By Before I dive in, here’s a disclaimer: this has easily been the longest I’ve gone without writing a blog post. Admittedly, I’m a bit ashamed, but then again, it has taken me a while to finally come to terms with the fact that 2020 took its toll on me too.
Combatting COVID-19 in Africa (by Anda Ngcaba)
President Cyril Ramaphosa called this “the most definitive Thuma Mina moment for South Africa”. So when my good friend, Anda, reached out to me for help, the obvious answer was yes. I am proud to be a part of this initiative, but we need your help too. Anda tells us
The Focused Millennial: Ntsako Mgiba
Ntsako Mgiba is the founder of exciting startup JONGA, a Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South African, a Mandela Rhodes Scholar, a Mechatronics Engineering graduate (UCT) and a current Masters in Information Technology student (UCT). When a good friend and I first considered starting a business of our own,
What Businesses Can Learn from Amapiano
If you started reading this post wondering “what on earth is amapiano?” and you aren’t South African, I’ll forgive you. But if you consider yourself South African and you’re still wondering what on earth it is, I really hope you’re enjoying your life listening to Steve Hofmeyr in Orania. Other
My 2019: an Executive Summary
A few highlights: I graduated, moved to Dublin and started my first job at Google, joined a great team, moved in with one of my best friends from Cape Town, had friends come visit us in our new home, watched Manchester United beat Chelsea at Old Trafford, watched Serena Williams
A Trip to Silicon Valley
Last week, I had the privilege of traveling to San Francisco and the greater Bay Area for an internal Google conference titled “Converge”. I must say, I was really excited, as it had been a goal of mine for the past 2 years to visit Silicon Valley to see what
From New York to Tokyo
Over the course of the past month, I’ve been fortunate enough to have done quite a bit of traveling, both for work and in my own personal capacity. While this blog post is long overdue, I’ve been meaning to share some insights from a) working in New York and b) visiting
You’ve got a Degree. Now What?
Disclaimer: this by no means is a theory that will apply to everyone. It’s something that should be tweaked, adapted and definitely challenged. Some underlying assumptions that are made (and not limited to): a) You’ve been fortunate enough to study and obtain (or in the process of obtaining) a degree
Life at Google
As promised, I’ll be updating you on the latest chapter in my journey. Let me start off by addressing the most frequently asked question: how’d you land a job at Google? Well, to be completely honest, I started off 2018 setting the goal to get an internship at Google for
“You Don’t Get if You Don’t Ask”
At about 10:30pm last night, I came across a post by one of my favourite South African authors and speakers, John Sanei. John shared a picture of him preparing to deliver a keynote address this morning at Singularity University’s (South African) Executive Programme. (If you’re not familiar with Singularity University,
