Google’s first rented premises were in a garage, and so were Mark Shuttleworth’s.

It has been a while now that garages are seen as synonymous with successful start ups, and hopefully this site will not be an exception.

The purpose of digitalgarage.co.za is three fold:

• to write about my vision for the Crowdfund, and its challanges, successes and evolution,
• to offer a support network for South African online entrepreneurs and programmers,
• to help match them up with investors who have the vision to invest in this space

The site is also meant as a learning tool for both the developers and those who are, or are thinking of becoming, investors of the online sector.

Investors will hopefully find the information that they seek regarding the risk involved in online investments, the criteria needed for successful start ups and the global precedence for success.

Entrepreneurs will hopefully better understand the business aspect of starting a new venture, and will begin to appreciate the risk that any investor takes in committing money to an online project, whether here or overseas.