Technology Magazine January 2018 | Page 74

A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN VODAFONE AND TECHNOPORT , TOMORROW STREET IS LOOKING TO TAKE BUSINESS-READY STARTUPS ON A JOURNEY TO REACH THE WORLD

The CEO of Tomorrow Street , Warrick Cramer , is all too aware of the challenges facing startups today . In 1999 , he took a leap and set up his very own mobile payment security company and , like many startups today , he faced many hurdles before he found entrepreneurial success . “ If I reflect back on my personal life to when I was developing my own tech startup , it was really hard ,” Cramer says . “ I got so many rejections before I actually found someone that believed in the product and after that , the product went on to be implemented worldwide .

“ Everyone said that it was impossible , that it would never work , and a lot of startup companies that I meet today are going through something very similar ,” he notes . “ A lot of founders have put everything on the line and have had to make a lot of sacrifices to get to where they are . Therefore , I really wanted to create an environment where startups could come and bring their aspirations to life .”
From networking with foreign companies to understanding international laws , Cramer has
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