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Eugene Scheepers

📍 Cape Town

How to quit your job and start a business and why it's not a good idea.

Many people dream of quitting their day job and starting their own business. The idea of being your boss, setting your schedule, and doing work that you love can be very appealing. However, the truth is that quitting your job and starting a business is a risky move that may

What is Chat GPT and how I use AI to be a productive entrepreneur

As an entrepreneur, productivity is key to success. With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) , there are many tools available to help entrepreneurs streamline their work and boost productivity. One such tool is Chat GPT. What is Chat GPT? Chat GPT is a language model developed by OpenAI that uses

3 Proven Strategies for Buying a Business with Zero Capital in South Africa: A Guide for Entrepreneurs

Starting a business can be challenging, especially if you don’t have much capital to work with. Fortunately, there are ways to buy a business even if you don’t have any money to invest. In South Africa, there are several options that allow you to buy a business using

Maximize Your Success as an Entrepreneur: Master the Art of Hearing That will never work

As an entrepreneur, you are bound to face rejection, criticism and negativity in your journey to success. One of the most common phrases that you may hear when you present your ideas is “that will never work”. While this may be discouraging, it is important to understand that rejection is

Overcoming Failure: Lessons Learned from Failed Business Ventures

Entrepreneurship is often portrayed as a glamorous and exciting journey, filled with success and growth. However, the reality is that most entrepreneurs will experience failure at some point in their careers. In fact, statistics show that the majority of startups fail within the first five years. Since I started dabling

If no one is critical of what you're doing - are you busy with something meaningful?

Haters will see you walk on water and say it’s because you can’t swim. While walking to the beach last month during our holiday in Namibia, I came across this quote outside a pizza place in our neighbourhood. “Haters will see you walk on water and say it’

Surround yourself with clay-makers, change-makers and lie-breakers.

We are approaching that time of year again where people reflect on the last 12 months and set goals for the next 12. Most of them will start out with a bang in January and hang up the proverbial gloves by February. My 2022 reflection The last few days I

Increase your surface area for luck by saying YES more often

You cannot be lucky, if you don’t need to be lucky I can guarantee that somewhere in your life, you have seen someone succesful and said to yourself: “Wow, they are so lucky” or maybe you have achieved some success and someone said those words to you. I believe

Dare to fail, or risk leading a mediocre life!

This post is a bit different. It’s inspired by a quote I came across this week. It’s not often that I read something that resonates so deeply with me. So when I read this, I knew I had to share this with you. The quote is from a

Asymmetric Risk: Why it's better to try your luck with the prettiest person at the bar

This might seem like a very crude example but bear with me. You walk into a bar with the intention of getting to know someone new and maybe meeting the man/woman of your dreams. When you arrive, you realise that there is a wide array of options. You are