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Keith Jones

@KeithGJones

Founder Start with Seven (Sw7), promoting Tech startups in South Africa, disruptive when not innovating.....

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Joined November 2013
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If you liked this thread, you may also enjoy my previous TED talks, including: How I got our entire domain banned from Google due to illegal porn nitter.gq/JohnONolan/status/1245… & some feelgood reflections on 7 years of building a profitable open source business nitter.gq/JohnONolan/status/1255…
John O'Nolan (@JohnONolan) profile pictureJohn O'Nolan
@JohnONolan30 Apr 2020
On April 29th, 7 years ago — I pushed publish on a Kickstarter campaign for half baked prototype called @Ghost — with some wild ideas. Today, we're a team of 16 with a just over $2.1M ARR and some even wilder ideas. Here are some of the highlights 👇🏼 [ 1 / ? ]
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The problem with nuclear is that it doesn’t demand the radical re-making of society, like renewables do All nuclear does is grow societal wealth & decouple the economy from pollution & environmental destruction No wonder they hate it so much forbes.com/sites/michaelshel…
The Real Reason They Hate Nuclear Is Because It Means We Don't Need Renewables

The Real Reason They Hate Nuclear Is Because It Means We Don't Need Renewables

The problem with nuclear energy is that it doesn’t demand the radical re-making of society, like renewables do. All nuclear does is pay above average wages, decarbonize electricity, and produce cheap...

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We spend a lot of time trying to figure out what makes startups explode out of the gates, and not nearly enough on what drives the “overnight successes, a decade in the making.” e.g. Lynda/MailChimp/Olo Some quick thoughts on what powers that type of entrepreneur: 1/12
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The growing trend towards corporate-startup partnerships in Africa disrupt-africa.com/2019/01/t… @KeithGJones @Sw7co
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Sw7@Sw7co8 Jan 2019
"Serial Entrepreneurship Is A Low-percentage Game": Ten Pieces Of Friendly VC Advice From @dafrankel tcrn.ch/2zZZR8I via @techcrunch
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Sw7@Sw7co21 Dec 2018
Best write up I've seen in a long time about VC's, Investors and Investing. This article is written using stats from the massive, digitally accessible markets in the USA. The Accessible and Addressable markets in Africa are smaller…lnkd.in/eaFXsxV lnkd.in/eDw4QCC
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smart@smart_worldwide20 Dec 2018
We all know that investors are fundamental to every start-up. But we wondered: what do investors value more, skills and degrees or passion and commitment? We asked the expert @KeithGJones at the @meconvention in #Stockholm. #createthenew #startup smart4.me/expert
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Angus Gibb, founder of ComUnity shares a talk on taking your business to the clouds pscp.tv/w/brvPizFlUkV4cW9XbG…
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#GEW2018 Day3: So how do you judge if the audience find value in the content that is presented in this MICROSOFT TECH DAY session? 👇🏾👇🏾 #Techpreneurs #Startups #Entrepreneurship #CloudComputing #22OnSloane @MicrosoftSA @unleashingideas
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Keith Jones, co-founder of @Sw7co gives a session on 'How to create high growth business in Africa pscp.tv/w/brwLhjFlUkV4cW9XbG…
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Are you a Tech Startup looking get your startup ahead of the game? Have a look at how the Microsoft #HeadstartZA program can help you: aka.ms/headstartza
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Co-Founder of ComUnity, Angus Gibb, talking to the startups about taking your Business to the Clouds. Find out more about the #HeadstartZA program here: aka.ms/headstartza
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What cloud means to consumers: Choice, time to value, low cost, easy to deploy, easy scale, consumption based pricing and headache free maintenance _ Keith Jones, @Sw7co. #HeadStartZA #GEW2018 #22onSloane
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#GEW2018 Day3: “Indlela iyaziwa abaphambili” is a Zulu saying loosely translated to mean ask for direction from those who have traveled the road. Keith Jones, co-founder of #SW7 says “Focus on lead indicators. Know your numbers”, and we agree 🤛🏽🤛🏽 cc @MicrosoftSA #HeadStartZA
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Sw7@Sw7co14 Nov 2018
Replying to @MicrosoftSA
@MicrosoftSA Launches @HeadstartZA @Sw7co Microsoft Partner Acceleration Programme @GEN22OnSloane #GEW2018
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@MicrosoftSA9 Nov 2018
Are you a startup, entrepreneur or ISV? Get in touch with mentors, and experts to accelerate your business. Schedule a session and get ahead of the pack with #HeadStart. msft.it/6018rCt46
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Next year the UK Government will host an Africa Investment Summit, helping investors and African governments forge closer ties with one another. #UKAfricatrade @AIFMarketPlace #AfricaInvestmentForum
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andrew chen
@andrewchen1 Nov 2018
New essay from this AM. I created a deck as part of my interview process at a16z. It was fun. I'm sharing it so y'all get an inside view of how to use growth metrics to pick new startups - here's the link to the actual deck itself: andrewchen.co/investor-metri…
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@andrewchen1 Nov 2018
👇Thread. Published a new essay: The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for in your startup’s metrics – 80 slide deck included!
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Thanks for the support! Its an incredible day so far! nitter.gq/RichMulholland/status/…
Rich Mulholland (@RichMulholland) profile pictureRich Mulholland
@RichMulholland12 Jun 2018
Congratulations to the @BettrFinance team on going live today. Certainly one to pay attention to.
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My top 10 quotes on discovering original virg.in/JaT
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The E² Elevator 3.0 is here! Selected start-ups will receive up to R300 000 seed funding investment, have access to a range of experienced mentors & hands-on support from the E² team! Read the full article here: bit.ly/E2-4 #EngageWithE2
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