BANZA April 2016 Issue | Page 68

education. We want people to be known based on their skill set, not to the school they went. I look forward to seeing that world.” “I foresee an interesting future for technology, in all aspects. There are many technological advances, but our progress in concepts like artificial intelligence would not always be positive. So I see a future of regulatory bodies designing frameworks around what direction we choose to advance in technology.” Mistakes Made ‘’Totally cutting off from the business operations of the company and focusing on technology at the early stages. It was the Steve Wozniak instead of Jobs. You need some oversight. Technology is addictive, as a developer you can decide to focus only on building great things. Winning an award for the Best Innovation in Education for meeting the Millennium Development Goals globally as we did with Funda makes you want to do better. But the business then suffers, as you are working on the business but not in the business. As a result, your weak muscled competitors end up having all the customers, despite you having the best technology. So I learnt this lesson the hard way.’’ “ 2% of something is better than 100% of nothing. ” Lessons Worth Sharing ‘’Surround yourself with lions. Remember that 2% of something is better than 100% of nothing. You could say you don’t want to share equity so it’s better to own a big piece of the pie or everything of nothing. Lastly, the difference between 99% and 1% is 101%. It’s easy to get closer to your goals, but it takes a lot more work to reach them.’’ B 68