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StartupCircles.ai:
a next-gen platform for
startup mentorship and networking.

70% of mentored businesses survive more than five years. Inc, Magazine 78% of startups say networking is vital to entrepreneurial success. Forbes Magazine

Access to world-class personalised mentorship used to be only possible for a few who have the right connections or who have a lot of money to pay for top mentors – but not anymore!

StartupCircles.ai gives you, the aspiring or early-stage entrepreneur, access to mentorship, networking and tools that are vital for you to ideate, validate and launch your startup.

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THE NEXT STARTUP CIRCLES MEETUP

CAPE TOWN

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YOUR ONE PAGE YEAR PLAN + INVESTOR PITCH FEEDBACK

What are the key things you want to accomplish this year as an entrepreneur? Do you want to launch? Do you want to raise investment? What are the steps to follow to increase your chances of achieving your big goals?

Startup Circles members will also do a pitch practice and get feedback on their pitches for investor readiness.

Free for Startup Circles members and R300 for non-members. Join Startup Circles or get your ticket here.

Our expert guest is Sandras Phiri, co-founder Africa Trust Academy, a coaching and consulting company

Sandras Phiri is a business strategist and startup coach. He is the director for Startup Grind South Africa and the CEO and co-founder of Africa Trust Academy, a coaching and consulting company.

Sandras is an avid entrepreneur that, prior to co-founding ATA, had set up two very successful companies in IT and entertainment. He has worked with over 25 organisations and has lectured at over 15 universities including University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch University and Oxford. His work has taken him to 22 countries including Silicon Valley USA, Hong Kong, India, Mexico and France. Some of the organisations served include Sanlam, General Electric, Big Brother Africa, McKinsey & Co, The Foschini Group and the African Union.

Sandras has a degree in Computer Science and an MBA from UCT. He has been taught by some of the world’s greatest teachers including Dr John Demartini, Roger Hamilton and Tony Robbins. He has shared stages with Facebook co-founder Dustin Maskovitch, Youtube cofounder Steve Chen, Guy Kawasaki, Steve Blank and Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business School.

He has worked in banking, mobile payments, unit trusts, IT and education. He has been named one of the 15 tech people to follow in 2018 and 2019. He has been featured on CNBC Africa and has been a mentor on SABC 1 TV programme Making Moves.

TIME AND VENUE

Thursday, January 30, 2020
3:00 PM 5:00 PM
Work and Co 11th Floor Touchstone House, 7 Bree Street, Cape Town, WC, 8002, South Africa

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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

IDEATION

Generate and test your idea

VALIDATION

Check if prospective users would actually
use your product

LAUNCH

Get first customers and build an MVP
and raise funding

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STARTUP CIRCLES GIVES YOU ACCESS TO

World-Class Mentors

Access world-class experienced mentors who can provide insight into your specific business challenges and enable you to successfully navigate your entrepreneurial journey

Startup Grind Events

Gain complimentary access to the world’s largest startup community. Attend free educational and inspirational events where you can connect with like-minded people and learn from successful local entrepreneurs.
This is currently for Cape Town

Master Classes

Get complimentary access to online and in-person masterclasses run by subject-matter experts that provide you with growth hacks and help you to unblock key business challenges.

Networking

Get access to networking and member opportunities. entrepreneurship retreats that allow you to step away from your business to work on it rather that in it all the time. Take critical time away to think about the big picture and map your strategy.

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Get world-class mentorship, expert masterclasses and networking meetups.

Limited launch price: R890/mo

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You’ll be part of the “founding 500” that help shape the programme.
You can cancel anytime. For your security, all orders are processed on a secured server.
Your payment will be processed by PayFast and will come from Africa Trust Academy
If you have problems or questions call or whatsapp +27832475296 or email [email protected]

SOME OF OUR GUEST EXPERTS

Our resident mentors are experts in the various aspects of ideation, validation, customer development,rapid prototyping and investor readiness.

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Misty Sutton-Pryce Guest Expert
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Sheraan Amod Guest Expert
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Lelemba Phiri Resident Mentor
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MEET OUR RESIDENT MENTORS

Our resident mentors are experts in the various aspects of ideation, validation, customer development,rapid prototyping and investor readiness.

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Sandras J. Phiri Resident Mentor
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Lianne Du Toit Resident Mentors
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Lebo Mokgabudi Resident Mentor
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