Post on 14-Apr-2017
Entrepreneurship - people who dash into hope,
who dash into the future How ATS thinks about new entrepreneurs
Why do we focus on business in the cloud?
Software as a Service (SaaS)
a lucrative and growing market
Why business in the cloud #1
Why business in the cloud #1
4th Industrial Revolution: A range of new technologies that
will disrupt all disciplines, economies and industries.
Why business in the cloud #2
4th Industrial Revolution: “In its scale, scope, and complexity and the transformation it will bring, it
is unlike anything humankind has experienced before”
Why business in the cloud #2
4th Industrial Revolution: “We believe that every industrial
company will become a software company.”
Why business in the cloud #2
Lower barriers to entry for new entrepreneurs
Why business in the cloud #3
More cloud-based solutions allow non-technical people to create software solutions
Why business in the cloud #3
More cloud-based solutions allow non-technical people to create software solutions
- “democratisation of technology”
Why business in the cloud #3
You do not need large upfront capital or
a big workforce to start
Why business in the cloud #4
Your customers are not geographically confined to
the consumer market of South Africa
Why business in the cloud #4
Why business in the cloud? “We cannot think of a better business
for new entrepreneur”
Why the person of the entrepreneur?
Entrepreneur’s success is not primarily about knowledge:
Why the person of the entrepreneur #1
Entrepreneur’s success is not primarily about knowledge:
• such as market research,
Why the person of the entrepreneur #1
Entrepreneur’s success is not primarily about knowledge:
• such as market research, • business plans,
Why the person of the entrepreneur #1
Entrepreneur’s success is not primarily about knowledge:
• such as market research, • business plans, • bookkeeping or
Why the person of the entrepreneur #1
Entrepreneur’s success is not primarily about knowledge:
• such as market research, • business plans, • bookkeeping or • even knowledge of the industry (successful
entrepreneurs often venture into new and unfamiliar industries)
Why the person of the entrepreneur #1
No, the key differentiator is:
Why the person of the entrepreneur #2
No, the key differentiator is:
the person of the entrepreneur
Why the person of the entrepreneur #2
The person of the entrepreneur:
• the vision bearer,
Why the person of the entrepreneur #2
The person of the entrepreneur:
• the vision bearer, • the one who refuses to give up,
Why the person of the entrepreneur #2
The person of the entrepreneur:
• the vision bearer, • the one who refuses to give up, • the one who bounces back from setbacks and
Why the person of the entrepreneur #2
The person of the entrepreneur:
• the vision bearer, • the one who refuses to give up, • the one who bounces back from setbacks and • the one who can sustain the same
commitment and capacity in the long term
Why the person of the entrepreneur #2
Why the Pentecostal network?
Independent academics observing Pentecostals noted:
• they are entrepreneurial
Why the Pentecostal network #1
Independent academics observing Pentecostals noted:
• they are entrepreneurial • they change their world for the better
Why the Pentecostal network #1
Independent academics observing Pentecostals noted:
• they are entrepreneurial • they change their world for the better • they are regarded as “social capital”
Why the Pentecostal network #1
Independent academics observing Pentecostals noted:
• they are entrepreneurial • they change their world for the better • they are regarded as “social capital” • display remarkable optimism, and…
Why the Pentecostal network #1
Pentecostalism is the fastest growing Christian denomination
in the world today
Why the Pentecostal network #2
Study the Entrepreneurship CertificateGain insight into the “playing field” of an entrepreneur and the necessary skills to develop your own game plan. Learn more: http://www.ats.ac.za/vocational_certificates#ec