Things I Wish
I Knew
What No One Teaches You About
Starting and Growing a Business
A candid, experience-led guide to the lessons learned through building, leading, failing, funding and growing businesses.
Building a business requires dedication, commitment, focus, the ability to navigate bumps in the road — and a willingness to pivot when things don't go your way.
WHY THIS BOOK EXISTS
For everyone building something
that needs to last.
Andile Khumalo wanted to be an entrepreneur for as long as he can remember. But wanting to build a business and actually building something that lasts are two very different realities.
Things I Wish I Knew lives in that gap. It's written for those who want to start businesses, and for those already building them.
WHO IT'S FOR
Written for the room,
not just the shelf.
Founders & entrepreneurs
Practical perspective from someone who has built, failed, led and kept going.
Business leaders
A candid view of responsibility, decision-making, people and growth.
Students & future entrepreneurs
Lessons to understand before stepping into the realities of business.
Companies & programmes
A resource for leadership development, ESD (Enterprise & Supplier Development) programmes, founder cohorts and gifting.
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BULK & CORPORATE
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clients or community.
Available for corporate orders, leadership programmes, Enterprise & Supplier Development (ESD) programmes, business schools, schools, founder cohorts and event gifting.
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For teams, clients, students, schools or programme participants.
Signed copies
For gifting, events and executive audiences.
Book + conversation
A keynote, fireside chat or leadership discussion with Andile.
ESD & founder sessions
Books paired with a practical Enterprise & Supplier Development workshop or founder conversation.
Schools & alumni
For high schools, alumni associations and professionals giving back to their former schools.
SPEAKING
Bring the conversation
to your room.
Andile brings more than two decades of practical business and finance experience to conversations about entrepreneurship, leadership, growth, failure and building businesses that last.
THE AUTHOR
Andile Khumalo
Andile Khumalo is a seasoned entrepreneur and chartered accountant with more than two decades of experience in business and finance. He is founder and CEO of KhumaloCo, an investment firm with an active portfolio spanning technology, media and marketing, real estate and corporate services.
He serves as a non-executive director on the boards of JSE-listed Grindrod Limited and Sabvest Capital Limited, as well as Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited. He is also the founder of I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR, a specialist enterprise and supplier development company building the capacity of small and medium businesses across South Africa.
MEDIA
Press kit &
interviews.
- Book description
- Author bio
- Hi-res cover
- Author photography
- Key themes
- Interview topics
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