Alan Knott-Craig Jnr is Mr Free WiFi for Africa. That’s because he’s the founder and CEO of Project Isizwe, a non-profit organisation that is working hard to get free, accessible Wi-Fi across Africa. He’s been CEO of several companies including iBurst and Mxit (when it was Africa’s largest social network) and he’s a regular keynote speaker at tech conferences across the continent.He’s also been a bestselling author.
Someone once said, you can tell alot about a man from his twitter feed. So we headed over to his Twitter handle and we found out some finer details about the South African.
1. He tweets wisdom like a modern day Socrates
https://twitter.com/alanknottcraig/status/641076196332191744
2. He’s pretty blunt when it comes to startup life and entrepreneurship
https://twitter.com/alanknottcraig/status/640790320406528000
3. Knows a thing or two about raising funds
https://twitter.com/alanknottcraig/status/640793867810439168
4. Likes to flip the script on herd thinking
https://twitter.com/alanknottcraig/status/643977717709467650
5. Probably has a death wish
https://twitter.com/alanknottcraig/status/642616964322578432
6. No comment
https://twitter.com/alanknottcraig/status/640783853519548416
7. He’s into subtle career counselling
https://twitter.com/alanknottcraig/status/640773860426686464
Thank you. I’m going back to school now.
8. Knows all about childbearing
https://twitter.com/alanknottcraig/status/640740555429953540
9. And marriage
https://twitter.com/alanknottcraig/status/638219940156284928
10. Some of his tweets don’t need context. They’re standalone gems
https://twitter.com/alanknottcraig/status/641531560051781632
11. Finally, he’s extremely passionate about his Project Isizwe, and it’s frigging admirable
https://twitter.com/alanknottcraig/status/642902694198423552
You can follow him on Twitter @alanknottcraig
