Take care of yourself __”The first wealth is health”.* A few weeks ago I went to the doctor. I will tell you what he said about my health at the end, but first read this: Twenty years ago, I arranged to meet a well-known British international businessman who invested a lot in Africa at the […]

Time to play? __”There is a price to be paid for the success you want…” [Part 1] When our first child, a daughter who is now 32, was about 18 months old, my greatest joy was getting home so that the two of us could play. And we would play until she went to sleep; […]

Always treat the future as now! ____”Before anything else, preparation is the key to success…”* The other day as I read your comments here, I came across this question: “Strive Masiyiwa what’s the current position of Liquid Telecoms with regard to Artificial Intelligence? What’s your word to Africa regarding Artificial Intelligence and the need to […]

Liquid Strikes Deal on Artificial Intelligence If you follow business news, you will know that we just issued a joint announcement with Google Cloud and Anthropic [one of the largest and fastest-growing AI companies in the world] to collaborate on introducing AI into African companies and organisations. This is great news for businesses across the […]

This is how you make real money… __Building the future! I want you to look at this short YouTube video and tell me what you think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLNQwCoy_yA As you can see, it is a “flying boat” powered by electricity, just like a Tesla car. The inventor is 37-year-old entrepreneur Dr Sampriti Bhattacharyya who I met […]

Do You Know What Master of Scale is? __”Scalable ideas don’t have to tackle dramatic problems; they have to tackle neglected problems”. Reid Hoffman When I first started this platform, I used to pose a simple question to would-be entrepreneurs [and even some #JuniorClass guys]: “Which of these businesses do you consider to be the […]

“The elephant that will block your success” __The miracle of the little boy’s lunch The most powerful principle to drive entrepreneurship that I’ve ever heard came from the late evangelist TL Osborn who often said to his listeners: “If you really want to be successful, find a human need and reach out to fulfill it”. […]

Raise your game __”The trick is this: keep your eye on the ball. Even when you can’t see the ball”.* In 1973 when I was 12 years old, I took my first real interest in World Cup soccer, particularly Africa’s progress to secure the one available slot then. [The first permanent spot for nations on […]

“Do you want power or do you want wealth?”   This was the question my mentor asked me when I went to see him about an investor’s offer to put money into one of my early businesses! Here is the background: My business had been growing fast, but I needed more capital to meet the […]