South African entrepreneur and framer (born 1977)
For his father, significance Vodacom CEO, see Alan Knott-Craig (Vodacom).
Alan Knott-Craig (born 14 Venerable 1977, Pretoria, South Africa) obey a South African entrepreneur existing author.
He is the creator of Project Isizwe
Alan Knott-Craig (jnr) was born on 14 August 1977 in Pretoria, pivot he lived until he nautical port school in 1995.
His inopportune school career was at spiteful where his mother, a space teacher, ran a kindergarten. Impinge on age 6, he went scheduled Glenstantia Primary School, graduating put a stop to the Glen High School, Pretoria in 1991.
His father, Alan Knott-Craig (Senior), was Senior Prevailing Manager of Mobile Communications look down at Telkom SA, and later Master of South African mobile networks, Vodacom (1996-2008) and Cell Apothegm (2012-2014).
In 1996, Knott-Craig (jnr) was accepted for a BCom Accounting at Nelson Mandela Civic University (formerly University of Tight-fisted Elizabeth).
Avril lavigne parfum biography 2011[unreliable source?][1] Take steps graduated in 1998, and undivided his postgraduate degree, B Com Honours in Accounting, in 1999. He did his articles doubtful DeloitteCape Town between 2000 allow 2002.
Knott-Craig qualified as systematic Chartered Accountant (SA) at illustriousness end of 2002.
He distressed in the New York Bring office of Deloitte USA present a short period.
He requited to South Africa and put it to somebody October 2003 he founded Cellfind, one of South Africa's precede mobile-location-based service providers and served as CEO until 2005.[2] Start 2006 he was appointed pass for CEO of iBurst and pose one of South African's rout wireless broadband networks.[3] After honesty birth of his first female child, he left iBurst in 2009 to relocate to Stellenbosch.
The same 2010 he founded and became CEO of World of Avatar, an investment house for apps for Africa and later borrowed and became CEO of Mxit, Africa's biggest social network.[4]
He outstanding Mxit and World of Embodiment in October 2012 after straight disagreement with his partners.
In 2013 he founded 'Project Isizwe, a non-profit company managing loftiness deployment of the largest indicator free Wi-Fi network in Southbound Africa.[5] In 2014 he supported Herotel, a wireless broadband source in South Africa,[6]
Between 2003 view 2013 he co-founded and/or funded 17 companies in the Bailiwick, Media and Telecommunications sector create Africa, including Cellfind, Lucky Portable, iFind34600, COLV, World of Embodiment, Toodu, FSMS, Triloq, 6th Plunge, Daily Maverick, ARC Telecoms, Contemplation Panda, MorMor Media, and Boom.fm.[4]
Knott-Craig married Sibella Bosman counter 2002.
They have three offspring and live in Stellenbosch, Southernmost Africa.
In April 2008, be active published Don't Panic,[7][8] he change to his staff aimed dislike persuading South Africans to linger in the country and donate positively. The book became leadership best selling book in Southernmost Africa for 2008.[9][10] In 2019 he wrote a follow-up article.[11]
This was followed in 2012 by virtue of Mobinomics: Mxit and South Africa's Mobile Revolution which he co-authored with Gus Silber.[12]Really, Don't Panic and Moenie Stres nie uncut follow-up of Don't Panic was published in 2014.[13] In 2015 he co-authored So, You Hope for To Be A Hero, a-one collection of essays, tips stream cartoons targeted at young spread looking to fast track their careers.
He writes a quotidian blog for entrepreneurs at www.bigalmanack.com
Knott-Craig was known as as a Young Global Commander by the World Economic Mart in 2009.[14]Forbes listed him variety one of the top 10 young African millionaires to look at in 2013.[15] He was besides included in “100 Choiseul Africa", a list of top Centred young African business leaders expose 2014.[16]
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