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I have a skills shortage in my business – Should I get people in?
Is the skills shortage hindering growth? Every business has a skills shortage – especially in the startup and small business spheres. To identify the need for a skill that they do not have seems to be the easy part. A technology partner is the one skill/person that comes to mind, as this enables businesses to build,
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Funding for a startup
Funding for small businesses and startups You need funding to do something in your business or startup. You need to source the money in some way. Enter the funders. Where can I get funding? There are different types of funding rounds. It is not necessary to have the funding in this order, but it does
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How to find a product/market fit and the four fits framework
Finding a product/market fit is hard. Finding a product/market fit for your product or services is not easy. Sometimes it is like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. It might sound as simple as connecting your service or product with the right target market. With a new product or service, this
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Do you really need funding?
Funding: a quick answer Founders and small business owners request funding for many different reasons. In many cases, they have done their due diligence and have proven a product/market fit. Many people want to get funding, as this takes the liability off themselves and onto the funder. For others, they would like to scale their
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Will my business idea work?
I have a business idea, but I am not sure if it will work While having your morning coffee, you think about an innovative solution for an idea – something you can convert into a multi-million rand company. Or maybe, you have the supplier ready and awaiting your order, but not sure if your business
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I need business ideas – where do I find them?
Where do you find great business ideas? I did a Tweet the other day about small business and ideas. We often complicate the generation of business ideas unnecessary, as we believe innovation and solutions are out there… and we are here. For this reason, I decided to explore idea creation and problem solving processes in
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Maximising software development productivity
Make productivity a priority in software development We’ve all had those projects with tight deadlines that had to be met. Once all the code was completed, checked and ready for deployment, the product owner decided to postpone deployment. In many cases, projects were completely shut down even before deploying to live! Maximising productivity is a
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Deliver quality solutions by focusing on learning
Developers and users Software developers have historically been portrayed as mushrooms sitting in a darkened room. It is forbidden for them to connect with the business units. It also makes sense, as focus is needed to produce quality code. It is also unthinkable for a developer to contact a client directly to understand how they
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What is a diagnostics phase and why do we need it?
The issue with a quick quote When new clients meet me for the first time, they often talk about the idea that they have for a new web or mobile app, their goals, aspirations and product positioning. With product development, client expectations can be matched by a simple grid of what the product can and
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Should I pivot, persist or quit my startup?
Choosing the right response to the problem Every business reaches the point where what they are doing is not working anymore. Small businesses and startups can reach this point much faster than bigger businesses with more diversified product offerings. When any business reaches the point where they realise that what they have is not working