“Great power involves great responsibility”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
Google is arguably the single biggest part of the Internet but things are beginning to happen at their Mountain View offices that have me concerned. Very concerned actually. You know that feeling when you start seeing a story evolve that you have already read and seen before? I have, so let me explain.
I decided to go against the current wave of reading and talking about international entrepreneurs and look for local entrepreneurs that have made an impact. The problem I see is that younger South Africans focus on the impact that Richard Branson, The Google Guys (Larry and Sergey) and many other international entrepreneurs have made. I understand, as most of these are well known and there is a fair amount of literature available about them and their successes. The problem I have is that the South African market and economy is totally different. The principles are the same but I do feel that local market knowledge needs to be talked about. Being in an developing market has it’s own challenges and cannot for one moment be seen as the same as a developed market.