Venture guy, entrepreneur, investor. Partner @ Hlayisani Capital @HlayisaniGrowth. Dad, swimmer, biker - adventurer at heart. Big dreams, bigger plans.
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined January 2009
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Went to a special event @Lourensford in the cellar. Their horrendous parking put a massive dent in the evening. Hundreds of people queueing for 2 machines for 30 mins. Dark parking, saw an old lady fall in the dark and break her nose. Pathetic arrangement. Will avoid in future
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Had a really nice skip level with a new hire the other day where I explained to them that showing up and reliably doing their job without error and with a good attitude is a "C".
The ensuing silence was pretty palpable.
I followed up by sharing that a "B" is innovating within a framework they've been given.
An "A" would be innovating above and beyond the framework they've been given.
If they want to advance, they need to be an A - and everyone needs to identify them as an A.
If you have ambitious staff who have advancement expectations, help them understand what excellence actually looks like - because I bet you that their last 5-10 years hasn't taught them it.
Very excited to announce this @GoMetro deal and raise with @ZenobeEnergy & @Futuregrowth taking an incredible transport technology company to new heights & sharing their tech with the world
@HlayisaniGrowth @gometroguy #cleanertransport #EV
South African startup GoMetro gets £9M for its fleet management optimization software tcrn.ch/47zlyKw by @ulonnaya
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South African startup GoMetro gets £9M for its fleet management optimization software tcrn.ch/47zlyKw by @ulonnaya
It’s been a long road old friend. Back to the seeds of VC in SA. May the road ahead bring you joy and fulfilment.
Cheers @AndreaBoehmert - here’s to you.
1. Finally opened X for this statement: Having witnessed South Africans come together again this weekend for the World cup, I am reminded we have far more in common than what divides us. If we can ditch the politicians, we can fix this thing ourselves.
It feels like this year requires me to block all media if I want to retain any sanity, hope and belief in mankind. The negative bombardment is overwhelming. Have to be super selective over who gets into your mind space.
Just one of the many small players lucky enough to be supporting our exciting entrepreneurs- the real stars of the show.
Meet 'emancipated accountant' and now one of Africa's leading Investors @BrettCommaille of @HlayisaniGrowth - by @DisruptAfrica disrupt-africa.com/2023/05/2…
Before VC's can invest, we also need to raise funding, and it's not all that different to raising for startup. disrupt-africa.com/2023/05/1…
Man! My @webticketsSA experience is reminding me of Computicket times. Have an event to go to and the app just gives the delay spiral forever.
They Should have used @QuicketSA.
Any have insight into the tech and dev skills being developed in Southern Cape / George area? Good programmes happening or do they all head off to the big cities?
OK, new day. Loadshedding may be all around us but so is opportunity. Let's see if we can spot the wood for the trees and see through to fixing this thing ourselves.
Holy crap! The De Ruyter interview is explosive. You know it but it's hard to actually hear. How has the @CyrilRamaphosa not taken this seriously?!? You could end a R1bn loss per month in no time. The solution fire the man. Yup, lets just let them steal in the open.
Make an effort to find balanced opinions in life. It’s easy to get caught up in all the negativity, or even all the positive hype. Look for alternative views. Somewhere in the chaos, in the opposites, is the opportunity.
Can the minister just tell us what her/ the ANC's cut is up front. Let's just pay that and skip the loss of another billion? How many trillions could we have saved if we simply gave Zuma R200m to go away and not sell the country to criminals?
dailymaverick.co.za/article/…