Entrepreneurs: building an innovative culture, with Jonathan Smit

20/06/2024 50 min
Entrepreneurs: building an innovative culture, with Jonathan Smit

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Episode Synopsis

Jonathan Smit, entrepreneur and angel investor, shares how he went from seeing a gap in the market that he knew nothing about, to building (and then successfully exiting) one of South Africa's top fintech businesses called Payfast. Jonathan shares his experience and learnings around building a culture of innovation and teamwork, as well as the mindset we need in order to tackle mistakes and challenging times as an entrepreneur and as a business. He also unpacks with Telana how South Africa doesn't have a winning mindset, what we might do about it, as well as his top tip for aspiring entrepreneurs.