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Client Story
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May 2024
May 1, 2024
How RealIPM Charted a Path to Sustainable Growth with Metavolve
We helped realIPM hone their market positioning and turn their vision into a set of milestones to reach, setting the stage for a future where growth and sustainability go hand in hand
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Client Story
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Feb 2024
February 19, 2024
How Bungalo’s founders Navigated the Risks of Scaling with Metavolve
For the founders of Bungalo, Marc and Jacqui Pincente, growing their family business also meant facing a dilemma: continue struggling through the pains of scaling or sell and potentially watch their vision thrive under someone else’s stewardship.
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Client Story
08
Mar 2024
March 8, 2024
How Provar Redefined Their Market Strategy with Metavolve
After years of organic growth, the founder Dr. Iwan Labuschagne wanted to change how they interacted with the market – to stop reacting and start leading with a clear, innovative vision.
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Strategy Resources
24
Jun 2024
Jun 2024
A Revenue Target Isn’t a Strategy
In this article, we will explore why a revenue target isn’t a strategy, what a real strategy looks like, and how to align your goals and actions for lasting success.
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Strategy Resources
20
May 2024
May 2024
Your (Strategic) Direction is More Important Than Your Speed
As your business grows, complexity becomes inevitable. With each new offering, team, or location, the challenges multiply. Without a clear Strategic Direction, the journey becomes uncertain and fraught with misalignment and inefficiency.
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Strategy Resources
05
Dec 2023
Dec 2023
Strategy Setting vs Strategic Planning – What’s the difference?
For most founders, understanding the difference between “Strategy Setting” and “Strategic Planning” can be like trying to tell two nearly identical shades of blue apart...
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Strategy Resources
20
May 2024
May 2024
The Essentials of Effective Strategy Execution for Entrepreneurs
For entrepreneurs, the shift from setting a strategy to executing it marks a crucial phase in business development. It's one thing to design a visionary strategy, but the real challenge—and indeed, the opportunity—lies in bringing it to life. This article aims to demystify the process of strategy execution, offering insights into the key concepts and benefits that can help you turn your strategic plans into tangible results.
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Strategy Resources
20
May 2024
May 2024
Why Business Strategy, Not Just Marketing, Drives High-Growth Entrepreneurship
While marketing is often seen as the engine of immediate sales increases, it’s the broader business strategy that ensures long-term sustainability. This article explores why a comprehensive approach to business strategy, rather than a sole focus on marketing, is crucial for sustainable growth.
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Strategy Resources
20
May 2024
May 2024
Market Positioning from a Business Strategy VS a Marketing Lens
Understanding your company's position in the business world is not only beneficial; it's crucial for survival and growth. This holds true across both business strategy and marketing, though these areas often use similar terms with differing meanings. This article aims to clarify these important concepts.
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Strategy Resources
06
Nov 2023
Nov 2023
Grow or Perish – The Trap of Unplanned Growth
“Grow or perish”. It’s this enchanting illusion among entrepreneurs that all growth is inherently good, a sign of success and prosperity. As a founder scaling to new heights, you might have felt the thrill of initial success, it’s magical. But let’s pause for a second—because when your company’s size balloons to that 30-person mark, the enchantment can quickly turn into a sobering reality.
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tHe Founder Files
Season 4 Episode 17
September 2, 2024
Lessons From Years Of Success & Failure - Daniel Guasco, Team Africa Ventures
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Season 4 Episode 18
September 9, 2024
Scaling a Property Business from Scratch - Greg Blend & Grant Friedman, Africrest Properties
From starting with nothing but ambition and a few naive assumptions, they scaled their property business to managing over 3.3 billion rand in assets!
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tHe Founder Files
Season 4 Episode 11
July 22, 2024
Transforming Enterprise Payment Systems - Nolan Daniel & Shadab Rahil, Payment24
Payment24 is a fintech SAAS business that services the oil & gas industry. Their growth has been impressive and they currently operate in 20 countries, across 4 continents.
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tHe Founder Files
Season 4 Episode 10
July 15, 2024
Unlocking Entrepreneurial Success - Allon Raiz, Raizcorp
Allon Raiz is the founder and CEO of Raizcorp, an incubator that is focused of growing entrepreneurs in all life cycle stages, they offer programs from pre-entrepreneurial education right through to scaling.
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tHe Founder Files
Season 4 Episode 9
July 8, 2024
Building A Business With Social Impact - Jonathan Berkowitz and Elan Band, Motion Ads
Jon Berkowitz and Elan Band join me to share insights about their business, that provides delivery drivers with extra income by turning them into moving billboards.
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tHe Founder Files
Season 4 Episode 8
July 1, 2024
Scaling A South African FinTech Company - Thomas Pays, Ozow
Thomas is the co-founder of Ozow, the South African market leader for account to account transactions. He takes us through the founding story of Ozow and the dark times he endured in the first 2 years.
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tHe Founder Files
Season 4 Episode 7
June 24, 2024
How To Build A Billion Rand/Year E-commerce Business - Luke Jedeikin & Claude Hanan, Bash
Luke Jedeikin and Claude Hanan, the founders of Superbalist and Bash, take us through the journey of building the most successful e-commerce businesses in South Africa, discussing its inception, growth to an impressive 1 billion rand per year, and eventual exit.
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tHe Founder Files
Season 4 Episode 6
June 17, 2024
Y Combinator, B2B Sales & Strategic Partnerships - Melvyn Lubega, GO1
Melvyn offers valuable insights on B2B sales, the importance of growth through partnerships, and finding the balance between product-driven and sales-driven growth.
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tHe Founder Files
Season 4 Episode 5
June 10, 2024
Simplifying Legal Complexities for Startups - Patrick Rogers, Clara
Patrick’s journey from corporate lawyer to startup founder highlights the need for accessible legal solutions tailored for venture-backed businesses.
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Season 3 Episode 4
June 3, 2024
Personal Growth Journey of a Twice-Exited Founder - Mike Scott, SMB Mastery
Mike Scott shares his practical lessons from his impressive career and personal growth journey, from his debut in entrepreneurship to exiting Nona Digital (acquired by Yoco)
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tHe Founder Files
Season 4 Episode 3
May 27, 2024
Fundraising and Scaling a SaaS Business - Christiaan van den Berg, JOBJACK
Christiaan returns to share their impressive journey from pre-product market fit to scaling a successful SaaS business. In just a year, JOBJACK, now a leading recruitment platform in South Africa, has attracted over 3 million users, raised significant funding, and doubled their team.
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tHe Founder Files
Season 4 Episode 2
May 20, 2024
Investing in Consumer Brands with Purpose - Paul Cook, Silvertree Brands
Paul Cook, the co-founder and managing director of Silvertree Brands shares his incredible journey of building not just one, but a portfolio of purpose-driven, direct-to-consumer, and niche e-commerce businesses.
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tHe Founder Files
Season 4 Episode 1
May 13, 2024
Scaling from South Africa to USA - Steve Uria, SWEAT1000 & Switch Playground
Steve Uria, the founder of SWEAT1000 & Switch Playground recounts his journey from Cape Town to New York, sharing key lessons and missteps in scaling a business internationally.
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tHe Founder Files
Season 3 Episode 10
Navigating Founder-Investor Relationships – Lisa Illingworth, FutureproofSA
In this episode with Lisa Illingworth, we dive deep into the intricate dynamics of founder-investor relationships.
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