PostsCommentsPayoutschristiansmit (48)in #ico • 7 years agoHaving fun on your start up journey. And the importance thereof.We all sing the same song of how terrible the rat race of business is, we panic about deals and deadlines and investors who go quiet - if you are busy with or have been through a…christiansmit (48)in #ico • 7 years agoBuilding a tech start up and counting down to an ICO. And making a dream come true in the process.There must be a million start ups today, and they all have a different story and journey. A few years ago two of my colleagues started a rugby based online platform, which was…christiansmit (48)in #love • 7 years agoWhen things fall apart so that they can fall into place.I am more than 40 years old and I speak a few languages, I know how to eat with a knife and fork and I can correctly pronounce the items on a lunch menu. If I wasn't fat I would…christiansmit (48)in #oscar • 8 years agoThe global public rape of Oscar Pistorius' privacy vs the eery silence around Henri van Breda.When Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp early on Valentine's Day the world's media mobilised and decamped to South Africa. You know the story. The jostling…christiansmit (48)in #africa • 8 years agoAfrica's starry nights, glamour, game farms and the things we never speak about.Foreigners have two mental images of Africa - Madonna with an emaciated orphan on one arm and a Birkin crocodile handbag on the other - or of a small propeller driven plane…christiansmit (48)in #humour • 8 years agoWalk of shame at 5am.Despite calls from friends to do the right thing and go to synagogue last night, I obviously knew better and ended up drinking cocktails through 3 straws before getting stuck…christiansmit (48)in #social • 8 years agoThings I believe with every fibre in my body.These are some of the thingsI was told growing up, needles to say, i had to learn them the hard way. Now I believe them with every fibre in my body. Learn from me. Dont burn…christiansmit (48)in #social • 8 years agoIntroducing myselfMy name is Christian, one of a handful of Jews with this name. As you guessed, I live through plenty unfunny jokes about that. I live in South Africa and I am a connoisseur of…