This morning, we hosted an exclusive session with Grindstone's partners, Catherine Young and Keet van Zyl, unpacking their secrets to entrepreneurial success and sharing insights on funding, exits, consolidation, and more. A massive thank you to everyone who took part! Some takeaways from our session: 👉 Just be awesome 👉 Your personal and business brands are separate entities 👉 Create competition when looking to exit 👉 Introverts, set goals to access networks 👉 There are ways to gamify the system What was your top takeaway? Let us know! 👇 Lloyd Macfarlane Thulisile Dlamini Zulé Vuuren Luyanda Khuzwayo #EntrepreneurialJourney #GrindstoneAccelerator #EntrepreneurshipMatters #StartupGrowth #ScalingImpact #GlobalEntrepreneurshipWeek #GEW2024 #GEN2024 #EntrepreneurshipIsForEveryone Global Entrepreneurship Network
Really awesome session, thank you Catherine Young and Keet van Zyl! Specifically loved your tip for introverts and networking events, Catherine.
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1moMy Takeaway from the GEW Authenticity :Staying true to your values build trust. Networking :Connections open doors. Advocacy :Others pitching your business well is a bit win. Great session!