Entrepreneurship is stressful. They need to unwind.
Let's unwind at #StartupPicnicJHBon 22 Aug 2026 at The Backyard.
And we always have amazing surprise guest speakers.
Startup Picnic started in 2014, and we're still going strong.
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Here’s an Enterprise Development Opportunity
🚀 @StartupPicnic_ Venture Studio is offering a funded opportunity to co-found a technology-enabled book printing company.
We are seeking an experienced Print Press Operator / Production Lead to take a founding role in building this operation from the ground up.
This initiative is supported by @bulabuka Publishers and @iZwily .
The venture sits within the https://t.co/BhblPX1qpZ ecosystem, a unified ordering and ERP platform connecting authors, publishers, and bookstores through a streamlined production and fulfilment system.
Within this model, books are printed based on real demand and distributed into major South African retail channels, including Exclusive Books, Bargain Books, Van Schaik, and Takealot.
The printing operation itself is designed as a technology-enabled, print-on-demand facility—capable of producing single-copy orders while also scaling efficiently to mid-volume production.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The selected candidate will take ownership of building and running the operation, including:
• Designing and implementing end-to-end production workflows (pre-press to fulfilment)
• Selecting and managing printing equipment (digital and/or offset)
• Establishing production operations and building teams
• Implementing print-on-demand capability, including 1-book orders
• Integrating production systems with the iZwily ERP platform
• Ensuring scalable, efficient, and high-quality output
This is a funded founding opportunity, with equity participation and long-term upside aligned to the growth of the business.
ABOUT STARTUP PICNIC VENTURE STUDIO
Startup Picnic Venture Studio builds companies from within by combining capital, strategy, and execution into one integrated system. Instead of simply funding startups, the studio co-creates them alongside operators and founders.
The studio focuses on publishing, technology, and African intellectual property infrastructure, building ventures that solve real structural gaps in the market.
APPLICATION
Visit: https://t.co/TC9YpL43uP
Dear Africans and book lovers,
We have a bold and massive goal with @iZwily.
Our goal is to ensure that over 50% of books sold in African bookstores are written by African authors — within the next 5 to 10 years.
Many people don’t believe in this goal. That’s fine. Most doubters are from traditional publishing and are employed.
We see the world differently.
Bless AI.
Thanks to @bulabuka Publishers, we’ve proven that our people want to read. The real issue is that 70% of books currently found in African bookstores are by non-African authors.
I started my journey as a publisher by angel investing in a book genre called Diary Chronicles. We proudly pioneered that genre.
However, our funds couldn’t stretch far enough.
So, we’ve innovated through @iZwily to make publishing and distributing books to bookstores much easier.
We’ve started building our introductory product, which will launch in a few months.
Where will we get the books? We already know where. They are there. Also, a lot more are being written every day.
I feel renewed and excited by this momentous venture.
Books are the future of filmmaking. AI is making movie production simpler, cheaper, and quicker.
By 2035, I believe Africans will be able to turn a book into a movie in just 60 to 90 days.
I’ll talk to you later about this.
My new book, Quick Innovation MBA, is out.
Innovation isn’t magic. It’s a combinatorial process that can be studied and practiced.
The book explores frameworks for understanding how innovation emerges — and how one might participate in it.
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📍🗓️ Join us at EB @SandtonCity for a meet and greet/book signing for Sex in Sandton by L. Sojini.
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📍🗓️ Join us at EB @RosebankMall for a book launch for Make Me Whole Again by Dr Bakhe Dlamini.
@bulabuka@BakheDlamini
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📍🗓️ Join us at EB @RosebankMall for a book launch for Pitso Mosimane: Cry baby or misunderstood genius? by Hosea P. Ramphekwa.
@bulabuka@HoseaRamphekwa
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PITSO MOSIMANE: Cry Baby or Misunderstood Genius? is launching tomorrow at Exclusive Books Rosebank, 6pm, free event. Book written over more than 5 years by Sports Journalist @hosearamphekwa, interviewing Pitso's colleagues, players, key stakeholders about his philosophy.
Bula Buka Publishers is Looking for Sales Representatives
We are a fast-scaling publishing startup As we expand, we’re seeking dynamic, book-loving sales representatives to join our growing team.
See poster below.
Deadline: 10 September 2025
📍🗓️ Join us at EB @RosebankMall for a book launch for Pitso Mosimane: Cry baby or misunderstood genius? by Hosea P. Ramphekwa.
@bulabuka@HoseaRamphekwa
RSVP is essential here: https://t.co/jHPALD5Ph1
The Novel Penumbra Set to Return to Shelves with a Bold New Cover – Etisalat Prize Winner Songeziwe Mahlangu Joins Bula Buka Publishers
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