The con that proved how vulnerable the tech sector is to fraud

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In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we talk about the story of a South African who managed to defraud international investors out of million of Dollars through a series of scams.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Stephen Timm, author of “At Any Cost”, a book detailing the fraud saga of South African tech entrepreneur Eran Eyal.

The discussion focuses on the writing and development of the book, an explanation of Eyal’s scams, flaws in the tech startup funding system and the importance of interrogating business models.
17 May 2021 English South Africa Business News · News

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