UPSTART: Founder of Digsconnect, SA's startup sensation By Alexandria Procter
At 25 Alexandria Procter became SA s youngest startup tech wunderkind During her annual break from UCT in 2018 she came up with the idea for DigsConnect Deeply affected by the violent student protests which swept university campuses in 2016 Alexandria created a website that would address the tumultuous student housing crisis DigsConnect has subsequently transformed from being a local student startup to catapulting into the global fourth industrial revolution A deeply inspiring story UPSTART Founder of Digsconnect SA s startup sensationMy name is Alexandria Procter and I m the CEO and cofounder of DigsConnect. com a proptech startup based in Cape Town and London and launched in 2018 I m a director at the National Youth Development Agency of South Africa and the Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative My debut book Upstart was published in February 2024 NB Publishers My VC fund Pharos of Alexandria Ventures has a focus on biotech property and media I write a somewhat chaotic newsletter called The Aviation Club I love sailing skiing trail running art galleries theatre books climbing mountains flying Cessnas space exploration brunch archeology museums the ocean gardens travelling by rail large trees film photography eccentricity authentici My name is Alexandria Procter and I m the CEO and cofounder of DigsConnect. com a proptech startup based in Cape Town and London and launched in 2018 I m a director at the National Youth Development Agency of South Africa and the Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative My debut book Upstart was published in February 2024 NB Publishers My VC fund Pharos of Alexandria Ventures has a focus on biotech property and media I write a somewhat chaotic newsletter called The Aviation Club I love sailing skiing trail running art galleries theatre books climbing mountains flying Cessnas space exploration brunch archeology museums the ocean gardens travelling by rail large trees film photography eccentricity authenticity strangeness interior design poetry Wikipedia sunflowers frontier technology film secondhand bookshops great coffee exploration kindness wisdom grace wellness peace joy and most of all friends. com site_link I was so privileged to meet and chat with DigsConnect co founder and author Alexandria Procter this past weekend at Exclusive Books So thrilled to discover that she was born and bred in Port Elizabeth Eastern Cape South Africa She has this positive energy driven adventurous spirit that is so infectious DigsConnect has created a space where landlords and students can connect on an app for student accommodation This is the biggest housing app on the African continent Alexandria and her team started out by asking for seed funding of R2million and they pitched so well that investors gave them R12million So at age 25 Alexandria became one of the youngest self made female millionaires on the African continent. The chapters of the book have such laugh out loud catch phrase titles such as Don t drink the Kool Aid and You can t eat the Freedom Charter that I can t wait to dive into the next chapter The book is not only about the rise and success of DigsConnect but it s also a personal memoir of Alexandria s childhood her personal struggles and growth into adulthood She is fearless seeks out the next adventure from backpacking in India climbing Kilimanjaro tea with Helen Zille and setting up DigsConnect to go global She creates hope for the youth and she works really hard at creating a better future for humanity This book is so inspiring encourages each person to follow their passion and to go out and shine your light Get this book today It s just so good 9781990973598 Procter is a wizard with the pen She weaves a wonderful story with philosophical lessons and personal challenges I ve no doubt than just she struggles with. What I have enjoyed in other business building and startup books however are explicit details We paid this person x it took 14 EC2 instances to do y and so on In UPSTART we experience than just the story of DigsConnect we also hear the author s back story and it feels like specific details may have been left out for brevity and probably in some cases for NDAs and other agreements to that effect 9781990973598
| UPSTART: Founder of Digsconnect, SA's startup sensation By Alexandria Procter |
| 1990973590 |
| 9781990973598 |
| English |
| 245 |
| Kindle Edition |