Driven by their roots as community builders and connection catalysts, Ideas Cartel has launched Cartel Connect Online (CCO) to provide an ecosystem for facilitated connections, a variety of curated live content, and a ‘delicatessen to your door’ service. 

Determined to prove their commitment to providing supportive, constructive and inspiring experiences for their members, Ideas Cartel’s CCO goes beyond the delivery of groceries (although, their ingredients are fresh, farm-sourced, and delicious) to offer everything from live entrepreneurship webinars to remote workouts.

What underlies these online interactions is simple: connection, in a time when the world has been forced to disconnect.

Here’s Schuyler Vorster, the Founder of Ideas Cartel;

“We understand innovation doesn’t happen in isolation; it happens at the intersections. Our business was built on community and connection—just because we’re apart (for now), doesn’t mean we can’t work together.” 

Cartel Connect Online empowers entrepreneurs, small businesses and the general public to share ideas, discuss perspectives, exchange vital skills and uplift each other during the pandemic and beyond, outside of their own four walls – whether you’re sharing what you know or sourcing essential items from small, local providers, your every effort counts in this community. 

Overview of CCO membership

The CCO platform offers you the opportunity to expand your community, share perspectives, and connect with a collective of like-minded entrepreneurs. Through the Ideas Cartel website and mobile app ((Android and Apple Store), you’ll have access to the following:

1) Connections Ecosystem

Unlock a members-only ecosystem built to facilitate connections that lead to powerful ideas. As part of the Ideas Cartel family, you’ll also have access to the Slack community and Skilltrade programme.

• Business Showcasing 
  • Leverage the Ideas Cartel community to showcase your company and its products.
• Entrepreneurship Webinars
  • The Wolf of Wall Street (Jordan Befort, Rob Hersov)
  • Remote Leadership (Mike Scott)
• Business Coaching 
• Community Value Exchange
• Skill shares and trades
• Virtual PA

What does a Virtual PA look like? Observe:

2) Curated Content

Gain full access to curated content, including live webinars and archived items. Non-members have the option to access live sessions when they buy a ticket in the app.

• Video Masterclasses
• Health & Wellness (Workouts, Meditation, Breathwork)
• Digital community connection through forums and chat rooms 

3) Cartel Deli

Experience all the benefits of a delicatessen to your door. This service is available to the public, but members always get more—Ideas Cartel throws in a little extra every time.

Ideas Cartel has teamed up with local farms and artisanal suppliers to support small businesses and provide high-quality, fresh ingredients. Sourced directly from farmers, bakers and butchers under an essential services licence, this ‘delicatessen to your door’ service is available through the Ideas Cartel app (Android and Apple Store).

Cartel Deli-veries: Packed Bags & Boxes 

Family boxes consist of a beautiful range of fresh fruits, vegetables, free-range eggs and raw honey from local farms, restaurant-quality meats from family butchers, fresh milk and yoghurts from nearby dairies, and breads and pastries from Ideas Cartel’s very own independent baker. Every pre-packed bag and box contains a combination of one week’s worth of food, but if you feel like spoiling yourself, you can top up with additional luxury items.

There is also the option to order a Braai Bag, a Fruit and Veg Box, or a Donation Box, which provides fresh, nutritious food to those who need it most.

During lockdown, deliveries are available from Tuesday to Friday, and the service will continue to operate beyond the lockdown period.

Orders for Tuesday or Wednesday deliveries and collections should be placed by 3PM on Monday, and orders for Thursday or Friday should be placed by 3PM on Wednesday.

Collections are also available from midday (12PM) until 5PM at Ideas Cartel, 1 Sandhill Road, Cape Town (known as The Foundry), and deliveries aim to be made during the same time.

Ideas Cartel, through the development of CCO, is providing a service that not only alleviates some of the pressures we’re currently exposed to, but also meets needs we’ll continue to have in the future, and prioritises people at the centre of the experience.