Chasing the Internet: From Backyards to Boardrooms

by Alan Knott-Craig

Chasing the Internet—From Backyards to Boardrooms​, a revised version of Life Lessons—How to Fail and Win, chronicles Alan Knott-Craig's relentless pursuit to bridge South Africa's digital divide, taking listeners from his early entrepreneurial struggles to building one of the country's most innovative connectivity companies. This isn't just another startup story—it's a blueprint for purpose-driven entrepreneurship in emerging markets.

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Published February 25, 2026

About the author

Alan Knott-Craig is a South African mobile entrepreneur with a passion for African business opportunities. He is former CEO of iBurst and now runs World of Avatar, the company that recently acquired Mxit. His first book was the very successful and inspirational Don’t Panic compiled to remind South Africans ‘why not to pack for Perth’.