A Fireside Chat with Vinny Lingham
Mon Oct 13, 19:00 - Mon Oct 13, 22:00
The Westin Cape Town
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Join Vinny Lingham for an entertaining, inspirational and informative fireside chat with Ashley Taylor, this Monday 13 October at 19:00 at the Grand Ballroom, Westin Cape Town.
The evening promises to be a tech entrepreneur's delight as Vinny explores:
- living in Silicon Valley as a South African technology entrepreneur
- raising Silicon Valley venture capital
- selling Gyft to First Data
- rest & vest?
- particiating in Dragons Den South Africa season 1
- what's wrong with venture capital in South Africa?
- what's next for Vinny Lingham?
The talk will be followed by a casual drinks and an opportunity to network with Vinny and the rest of Cape Town's thriving technology entrepreneur community. Cash bar refreshments will be served.
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About Vinny Lingham:
Vinny Lingham is one of the most prolific South African technology entrepreneurs to emerge in the past decade. He successfully co-founded Clicks2Customers, Yola & Gyft all from a software engineering base in Cape Town - creating hundreds of jobs in the process and raising over R500m in funding across his various companies. Recently, Gyft was acquired by First Data Corporation - the world leader in payments, processing over $1.2 trillion annually. He also co-founded the Silicon Cape Initiative in 2009 which is the premier high tech hub for South Africa. Vinny currently appears on the South African edition of Dragon's Den.
About Ashley Taylor:
Actor, writer, producer and voice artist, Ashley Taylor is a well known face on the South African entertainment landscape. His film and television credits include the films Stander, Invictus and Winnie as well as leading roles in television soapies such as Isidingo, and as presenter of the reality show, The Block. As the creator and face of almost two decades worth of highly succesful Outsurance ads, he is both a multi talented performer and an engaging personality and intellect.