May 17

May 17 Realism / Optimism

I watched Back To The Future with my older brother at the Ster-Kinekor on Sea Point Main Road. When we left the theatre, I was jumping around the pavement. I wanted to be Marty McFly more than anything.

May 3

May 3 Nightmare Waves

Fred Roed

10 Adventure

Many nights, I dreamed that I was swimming out to sea. Then suddenly it turned violent and I started drowning, the riptide pulling me out to the ocean.

Apr 13

Apr 13 The Habit Of Hope

Fred Roed

5 Work

Think of hope not as an outcome, but as something to build, like a bicep. Here are three steps to fostering a ‘habit of hope’.

Mar 15

Mar 15 Why We Need Human Connection Now More Than Ever Before

Fred Roed

5 Work

We need real humans around us. We need tribes. If we’re going to survive in this strange new world, we have to go back to our roots, roaming packs that have each other’s backs.

Mar 8

Mar 8 Happy International Women’s Day!

Fred Roed

5 Work

Much of the innovation and needle-shifting within our community has been initiated by women. This is great, but there is still a lot of work to be done.

Feb 23

Feb 23 Heavy Chef Is Focusing On Partnerships. This Is Why.

Fred Roed

5 Work

Small businesses in SA are largely operating in silo. They need bigger partners to get shit done. Big businesses in SA are stagnating. They need smaller partners to &#$@ shit up.

Feb 15

Feb 15 Weaponising Hope

Fred Roed

5 Work

This hope thing is a big deal. It’s a fuel source when fuel is in short supply.

Feb 8

Feb 8 Unlocking The Power Of Partnerships

Fred Roed

5 Work

The story of Lorna Mlonzi is a stark reminder of the vicissitudes of life - but also, how we can turn tragedy into positivity. We all need peeps who have our back, especially in business.

Feb 1

Feb 1 What Does The Entrepreneur Of The Future Look Like?

Fred Roed

5 Work

Entrepreneur education is about to get exciting. Very exciting.

Jan 25

Jan 25 How To Win At Business? Make It Boring.

Fred Roed

5 Work

In a world of shiny things, it’s easy to get distracted by the ‘new’. It’s a hard thing to remain focused on the hard things.

Jan 18

Jan 18 Leadership Starts With You (And Me)

Fred Roed

7 Discipline

The lack of leadership in South Africa right now makes even me, a die-hard optimist, grumpy.

Jan 11

Jan 11 How To Start The Year Right. Hint: Keep It Simple.

Fred Roed

When the focus is clear, the tasks and responsibilities become even clearer.

Dec 21

Dec 21 This Is What A ‘Bottom Up’ Revolution Looks Like

Fred Roed

10 Adventure

Working with our partners, PayFast, Xero, Capitalise, Whipping The Cat and xneelo, we've pulled together a community of 40,000 entrepreneurs, all working together to uplift our economy.

Oct 13

Oct 13 You Will Die Someday

Fred Roed

5 Work

In a fragile world, it is increasingly apparent that we need to create stakeholder value. Our stakeholders are our customers, our team and our society.

Oct 5

Oct 5 It Is No Longer Just Good Enough To Be Just Good Enough

Fred Roed

5 Work

We need to think hard about what aspects of life we value. In return, our people, customers and communities will value us for those aspects.

Oct 1

Oct 1 Five Lessons In Sales

Fred Roed

5 Work

After a month of focusing on selling stuff, here are my five top takeaways from all our interviews and research, including this week’s entrepreneur event focusing on sales and targeting.

Sep 21

Sep 21 It's Time To Get 'Out There'

Fred Roed

5 Work

When asked ‘what contributed most to your development as an entrepreneur?’ 60% of us said ‘learning by myself’. But then, 64% of us also ticked the box ‘learning from others’.

Sep 17

Sep 17 How Does Heavy Chef Get Such Epic People On Our Platform?

Fred Roed

5 Work

We’ve featured some pretty epic ‘chefs’ in our time. President Thabo Mbeki. Aisha Pandor. Robyn Smith. Amanda du-Pont. President Olusegun Obasanjo. Siya Kolisi. And many many more, both on our learning platform and our events platform.