Oct 13

Oct 13 You Will Die Someday

In a fragile world, it is increasingly apparent that we need to create stakeholder value. Our stakeholders are our customers, our team and our society.

Oct 5

Oct 5 It Is No Longer Just Good Enough To Be Just Good Enough

Fred Roed

5 Work

We need to think hard about what aspects of life we value. In return, our people, customers and communities will value us for those aspects.

Oct 1

Oct 1 Five Lessons In Sales

Fred Roed

5 Work

After a month of focusing on selling stuff, here are my five top takeaways from all our interviews and research, including this week’s entrepreneur event focusing on sales and targeting.

Sep 21

Sep 21 It's Time To Get 'Out There'

Fred Roed

5 Work

When asked ‘what contributed most to your development as an entrepreneur?’ 60% of us said ‘learning by myself’. But then, 64% of us also ticked the box ‘learning from others’.

Sep 17

Sep 17 How Does Heavy Chef Get Such Epic People On Our Platform?

Fred Roed

5 Work

We’ve featured some pretty epic ‘chefs’ in our time. President Thabo Mbeki. Aisha Pandor. Robyn Smith. Amanda du-Pont. President Olusegun Obasanjo. Siya Kolisi. And many many more, both on our learning platform and our events platform.

Sep 8

Sep 8 What Secret Ingredient Is Common To Successful Entrepreneurs?

Fred Roed

5 Work

Is there a common recipe or a secret ingredient to Elon Musk, Robyn Smith, Adrian Gore, Aisha Pandor and Koos Bekker?

Aug 24

Aug 24 Supporting Women-Owned Businesses In South Africa

Fred Roed

5 Work

Women account for less than 1 in 5 business owners in South Africa. There is work to be done.

Mar 24

Mar 24 The Human Rights Challenge In South Africa

Fred Roed

5 Work

All entrepreneurship is social entrepreneurship. Dr. Rethabile Sonibara of Molo Mhlaba School in Khayelitsha is an example of an individual that is choosing to make a difference in her community.

Dec 17

Dec 17 The Worst Business Idea Ever

Fred Roed

5 Work

The gadget was taped together with various tubes sticking out from it. He held up the plastic intestine high above him and pronounced “This is the future of toys”.