Tech entrepreneurs need more than a good product, a slick sales strategy and some well-heeled investors to make a start-up succeed. They also need an exit strategy.
Thumbzup Innovations has garnered some heavyweight backing for its Pebble mobile payment device. Market response in the next 12 months will determine whether the product flies or sinks.
South Africa's black middle class spends around R420 billion a year, yet most of it goes to white-owned businesses. Three entrepreneurs are rallying consumers in an effort to bolster black businesses and boost the economy.