by Russell Southwood (@BalancingActAfr) Tefo Mohapi (@TshepoMolope)of Lean Startup Machine Johannesburg (happening October 31 – November 2) talks about:
- its 3 day intensive workshop approach;
- the different elements of the workshop;
- the kinds of people who come to the workshop;
- the types of projects they want to set up;
- and the two key barriers in the Johannesburg start-up scene.
Russell Southwood is the founder of Balancing Act and the web TV channel Smart Monkey TV, and has been an analyst in telecoms, internet and broadcast in Africa for the last 14 years. Smart Monkey TV aims to capture the energy at the crossroads between African culture and technology. MarkLives is syndicating content from Smart Monkey TV on a weekly basis for the column “Smart Africa TV”.
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