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2013 Speaker Lineup Finally Here

Who will be speaking? What will their topics be? The wait is now over. Today we are proud to announce the Net Prophet 2013 agenda. We have international speakers from Canada, London, Amsterdam and Silicon Valley mixed in with some of the top local thinkers in the tech entrepreneurship space. Net Prophet is about innovation and we are sure this years event is going to blow your mind. Take a look at this years lineup . ...

Want to speak at Net Prophet?

The 3 minute power presentations were such a hit last year that we've decided to make them more awesome this year. his is your chance to get on stage at Net Prophet and present a concise 3 minute topic. There will be 6 speakers competing for a coveted full slot at next year's conference. The presentation rock gods at Missing Link will help you prepare and ensure you're awesome - but in order to get your chance please send a motivation email to Contact . Here's a......

Giving Back with the Net Prophet Bursary

Don't forget that Net Prophet is about giving back. It's about inspiring and you too can play your part by donating to our bursary and helping someone less privileged attend South Africa's leading university. Since its inception the Net Prophet bursary has funded 5 students with your help. For every R30 000 we raise, one student gets a year's tuition covered. Lets see if we can help another three students this year. Crowd funding a bursary is tough unless you have some clever tech to......

Startup workshop winners announced

Net Prophet and Saratoga are happy to announce this year’s most promising startups selected to attend the 2013 Net Prophet Startup Workshop. The workshop is facilitated by renowned startup coach and business mentor, Permjot Valia and the Saratoga Innovation team. Born under a lucky star We were overwhelmed by applications from across the country. Selection criteria was based on those companies who we felt showed evidence of a track record, growth potential and would benefit most from the......

Net Prophet Startup Workshop

We know that running a startup isn’t easy. The Net Prophet Startup Workshop, sponsored by Saratoga , offers 10 lucky technology startups the practical skills and insights needed to improve the quality of their business decisions. For free! Now in it’s third year, the Net Prophet Startup Workshop is facilitated by seasoned coach and business mentor, Permjot Valia . It is an invaluable opportunity to greatly accelerate your startup efforts in getting your new business, product or service to......

Mike Butcher to speak at Net Prophet

TechCrunch editor Mike Butcher to headline Net Prophet 2013 Announcing that the first of the 10 local and international speakers for this year’s Net Prophet is to be none other than TechCrunch’s European editor; Mike Butcher. South Africa hasn’t seen a visit from TechCrunch since we brought out Sarah Lacy in 2010. We thought its high time they got to see what our startups have been brewing. About Mike Mike Butcher is a leading tech journalist having written for media giants such as The......

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