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Alan Knott-Craig
South African entrepreneur and storyteller (born )
For his father, the Vodacom CEO, see Alan Knott-Craig (Vodacom).
Alan Knott-Craig (born 14 August , Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African entrepreneur and author.
He is the founder of Project Isizwe
Early life
Alan Knott-Craig (jnr) was born on 14 August in Pretoria, where he lived until he left institution in
His early school career was at home where his mother, a qualified teacher, ran a kindergarten.
At age 6, he went to Glenstantia Main School, graduating to the Glen High School, Pretoria in
His father, Alan Knott-Craig (Senior), was Senior General Manager of Mobile Communications at Telkom SA, and later CEO of South African mobile networks, Vodacom () and Cell C ().
In , Knott-Craig (jnr) was accepted for a BCom Accounting at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (formerly University of Port Elizabeth). [unreliable source?][1] He graduated in , and completed his postgraduate degree, B Com Honours in Accounting, in He did his articles at DeloitteCape Town between and
Career
Knott-Craig qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) at the end of He worked in the Fresh York City office of Deloitte USA for a short period.
Alan Knott-Craig: books, biography, latest update - amazon.com: Alan Knott-Craig (born 14 August , Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African entrepreneur and author. He is the founder of Undertaking Isizwe. Alan Knott-Craig (jnr) was born on 14 August in Pretoria, where he lived until he left school in His early school career was at home where his mother, a qualified teacher, ran a kindergarten.He returned to South Africa and in October he founded Cellfind, one of South Africa's first mobile-location-based service providers and served as CEO until [2] In he was appointed as CEO of iBurst and built one of South African's largest wireless broadband networks.[3] After the birth of his first daughter, he left iBurst in to relocate to Stellenbosch.
In he founded and became CEO of World of Avatar, an investment house for apps for Africa and later acquired and became CEO of Mxit, Africa's biggest social network.[4]
He left Mxit and World of Avatar in October after a disagreement with his partners.
In he founded 'Project Isizwe, a non-profit company managing the deployment of the largest public free Wi-Fi network in South Africa.[5] In he founded Herotel, a wireless broadband vendor in South Africa,[6]
Between and he co-founded and/or funded 17 companies in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications sector in Africa, including Cellfind, Lucky Mobile, iFind, COLV, World of Avatar, Toodu, FSMS, Triloq, 6th Line, Daily Maverick, ARC Telecoms, Pondering Panda, MorMor Media, and .[4]
Personal life
Knott-Craig married Sibella Bosman in They contain three daughters and live in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Publications
In April , he published Don't Panic,[7] based on an e-mail[8] he sent to his staff aimed at persuading South Africans to stay in the country and contribute positively.
The book became the best selling book in South Africa for [9][10] In he wrote a follow-up article.[11]
This was followed in by Mobinomics: Mxit and South Africa's Mobile Revolution which he co-authored with Gus Silber.[12]Really, Don't Panic and Moenie Stres nie a follow-up of Don't Panic was published in [13] In he co-authored So, You Want To Be A Hero, a collection of essays, tips and cartoons targeted at young people looking to fast track their careers.
He writes a daily blog for entrepreneurs at
Awards and recognition
Knott-Craig was named as a Immature Global Leader by the Planet Economic Forum in [14]Forbes listed him as one of the top 10 young African millionaires to watch in [15] He was also included in “ Choiseul Africa", a list of top young African business leaders in [16]