Jacobus A. du Preez @Yocto42

Founder and CEO of WiPo Wireless Power. Wireless power solutions for mobility devices, drones, and robotics #wirelesspower #wirelesscharging wipo-wirelesspower.com/index.php?sour… Johannesburg, South Africa Joined September 2011

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Roelof Botha @roelofbotha

2 years ago

The future of #AI governance is here. Join a global community of policymakers, engineers, activists, and more in ensuring that AI remains open and accessible to all. open.mozilla.org/letter/ via @mozilla

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Jacobus A. du Preez @Yocto42

4 years ago

Venture capitalists are losing leverage with founders to young influencer investors businessinsider.co.za/venture-capita… via @BusinessInsider

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4 years ago

Venture capitalists are losing leverage with founders to young influencer investors businessinsider.co.za/venture-capita… via @BusinessInsider

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Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭 @AlexOsterwalder

4 years ago

Mass market robots will be the infrastructure for completely new business models

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Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭 @AlexOsterwalder

4 years ago

"If senior leadership is not bought into innovation and entrepreneurship as something other than an incubator and accelerator, you're beating your head against the wall. That's why great innovators inside of companies leave.” — @sgblank youtube.com/watch?v=6yjMps…

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Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭 @AlexOsterwalder

4 years ago

Ideas - original or not - don’t really matter. What matters, is turning ideas into value for customers, value for organizations, and value for society!

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Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭 @AlexOsterwalder

4 years ago

startup as hypothesis

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Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭 @AlexOsterwalder

4 years ago

Incentives!

Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar

4 years ago

Incentives!

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Jacobus A. du Preez @Yocto42

5 years ago

So true

Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭 @AlexOsterwalder

5 years ago

So true

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Jacobus A. du Preez @Yocto42

5 years ago

Can't agree more

Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭 @AlexOsterwalder

5 years ago

Can't agree more

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Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭 @AlexOsterwalder

5 years ago

Business model innovation still has enormous potential, because most people and companies I encounter are still focused on tech & product innovation at the expense of the bigger opportunity!

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Jacobus A. du Preez @Yocto42

5 years ago

So true, too many close calls

Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭 @AlexOsterwalder

5 years ago

So true, too many close calls

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Jacobus A. du Preez @Yocto42

5 years ago

#wirelesscharging #wirelesspower

WiPo Wireless Power @wipowireless

5 years ago

#wirelesscharging #wirelesspower

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Jacobus A. du Preez @Yocto42

5 years ago

So true

Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭 @AlexOsterwalder

5 years ago

So true

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Jacobus A. du Preez @Yocto42

5 years ago

Similar to the Winchester house. No architect, no planning, just winging it

Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭 @AlexOsterwalder

5 years ago

Similar to the Winchester house. No architect, no planning, just winging it

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Jacobus A. du Preez @Yocto42

5 years ago

It makes you wonder what the VCs' rational is regarding not backing solo founders. mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-…

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Jacobus A. du Preez @Yocto42

5 years ago

The next gen WiPort platform is coming soon. Subscribe for more detail.

WiPo Wireless Power @wipowireless

5 years ago

The next gen WiPort platform is coming soon. Subscribe for more detail.

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Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭 @AlexOsterwalder

5 years ago

... feel this sooooo often... until I really know what I’m doing 😂

Rita Gunther McGrath @rgmcgrath

5 years ago

... feel this sooooo often... until I really know what I’m doing 😂

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Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭 @AlexOsterwalder

5 years ago

In a complex word, frameworks and business tools shouldn’t give you the answers. They should help you think through the challenges to come up with the answers!