PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD (see below). For the last 2 years, we have worked NON STOP to build some new Internet based software which we think has the potential to change the world. For the first year we strategised, and the following year we recruited a team and started developing.
We still have a way to [...]

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We’ve been having a lot of discussion within our company on whether it’s possible to raise large scale VC in South Africa for an Internet Startup. Sure, if you have a solid business in SA, which is breakeven or profitable, and looking for international expansion, then you can raise a large amount of VC. But [...]

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When describing springleap since we launched a few weeks ago, the only word that accurately describes it is “chaotic”. I haven’t slept much!
Here’s a quick summary of springleap stuff keeping me busy over the last week…
Charl Norman is an SEO GURU. That’s right, Charl, won the springleap SEO competition by getting his bandwidth blog website [...]

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IF YOU JUST SCANNED THIS BLOG POST AND DIDN’T CLICK ON THE LINK AT THE BOTTOM TO http://www.springleap.com/posts/view/springleap-shuts-down THIS POSTING WAS A JOKE FOR APRIL FOOLS - THANKS FOR THE HUNDREDS (AND I MEAN HUNDREDS) OF EMAILS, TELEPHONE CALLS, TWITTER MESSAGES, SMS’S, AND OTHER COMMUNICATION I RECEIVED - IT MEANS SOOOOO MUCH TO ME THAT [...]

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South Africa’s really starting to step up the notch with Internet start-up’s. Vinny might have headed to Silicon Valley, but a couple of us are determined to try get our start-up’s to work in South Africa. (Nic - that should please you - guys, if you haven’t taken a look at the brilliant new SA [...]

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