Learning From Failure with Trevor Wolfe

Learning From Failure with Trevor Wolfe

A short while ago, we sat Trevor Wolfe down for a quiet chat. Trevor is Managing Director of crowdsourcing company Springleap. We find out how this achievement-oriented, American millennial has managed to pack an huge amount of valuable business experience into the last decade or so-- often shunning lucrative employment opportunities with established big name firms in favour of the more difficult, less-travelled road of entrepreneurship. In this, the first of our African Tech Conversations series, Trevor walks us through the graveyard of his past experiences as a strategic resource to several startup ventures-- pointing out where "bodies are buried", and sharing what he's learned from each set back. He also shares some fascinating insights into the global trend towards crowdsourcing, and how Springleap went from selling t-shirts to becoming the impressive crowdsourcing platform it is today. Listen right through to the end to hear why he's chosen to live and work in Africa, and whether he thinks Johannesburg is cooler than Cape Town.

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Banking Africa With Stephen van Coller

Banking Africa With Stephen van Coller

Stephen van Coller is the Chief Executive for Corporate and Investment Banking at Barclays Africa He is a Chartered Accountant who worked for Ernst & Young in South Africa and the UK for many years, b...

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Taking On Giants With Alpesh Patel

Alpesh Patel is the outspoken Founder and CEO of Africa’s first home-grown mobile device brand, Mi-Fone. He is also formerly the Director of Sales at Motorola Mobile Devices for Africa, as well a seas...

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Being Unemployable With Alan Knott-Craig Jr

Being Unemployable With Alan Knott-Craig Jr

Our final guest on Season Two of African Tech Conversations is the “unemployable”, disruptive force that is Alan Knott-Craig Jr. It’s natural to assume that Alan Knott-Craig Sr paved the way for his s...

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Going Wireless With Michael Fletcher

Going Wireless With Michael Fletcher

There’s no doubt about it. WiFi is the new black. California-based, NYSE-listed wireless systems company Ruckus Wireless is betting that the rate of WiFi infrastructure development Africa will continu...

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Walking The Talk With Rebecca Enonchong

Walking The Talk With Rebecca Enonchong

There are many who aspire to the title of “activist”, but few walk the tweet. But Cameroonian-born Rebecca Enonchong is the real deal. Rebecca’s technical and leadership track record at the highest le...

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Doing Social Business With Gys Kappers

Doing Social Business With Gys Kappers

Anyone who's ever heard Gys Kappers speak will know how passionately he advocates for organisations to be super-intentional about systematically tapping every single employee— from the top to the very...

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Living Life Like It's Global With Ashley Veasey

Living Life Like It's Global With Ashley Veasey

This week’s chat on African Tech Conversations is with a globe-trotting Brit who has spent the last 20 years working in retail, investment and corporate banking in no less than four continents. Before...

11 Nov 201556min

Making The First Team With Brandon Bekker

Making The First Team With Brandon Bekker

Brandon Bekker is Managing Director for Africa and the Middle East at email security firm, Mimecast. This former pro rugby player and lawyer-turned-tech salesman has come a long way from his humble en...

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