The third edition of the Founders Dinner was held at Nonna’s Italian Food Bar in Gaborone on August 3. The dinner brought together entrepreneurs from around the country for an intimate session with the restaurant having been closed to cater exclusively for this. The panelists included Alpha Direct Managing Director Arun Iyer, Incepta Communications Director Thabo Majola, Thebe Modikwa from Old Mutual Life Botswana and Mompoloki Lerumo Mogobe of Mogobe Incorporation. The panelists seemed to be in no rush as they bared their souls out, sharing experiences about business under the topic; ‘How to spot scalable business opportunities in emerging markets’. Iyer encouraged entrepreneurs to make sure that they find purpose outside money in order to keep existing, warning that when an entrepreneur chases money only there is always a problem especially that in entrepreneurship it can be quite difficult. He started making money at the age of 14, and that was because in the beginning of it all he cared about was accumulating money. He encouraged local entrepreneurs to know that there is a lot that they can do and reach other markets. “There is nothing special that South Africa is doing; you can be able to make products…