The university dropout who could not afford to take his 1-year-old son to the doctor built a R402-million e-commerce business in South Africa
Yuppiechef co-founder and former CEO Andrew Smith said he struggled with knowing that he could have been working a regular job and affording his infant son's doctor's bill, rather than pursuing his goal of launching a successful online business.
By Jan VermeulenSouth Africa
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Yuppiechef co-founder and former CEO Andrew Smith said he struggled with knowing that he could have been working a regular job and affording his infant son's doctor's bill, rather than pursuing his goal of launching a successful online business.
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- November 1, 2026
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- Jan Vermeulen
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