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R26 Billion Question: New White Paper Proposes Simple Design Test for Funded Entrepreneurship Support | ESD, Incubators and Related Support
South Africa’s Enterprise and Supplier Development ecosystem commits an estimated R26 billion annually, according to the B-BBEE Commission. That is a staggering amount of money. Yet programme results remain inconsistent.
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New white paper: Derisking family office capital by making complexity simple to see, with the barbell strategy
We’ve just published a new paper for derisking family office capital and simplifying complexity, uncertainty, and the barbell strategy. Complexity is a hard thing to explain and understand, so we thought let’s endeavor to explain it for the family office context.
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41 100 Millionaires and Counting: South Africa Has More Millionaires Than Anywhere in Africa — and Could Lead the Family Office Revolution in Venture Capital and Venture Studios
Family offices — private wealth structures that manage investments, estate planning, and the broader financial affairs of ultra-high-net-worth families — already control more capital globally than the venture capital industry. With Africa’s largest concentration of private wealth, South Africa is uniquely positioned to become the continent’s hub for long-term innovation capital.
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12 May 2026 | Policy Notes Ideas: If I Was an African President — The Innovation Lab (A Fictional Governance Platform)
Executive Introduction The Innovation Party Lab — If I Was an African President series is a fictional policy and systems-design platform by Tiisetso Maloma, author, innovation theorist, and IP entrepreneur, focused on reimagining governance and economic development for Africa and emerging markets through applied innovation, systems thinking, and antifragile design; it functions as a public…
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Introducing The Innovation Party Lab, a Fictional Political Party for Reimagining Governance in Africa and Emerging Markets
Follow the latest ideas and policy releases from The Innovation Party Lab at www.tiisetsomaloma.co.za/IfIWasPresident and join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #IfIWasPresident. The Innovation Party Lab is a fictional policy and systems-design platform by Tiisetso Maloma, author, innovation theorist, and IP entrepreneur, focused on generating practical ideas for how Africa and other…
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Enterprise Development (ESD) Scam Red Flags
A Priority Scorecard for Investigating ED/ESD Programs Based on the article: “Is ESD a Scam? Over-Mentored, Under-Funded” by Tiisetso Maloma (https://www.tiisetsomaloma.co.za/2025/07/25/is-esd-a-scam/) – refer to the full article for detailed notes and examples.A Priority Scorecard for Investigating ED/ESD Programs Priority 1: The Ultimate Test – Where the Money Actually Goes 1. Cannot demonstrate that 51–80%+ of…
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7 Quotes, 7 Days to Stop Being at War with Yourself | Daily Grace & Ubuntu Stoicism Book
This article is adapted from my new book “Daily Grace & Ubuntu Stoicism”, available on Takealot, Amazon, and at South African bookstores. A week of grace and Ubuntu for the person who has been their own harshest critic. Most of us are exhausted. Not from hard work—but from the endless, silent war we wage against…
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Fixing Capital Leakage in ESD and Proposed Scorecard Revisions: A First-Principles Response to the DTIC Draft B-BBEE Code Amendments and Transformation Fund | Response to Draft Statement 400 of 2026
SUBMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COMPETITION Subject: Response to Draft Statement 400 of 2026 – Proposed Amendments to the B-BBEE Enterprise and Supplier Development FrameworkDate: 27 March 2026Submitted by: Tiisetso MalomaOn behalf of: Startup Picnic Venture Studio and Startup Picnic Academy
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What the South African Spaza Shop Teaches Global Business About Innovation — Lessons Also Seen in BYD, NVIDIA, and Tesla | Quick Innovation MBA
Adapted from my new book Quick Innovation MBA – available on Amazon, major bookstores, and the Tiisetso Maloma online store (RSA only). Some ideas also draw from my earlier book on the Future of Township Economies. What if one of the most important innovation laboratories in the world is not in Silicon Valley, Shenzhen, or…
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The Innovation Opportunity Your Data Is Making You Miss — Lessons from BYD, Tesla, NVIDIA and South Africa’s Spaza Shops | Quick Innovation MBA book
Adapted from my new book Quick Innovation MBA – available on Amazon, major bookstores, and the Tiisetso Maloma online store (RSA only). What if you could see what is workable before the measurements exist? Whether you are an investor evaluating the next big bet, an entrepreneur building something that has never existed, an innovator inside…
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Book: Daily Grace & Ubuntu Stoicism
Available at, my webstore (South Africa), Takelot.com, Bargain Books and Exclusive. — Daily Grace & Ubuntu Stoicism is a year-long meditation journey designed to help us see ourselves and the world through the lenses of clarity, compassion, and inner stillness. It weaves together four spiritual and philosophical streams—Stoicism, Ubuntu, Biblical grace, and meditative stillness (Silent Prayer)—to reveal a simple…
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Book: Quick Innovation MBA
Available at, my webstore (South Africa), Takelot.com, Bargain Books and Exclusive. — Quick Innovation MBA is a distilled, high-impact guide that brings together the core ideas from Tiisetso Maloma’s innovation writings—both published and unpublished—to create a clear, complete, and practical understanding of innovation for anyone, at any level.