Posted on March 30th, 2011 by Darren
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I’d like to thank everyone who’s walked this road with me. It’s been an exhilirating ride and I’ve met some amazing people via OutThink, but it’s time for a change.
Within the next couple of days OutThink will ride off into the sunset.
If you’d still like to follow any of my writing, it’ll be over at atomicnuts.wordpress.com – different format, different structure, different approach. Hopefully taking the learnings from here, shaking it up a little and making a bunch of improvements wherever I can.
In these times where attention is at a premium, I really do appreciate all the comments, feedback and interaction shared here.
Posted on September 15th, 2010 by Darren
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We really must appreciate the banking system we have here in South Africa. [Heaven knows we pay enough for it, so it should be world class!] It’s biggest shortcoming has to be that it only effectively services a small proportion of the population, leaving the unbanked distressingly unempowered. But there is some good news. This [...]
Posted on September 12th, 2010 by Darren
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Some good news was recently announced that affects all South Africans. “South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan believes that South Africa should aim for a seven percent annual economic growth for the next 20 years.” (via justmoney.co.za) Does this really matter? It sure does! Shoot for the stars and you might reach the moon At [...]
Posted on September 9th, 2010 by Darren
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South Africa really does rock Hmmm. Sure, we have our problems but we also have stunning opportunities and incredible resources. Despite what Mr Zuma as he’s pictured above would have you believe. The importance of entrepreneurship There is a lot of good reading about why entrepreneurs are important – even critical – to South Africa’s [...]