"What new opportunities can we find?"  We will dive into an indepth exploration of new growth areas and strategies for your company and develop a set of winning scenarios for your future.  

"What is the best path forward?"  We will choose the right path for you to follow to meet all your goals.

"How do we make this happen?"  We will work together to kickstart your new strategy.

Your Sensei - Neil Hinrichsen

I've walked the path before you - I've cofounded two startups both of which were ultimately acquired, and coached hundreds of startups and small businesses since then.

My first company started in an old warehouse and was bootstrapped from the start. We built it into a leading technology company that was acquired by JSE giant Datatec.

My second company was a mobile startup that raised over R60m in venture capital and ultimately expanded into 26 countries before being acquired by VISA.

I then founded Koi to help develop the next generation of entrepreneurs in Africa.

Since then I've mentored hundreds of entrepreneurs face-to-face using the Koi methodology, have trained over a thousand entrepreneurs across Southern Africa for Microsoft and other organisations, and I run an entrepreneurship community on Facebook with over 6,000 members.

I’ve also served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the CSIR helping their scientists to develop strategies for commercialising cutting edge 4IR technologies like drones and the biggest 3D printer in the world.

I love working with entrepreneurs to help them create great companies.

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Rates

My South African rate is R3,000 for six hours.

My international rate is $300 for six hours.

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More about Koi

Koi takes its name from the story that the Koi fish (your business) will only grow if it moves into bigger spaces (Markets), avoids the Sharks (competitors), and rides out the Waves of Change.

Koi gives you a simple, powerful model for understanding how to create and grow a successful business.  Koi has been used to train hundreds of entrepreneurs across Southern Africa.

While the fish is your business, the Ninja is our model of resiliency for entrepreneurs themselves.  Ninja entrepreneurs use a martial arts viewpoint for seeing and overcoming challenges on their path to changing the world.

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