Do we need money to start a business?
Telana asked twelve of the guests on Risk & Rise about their thoughts around an excuse that aspiring entrepreneurs often give. This being: What comes to their minds when they hear someone say "I can'...
3 Aug 202435min
Crowdfunding and gems from failure, with Erica Schofield
Erica's background in theatre is where she learned about being an entrepreneur. She also ran an organic deli which helped her fine tune her business skills and crowdfunding knowledge. And it is from t...
26 Jul 20241h 2min
Procrastination and failure, with Emma O'Brien
The fear of failing might just be one of five reasons that you are procrastinating on starting your business. Emma O'Brien shares why we procrastinate and what we can do about it, as well as the mind...
18 Jul 202447min
How to find a business idea
Telana asked eleven of the guests on Risk & Rise this one question: How do we find a business idea, if we want to be entrepreneurial, but have no idea what business to start? She shares their varied, ...
11 Jul 202423min
How the Impostor Syndrome feeds our fear of failure, with Telana Simpson
Whenever we start something new there is a strong likelihood that the Imposter Syndrome will be triggered. This is a phenomenon where we experience such fear of being exposed as a fraud, and it is hei...
4 Jul 202425min
Handling rejection, with Richard Nilsson
Serial entrepreneur Richard Nilsson explains how he dealt with rejection in his journey of raising around $6M for his current business MyPetGo. He also describes how he's been dealing with anxiety as ...
27 Jun 20241h
Entrepreneurs: building an innovative culture, with Jonathan Smit
Jonathan Smit, entrepreneur and angel investor, shares how he went from seeing a gap in the market that he knew nothing about, to building (and then successfully exiting) one of South Africa's top fin...
20 Jun 202450min
An intrapreneur's journey of risk, resilience, and company culture, with Craig Lubbe
Craig Lubbe has moved up the ranks and is now a director of the Bob Group. He shares his failures and fears along his corporate journey, as well as what he has learned from bringing his intrapreneuria...
13 Jun 202454min
