StartupBus Africa so far…
Day 4
The buspreneurs spent the day in Braamfontein — one of Johannesburg’s innovation hubs. They were hosted by The Hook Up Dinner at the Branson Centre… Once again, the madness was abound with pitches and interviews and collaboration and such. As I sat at The Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship South Africa, I looked down at the courtyard just outside Velo and I saw a frenzy of people setting-up for the buspreneurs pitches… The buspreneurs took part in the open air elevator pitch sessions that are taking place every day this week in Braamfontein, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week. A speedy session of pitches was followed by a Q&A session and lunch at famed restaurant Vuyo’s — here the buspreneurs got a taste of authentic South African cuisine in the form of borewors rolls. After all this excitement, it was hard to settle back into work but with some work beers to keep them going the buspreneurs made some awesome advances before getting on the bus and departing for Bloemfontein at around 17:30.
Image: Open air elevator pitches about to get under way… (1)
Image: Open air elevator pitches about to get under way… (2)
Image: Gavin Meiring, The Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship South Africa’s Marketing and Communication Manager, at the open air elevator pitches.
Image: The work beers arrive — thank-you to The Hook Up Dinner who made this possible through their affiliation with SAB.
