Learning from Failure

“Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.” – Robert T. Kiyosaki

This year, CTO is proud to bring FuckUp Nights to Cape Town. This event promises to disrupt the “talk” scene in Cape Town by delivering a refreshingly different take; learning from failure. Founded in 2012 in Mexico, FuckUp Nights is a monthly event that takes place in over 200 cities worldwide where 3 to 4 speakers share their stories on business failure.

Our first Cape Town chapter took place on the 9th of Feb and we had around 140 people attend. What a turnout, especially since it was the day of SONA as well and parliament is a few 100 meters away from the venue! Despite the chaos that raged outside, inside the venue the speakers we selected for the first event did not disappoint.

First up, we had Khanyi Pupuma, Founder and CEO of Ekhaya Brewery, followed by Elodie Burls Co-Founder of BlinkTower and our 3rd speaker of the night, Fred Roed, CEO and Co-Founder of World Wide Creative.

We could not have asked for better speakers for our inaugural FUN Cape Town chapter. The takeaways were strong and the audience couldn’t get enough. The night ended with a strong Q&A session followed by networking over a few cold beers.

Our venue, Canterbury House is a new licensed venue in the East City precinct and we are so fortunate to call this our new home for FUN nights this year.

Our next FUN night – 9th March 2017 – has a solid line-up, so be sure to check the socials, Twitter & Facebook for details on the speakers, tickets etc.

Can’t wait and hope to see you all there!

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