The author, a dynamic individual named Alex, founded DigsConnect International at the age of 25, making her South Africa's youngest startup tech prodigy. Inspired by student protests in 2016, she created a platform addressing the student housing crisis, which quickly gained traction. DigsConnect raised R12 million in its initial seed fundraising round in 2019, propelling it from a local startup to a global player in the tech landscape. She chats to Bruce Whitfield about the book