Net Prophet

Net Prophet 3 Minute Power Slot – Winner Announcement

Ashley — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:32:44 +0000

In an effort to introduce some new faces to the Net Prophet line-up, we came up with the concept of the 3 minute power presentation to demonstrate that there are plenty of inspirational & under-exposed speaking heroes in SA – and we took the risk to give them a stage, a mic and one big opportunity! After an application process and careful scrutinisation of all of the applicants – we selected an amazing group of people to take part on the day – and we think they all absolutely rocked it.

Eric Edelstein
Rory Berry
Elodie Kleynhaus
Walter Pike
Wesley Lynch
Don Packett

After tracking audience participation & listening to the panel of judges battle it out – a winner has emerged. This was no easy decision, as each and every speaker brought their own spice to the event. However- we do need a winner, and that winner is: Don Packett - Don will be awarded with 40 hours of presentation mentoring by Missing Link and will have a full 20 minute speaking slot at Net Prophet next year.

Don’s content, style and execution gave him the edge eventually – big congrats to him! We’ll run another session of 3 minute slots next year – and another winner will rise!

Find out more about the Net Prophet Conference and other Net Prophet events by visiting our website. Click here to stay in touch and get all the information about future Net Prophet events.

Net Prophet 3 Minute Power Slot – Winner Announcement

Arthur Goldstuck – Tweetnote at Net Prophet

Ashley — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:40:48 +0000

We were honoured to have Arthur Goldstuck present his headline findings of the Internet Access in South Africa 2012 Study – and since we’re all about tech – he did it via Tweetnote.

Follow Arthur for more SA internet stat brilliance – or check out his tweetnote presentation below:

1.#Net2012 unveils headline findings of Internet Access in SA 2012 study. World Wide Worx report due June. #NetProphet

2.#Net2012 uses multiple methodologies: primary research, interviews with providers, market intelligence. #NetProphet

3.#Net2012 first headline finding: there were 8.5-million Internet users in South Africa at the end of 2011. #NetProphet

4.#Net2012 found 2011 growth in SA user base was 25%, following 28% in 2010. Internet has awoken in SA. #NetProphet

5.#Net2012: 6,02-million access on computer, laptop, tablet. 90% of these also on cell. 2.48m only on cell. #NetProphet

6.#Net2012: Total of 7,9 million South Africans access the Internet on their cell phones. #NetProphet

7.#Net2012: Number of 3G users in South Africa: 5,5m. Smartphone base end of 2011: 8.5m. Forecast 2012: 11m. #NetProphet

8.#Net2012: Undersea cable capacity to SA at end of 2011: 2,69Tbps. End 2012: 11,9Tbps. End 2013: 24,6Tbps. #NetProphet

9.#Net2012 ADSL lines in use in South Africa: 820 000. 2011 growth: 13% . Limited by Telkom as sole supplier. #NetProphet

10.#Net 2012: Internet growth in 2012: expect 20%, taking user base past 10m mark and 20% penetration. #NetProphet

For more on Net Prophet – follow us on twitter!

Brand New Internet Stats from Arthur Goldstuck -via Tweetnote at Net Prophet

Ashley — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:34:30 +0000

We’re very proud to announce that Arthur Goldstuck will once again deliver a tweenote presentation – for those of you who don’t know what it is – it’s a full summary presentation on a specific topic, in 10 tweets.

The tweenote, which will be published on the screens at Net Prophet tomorrow at 10:35 – 10:45 , will comprise the official release of the headline findings from World Wide Worx’s “Internet Access in South Africa 2012” study. This will be never before seen content, and we’re extremely privileged to have this as part of our event.

The findings to be presented include the size of the Internet user base for 2011 and forecasts for 2012, the impact of smartphones and tablets, the capacity and roll-out status of undersea cables and South Africa’s ranking in Africa and the world, and the opportunity landscape for the next 5 years.

Follow Arthur on @art2gee and the hashtags #NetProphet and #Net2012

Find out more about the Net Prophet Conference and other Net Prophet events by visiting our website. Click here to stay in touch and get all the information about future Net Prophet events.

Brand New Internet Stats from Arthur Goldstuck -via Tweetnote at Net Prophet

Net Prophet iPhone and Android App

Ashley — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:58:59 +0000

Since 2012 is the year of Mobile – we’ve decided to go mobile enabled with our 2012 Net Prophet Event Guide!

Thanks to the kind folks and clever minds over at Snapplify (our first ever App Sponsor) – our Event Guide will be 100% digital!

In the app you can watch all of last years speaker video’s along with lots of extra awesome content – such as a prediction on the future of the music industry from Grooveshark CEO Sam Tarantino and a Q&A session with Tony Hsieh

The Event Guide will give you all the info you’ll need on the big day including:

The Agenda (your go to guide for the day!)
The Speakers & their bio’s (and their twitter handles so you can follow them in one simple click!)
Information on our kind Sponsors
Information on our Bursary & how to pledge
Exclusive Video Content

Download the iPhone or Andriod enabled App by clicking on one of the buttons below!

Net Prophet Keynote Speaker

Ashley — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:58:36 +0000

We’re really pleased to announce our key note speaker for Net Prophet – our first female key note speaker ever!

Robyn Scott is Managing Director and Co-Founder of OneLeap.

Robyn is also Co-Founder of Mothers for All, Botswana’s only grassroots national non-profit, now also operating in South Africa. Backed by Barclays Bank and the EU and featured in Oprah’s magazine, Mothers for All teaches entrepreneurship skills to AIDS orphan caregivers.Her critically acclaimed first book, Twenty Chickens for a Saddle, is a memoir about growing up in Botswana against the AIDS epidemic. She is currently writing her second book, Big Like Coca-Cola, the true story of a group of maximum security prisoners in South Africa’s most violent prison who adopted AIDS orphans.

She is an Ambassador for the Access to Medicine Index, a Global Ambassador for Sandbox Network. She is an adviser to several international development charities and social enterprises and a mentor at Skoll’s Emerge Social Venture Lab. She has worked for BP, the Financial Times and Investec Bank. She has a BSc Bioinformatics from Auckland University and an MPhil Bioscience Enterprise Distinction from Cambridge University.

She is a fellow of the RSA and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.

Robyn was also featured in WIRED Magazine’s list of 50 People About to Change the World in 2012.

Net Prophet 3 Minute Power Session Winners!

Ashley — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:09:05 +0000

Last week we invited you to apply for our 3 minute power sessions with Rich Mulholland - the premise is simple – 6 speaking slots, 3 minutes and 1 massive prize: win 40 hours consulting with Rich Mulholland and the Missing Link team plus a FULL 20 minute speaking slot at Net Prophet in 2013. Awesome hey?

All you had to do was tell us in no more than 250 words why we should choose you!

We received loads of great applications, but after careful consideration – the following people have made it: (In no particular order) and will be speaking at Net Prophet 2012!

Eric Edelstein
Rory Berry
Elodie Kleynhaus
Walter Pike
Wesley Lynch
Don Packett

Congrats everyone! We’ll be in touch with you shortly about next steps!

Net Prophet Acceleration Workshop 2012

Ashley — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:02:11 +0000

The moment you’ve been waiting for is here!

Here is the list of the startups that have been hand selected to attend our Acceleration Workshop with Permjot Valia on 3rd and 4th May!

Thank you for all of your applications – the volume and quality of the applications we received makes us so enthusiastic and inspired about the great work & ideas out there!! The tech startup scene is alive and well!

Congrats to those who made it! – we’ll be in touch soon to let you know the finer details.

MobiZing
Perk
Snapplify
Innovation Lounge
My Claim Mate
Thisarmy
NoJoShmo
Frelio
Mobile Intelligent Healthcare (Mihealthcare)
Golfnicity

Net Prophet Speaker Announcement!

Ashley — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:25:06 +0000

We have had an amazing response to Net Prophet this year, we’re astounded! Over 700 people registered for the event in two days! Registration is now closed – and the moment you’ve been waiting for is now here.

Speaker line up below! Please note – just to keep you guessing we’re only announcing part of our line up – more coming soon!

International Speakers

Dominique Belanger

Dominique founded 2 hugely successful gaming studios (Gamerizon and QUAZAL) in Canada, one of which produced the Chop Chop! Gaming Franchise, which has been downloaded over 8 Million times. Dominique is now a Director of Strategic Investments for the Bank of Canada and is one of the most prolific Angel Investors in Canada.

Permjot Valia

Permjot is back for a second year with us after a much loved Presentation at Net Prophet 2011 – Since last year Permjot has fallen in love in Cape Town, and has visited 5 times, and has invested in an SA based company. Permjot is an Angel Investor and leading startup mentor in Europe (Voted by Tech Crunch).

Local Speakers

Chris Rolfe

Chris is now the CEO of Mobilitrix, and was formerly Virgin Active SA CEO – before this, Chris was Head of Business Development for Kerzner Interactive

Christo Davel

CEO and brainchild of 22Seven, Founded SA’s first online bank 20twenty. Previously Director of Mutual Direct.

Read more about the local and international speakers here.

The Big Day Net Prophet 2012

Date: 8 May 2012

Venue: Mutual Park, Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa

Event Info: Everything you need to know is here

Net Prophet 3 Minute Power Presentations!

Ashley — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:26:46 +0000

3 Minutes - 6 Slots - 1 huge prize and Richard Mulholland

This year we’re shaking things up a bit and we’re giving you the chance to strut your stuff & apply to be in one of our 6 x 3 minute power presentation sessions at Net Prophet this year! Rich Mulholland (el grande loco!) will moderate each presentation and you’ll have 3 minutes to sell your idea / tell your story to the 1000 strong Net Prophet audience. Scary right? You’ll have to be a hot presenter with great skills and amazing content, our audience are a savvy bunch! Still interested, read on:

Our Net Prophet audience will choose the winner – and if you win you’ll get a FULL 20 minute slot at Net Prophet next year, along with 40 hours of presentation strategy & design input from Rich himself and the Missing Link team! You’ll also be a VIP at Net Prophet this year, and attend our Speaker Dinner where you’ll meet all the speakers and media themselves. Pretty special hey? Apply by emailing us at info@netprophet.org.za and tell us why you should be chosen in no more than 250 words. And GO!

Net Prophet Acceleration Workshop 2012

Ashley — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:33:51 +0000

Accelerate your startup growth

10 startup teams.
2 intense days of 100% FREE mentoring and coaching.
1 of Europe’s best mentors as voted by Tech Crunch!

Are you a red hot SA based startup? If you are, you don’t want to miss this – we’re offering tech startups the opportunity to receive two days of 100% FREE, hands-on mentoring and coaching with Permjot Valia, – one of Europe’s top startup mentors. We’re now in our second year of the acceleration workshop – and last year, our startups found the experience invaluable!

This is an amazing opportunity for those who need some help getting their awesome ideas to market.

The main focus of the workshop will be to help local startups to fast-track their businesses towards commercial success, and compete in the international arena.

To ensure that each startup receives the maximum value from the experience, space is limited to just ten startups. Interested parties that would like to attend the workshop must apply via our website.

All applications will be screened by us to determine which startups are most suitable to attend. The final startups selected to participate will be chosen by us. Applications close on 25 April. The selected candidates will be announced on April 26.

The Startup Acceleration Workshop will run from 2-3 May, and takes place in Cape Town. More detailed information can be on our website.

Net Prophet 2012 Registration Now Open!

Ashley — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:56:33 +0000

Be part of the action- general registrations for Net Prophet 2012 are now open.

Book your place now – there’s a good chance that they’ll be gone soon – so don’t delay.

Registrations can only be done via our website so go there now to book your place and be part of what promises to be Africa’s premier technology startup event.

Once you’ve registered, you can make use of our handy ‘Check Registration’ tool on our website, which enables you to double-check that you’re registered for Net Prophet 2012.

This year is going to be bigger than ever – in the next few weeks we’ll be making announcements about exciting developments:

Standby for the announcement of our amazing lineup of local and international speakers and contributors.
The Net Prophet Start-up Accelerator Workshop - now in our second year – the workshop will help startups dramatically fast-track their businesses, by learning from experienced mentors who have walked the road to success before. Details coming soon.
Meet our bursary recipients – Thanks to the generous contributions from those who attended last year’s event, we are now able to introduce you to the beneficiaries of the Net Prophet bursary 2012

The big day:

Date: 8th May, 2012
Venue: Mutual Park, Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa
Note: If you are traveling from foreign countries, and need letters of invitation for visa applications, please contact info@netprophet.org.za

Special thanks goes out to our kind sponsors, Old Mutual, Saratoga, and RSAWEB for making this event possible.

Save the date for Net Prophet 2012

Ashley — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:08:06 +0000

D-Day: 8 May

After a hugely successful conference in 2011, we are very excited to announce the date of our fourth annual Net Prophet conference – we’ll be hosting the event at the Mutual Park in Pinelands, Cape Town on the 8th of May. Go on – add it to your calendar, this event is a must! We suggest that you follow us on twitter or sign up for our newsletter to receive updates as they happen.

For those who are already a part of the online industry or for those who have a passion to learn more about all things internet – this is event for you! The conference will be a forum intended for the sharing of ideas, creativity, trends and forecasts from opinion leaders and innovators who shape this massively interesting and evolving industry.

The vision of the conference is to provide young and emerging entrepreneurs with information and insight into the industry, from leaders of the online industry themselves – the conference is also 100% free of charge to attend; all you need to do is register ahead of time. We’ll of course let you know all the details in due course for registration.

2012’s event is not to be missed – If you have never been to the event before and want some more info – check out our 2011 event here.

A special word of thanks to our 2011 sponsors who have generously renewed their support of Net Prophet for 2012: Old Mutual (Platinum Sponsor), RSAWEB and (Silver Sponsor). Contact us to find out more about sponsorship opportunities.

Net Prophet 2011 – Jason Xenopoulos

Rob — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:14:04 +0000

Jason Xenopoulos – Brand Devolution

Net Prophet 2011 – Rapelang Rabana

Rob — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:11:20 +0000

Rapelang Rabana – Eagles don’t need parachutes

Net Prophet 2011 – John Waibochi

Rob — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:08:51 +0000

John Waibochi – Business Mobility in East Africa

Net Prophet 2011 – Panel Discussion

Rob — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:06:09 +0000

Panel Discussion – Metamorphosis: How digital is changing the way we consume content

Net Prophet 2011 – Permjot Valia

Rob — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:04:05 +0000

Permjot Valia – Angel Investing

Net Prophet 2011 – Richard Mulholland

Rob — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:00:24 +0000

Richard Mulholland – The Silicon Valley myth

Net Prophet 2011 – Gustav Praekelt

Rob — Thu, 19 May 2011 13:56:58 +0000

Gustav Praekelt – Doing well by doing good: Developing a successful social business

Net Prophet 2011 – John Gosier

Rob — Thu, 19 May 2011 13:52:40 +0000

John Gosier – Radical Collaboration: Trading on Social Currency

Net Prophet 2011 – Diana Blake

Rob — Thu, 19 May 2011 13:51:04 +0000

Diana Blake – Joule – A spearhead for the South African EV and battery industry

Net Prophet 2011- Oliver Rippel

Rob — Thu, 19 May 2011 13:38:12 +0000

Oliver Rippel – The current state and future of e-commerce in Africa