that Follow Your Customers Around

Aug 14, 2025

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11 min read

πŸŒ† Billboards that Follow Your Customers Around

Plus: Absa and Shoprite team up against Checkers πŸ₯Š, Altman V Musk heats up, automating customer service & how much gov CEOs pay themselves.

Fundraising

+7

πŸ’Έ Funding to Unlock SA's Hidden Markets

Jul 30, 2025

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11 min read

πŸ’Έ Funding to Unlock SA's Hidden Markets

Plus: Pick n Pay goes mobile πŸ›οΈ, paying for college & 3 startup moonshot opportunities.

Fundraising

+4

πŸ‰ Watch the Bokke for Way Less

Jul 4, 2025

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11 min read

πŸ‰ Watch the Bokke for Way Less

Plus: SA legal shenanigans πŸ€–, drones for Everest & Knife Capital turns 15.

Marketing

+9

πŸ€‘ Better Way to Pay & Get Paid

Feb 7, 2025

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14 min read

πŸ€‘ Better Way to Pay & Get Paid

Plus: Elon and the X-Files πŸ›Έ, shark-friendly SA, so many AI Agents & avoiding the founder trap.

Marketing

+7

πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ Crowd-Sourcing SA Safety

Jan 10, 2025

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14 min read

πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ Crowd-Sourcing SA Safety

Plus: A new way to matriculate πŸ€“β˜οΈ, that farm money & 4-step wills for everyone.

Marketing

+4

πŸ’‘ Taking the Price Fight to Eskom

Dec 10, 2024

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14 min read

πŸ’‘ Taking the Price Fight to Eskom

Plus: Artsy Grok 🎨, legal bots, a job at Home Affairs & higher quality business leads.

Marketing

+3

🎯 Making Sales While You Sleep...

Oct 8, 2024

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14 min read

🎯 Making Sales While You Sleep...

Plus: Beer money 🍺, scaling local startups, Superbalist’s restructure & 20 years of startup lessons in minutes.

Marketing

+7

πŸ’Έ How to Claw Back 30% of Company Revenue

Oct 4, 2024

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15 min read

πŸ’Έ How to Claw Back 30% of Company Revenue

Plus: Africa startup acceleration πŸͺ˜, Elon’s SA investments & 300 million seeds & how to offshore your startup.

Marketing

+3

πŸ”₯ Moving a Quick R66bn in Cars

Aug 20, 2024

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11 min read

πŸ”₯ Moving a Quick R66bn in Cars

Plus: Spaza shop solar πŸ’‘, FinTech finalists, MTN’s mixed bag & Cape Town’s lekker-est startup event.

Marketing

+4

πŸ“Š Clawing Back R1 trillion in Ad Losses

Aug 6, 2024

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13 min read

πŸ“Š Clawing Back R1 trillion in Ad Losses

Plus: Starlink’s Chinese cousin πŸ›°οΈ, SA’s lucky startup 7, PnP’s big bucks & SA’s lekker-est startup events.

Marketing

+7

😎 Getting 2.5M Hustles Online

Jul 19, 2024

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10 min read

😎 Getting 2.5M Hustles Online

Plus: AI war drones πŸ‘Ύ, Cape carbon cash, Lula’s big new moves & the product manager’s rap you missed.

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