learning

Educall (Education For All) – The story of Yassine Ettayal

Yassine Ettayal dreamt of becoming an engineer. Being a social entrepreneur wasn’t his objective at the beginning. The course of his life events led… read more

Three ingredients that make a startup successful in African markets, by Peter Allerstorfer -Startup Setup 4

Speaking from an investor’s perspective Peter talks us through key fundamentals that investors look for. In this hack he explains how the founding team,… read more

How an entrepreneur should go about starting a business, by Dr. Ndidi Nnoli Edozien – Startup Setup 3

Building a business, starting with zero cash in the bank account is what makes you a founder according to Dr Edozie. How do you… read more

Lessons learned about when to turn an idea into a startup, by Juliet Wanyiri – Startup Setup 2

In this hack Juliet lists and outlines what the key areas of preparation are that, in her experience, matter most. She goes on to… read more

Why setting up a startup is a marathon, not a sprint, by Charlene Chen – Startup Setup 1

Starting at the beginning, Charlene Chen talks about the right mindset founders need to adopt in order the develop the resilience it takes to… read more

VC4A Startup Academy: Learning resource for Africa’s rockstar entrepreneurs

We are excited to launch the VC4A Startup Academy, offering direct access to expertise proven to work for successful entrepreneurs and investors operating across… read more

South Africa’s teaching and learning tool platform Rethink Education rapidly expanding

This article by Tom Jackson originally appeared on HumanIPO, a VC4Africa publishing partner, and is published with permission. Cape Town-based firm Rethink Education has created an online platform to… read more

Ghana-based online teaching & learning platform My eCampus expands across Africa

This article by Tom Jackson originally appeared on HumanIPO, a VC4Africa publishing partner, and is published with permission. Ghana-based online teaching and learning platform My eCampus is looking to… read more

Working together to support the continent’s most promising entrepreneurs, here is to an entrepreneurial 2013

Looking back: This past year has been an incredible adventure for the VC4Africa community. Here are a few highlights: – One thousand entrepreneurs registered… read more

The Lean LaunchPad – Taking Familiar Course Material to a new level.

I’m very impressed by this new video series just launched by Steve Blank. If you have enough broadband access to video in your part… read more