Meet South Africa’s Top Tech CEOs Business Adviser That Change Their Life

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South Africa’s top telecoms and tech CEOs share the best business advice that helped them reach the top.
Many top CEOs and business leaders have found inspiration in advice they received during their careers.

Virgin boss Richard Branson said the best advice he ever received came from his mother, who said: “Never look back in regret, move on to the next thing.”



Google chairman Eric Schmidt found the following advice valuable: “Find a way to say yes to things. Say yes to invitations to a new country, say yes to meet new friends, say yes to learn something new.”

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett said: “You can tell a guy to go to hell tomorrow – you don’t give up the right. So just keep your mouth shut today, and see if you feel the same way tomorrow.”

According to MyBroadband South Africa’s top telecommunications and tech CEOs the best business advice they ever received was.

Afrihost CEO Gian Visser: Give your clients something they really love and you will get everything you love. It takes 10 years to become an overnight success. Never, ever, ever give up.

Business Connexion CEO Isaac Mophatlane: Remain humble, be respectful, and be curious.

 Vox Telecom CEO Jacques du Toit: Build a meaningful network. Invest in your staff. Listen to your customers. Set trends, don’t follow them. Learn from your mistakes.

Cell C CEO Jose dos Santos: Surround yourself with smart people. Take into account input and advice from others but remember, the buck stops with you. Build solid relationships with colleagues and business partners.

 Cybersmart CEO Laurie Fialkov: Surround yourself with good people and incentivise them. Don’t make the same mistake twice. Sleep on it. Don’t be afraid to fail, everyone fails. Small steps get you to the top.

MTN SA CEO Mteto Nyati: A bad hire is costly. Once you realise that you have made a bad hire, take immediate steps to rectify the situation.

 Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub: There is no substitute for hard work. Be decisive.

Teraco CEO Lex van Wyk: Employ smarter people than you in every position.

Source: mybroadband

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