We question Sarah Dusek, investor and founder of Enygma Ventures
What’s your one top tip for doing a deal?
If you know what a successful outcome looks like for the other side, you can help create a win for them and you.I was self-employed from when I was 15 years old. I taught piano and gave music lessons to children.It was probably £2.50. I saved all the money I made as a teenager and used it to travel when I was 18. Go big ... don’t hold back, don’t think small, you can’t really lose if you shoot for the moon. So don’t be afraid, just go for it.
Was there ever a point at which you wanted to trade it all in for a different career? And, if so, what would that career be? I’ve had many careers in my life. I’ve worked for NGOs, I’ve worked in retail, I’ve built my own company from scratch — so I’m an entrepreneur and was a CEO. Now I’m an investor and still an entrepreneur.I’d change exchange control regulations, making it easier to invest in SA through creative and innovative structures to enable more entrepreneurs to get funded to build the solutions to Africa’s problems.
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