Uma kukhulunywa ngegebe lenkokhelo yobulili, ideski linqwabelene ngokumelene nabesifazane, abenza ngaphezudlwana kwamasenti angama-80 ngedola ngalinye elenziwa ngamadoda.
Kodwa abanye bathatha isandla abasiphathayo bese besenza iwini kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzekani. Inkampani esungulwe ngabantu besifazane iPoker Power, ihlose ukuhlomisa abesifazane ngokuzethemba nekhono lokubeka engcupheni ngokubafundisadlala i-poker.
“Engikufunde eminyakeni engaphezu kuka-25 ngisebhizinisini into enkulu phakathi kwalapho abantu besifazane bekhona namuhla nalapho befuna ukuba khona kudinga ukuzifaka engozini. Ngokukhethekile ukubeka engcupheni ngemali,” kusho uJenny Just, umsunguli wePoker Power, engqungqutheleni yosomabhizinisi besifazane ngoNovemba.
Umbono wenkampani wafika ngasekupheleni kuka-2019, kusho nje, njengoba yena nomyeni wakhe bezama ukufundisa indodakazi yabo esencane ngokufunda imbangi yayo enkundleni yethenisi. Bazabalaza ukumfundisa ukucabangela imbangi yakhe, hhayi nje umdlalo, futhi bacabanga ukuthi ukufunda i-poker kungasiza. Ukulinga, Usanda kuqoqa iqembu labesifazane namantombazane abayi-10 ngezifundo ezimbalwa.
“Kusukela esifundweni sokuqala kuye kwesesine, kube nokuguquguquka okungokoqobo. Amantombazane asekuqaleni ayehleba, exoxa nabangane bawo ukuthi kufanele benzeni. Uma othile elahlekelwa amashidi akhe, babethi, 'O, ungathola ama-chips ami,'” Kukhumbula nje. “Ngesifundo sesine, amantombazane ayesehlezi eqondile. Akekho owayezobheka amakhadi abo, futhi nakanjani akekho owayethola ama-chips abo. Ukuzethemba ekamelweni kwakusobala. "
Ngakho-ke waguqula leso sambulo waba inkampani manje ehlose ukunika amandla abesifazane namantombazane abayisigidi “ukuze bawine, baphume noma baphume etafuleni.”
“Itafula le-poker lalifana netafula lemali engangihlezi kulo,” kusho uJust. “Kube yithuba lokufunda amakhono. Amakhono afana nokwabiwa kwezimali, ukuthatha ubungozi, nokufunda ukwenza amasu.”
U-Erin Lydon, osanda kungena esikhundleni sokuba umongameli wePoker Power, utshele iBusiness Insider ukuthi ekuqaleni wayecabanga ukuthi lo mbono wawuhlanya, uma kungewona ubuwula.
“Ngakusho ngoba kade ngizungezwe i-poker. Ku-Wall Street, kuhlala kunomdlalo oqhubekayo. Kuhlale kuyinqwaba yobhuti,” kusho uLydon etshela iBI. “Ngangingazizwa sengathi ngingagqekeza, kodwa futhi ngangingafuni. Bekungemnandi njengendawo engingahlala kuyo.”
Lapho uLydon ebona isu ngemuva komdlalo - nokuthi lihlobene kanjani nabesifazane emsebenzini - wayephakathi. Baqala i-Poker Power ekuqaleni kobhubhane lwe-COVID-19 ngo-2020. Bancika kwabathintana nabo emhlabeni wezezimali, futhi manje. imali yabo eyinhloko ivela ekusebenzeni kwe-B2B enezezimali, umthetho, nezinhlangano zobuchwepheshe.
“Ngikhulume nama-CEO amaningi amabhange amaningi okutshalwa kwezimali adlala i-poker. Angidlali; kungangithatha imizuzwana engu-30 ukubenza banqekuzise amakhanda bathi, 'Kuhle lokhu,'” kusho uLydon.
Yize ineminyaka embalwa nje, iPoker Power isivele isemazweni angama-40 futhi isisebenze nezinkampani ezingama-230, okuhlanganisa iComcast, Morgan Stanley, kanye neMorningstar.
Abafundi be-Poker Power baqhudelana kumabhodi wabaphambili futhi badlalela amalungelo okuqhosha. Uma othile ewina umdlalo futhi eqoqa ama-chips abo, abanye besifazane etafuleni bayabungaza futhi basekele owinile, kusho uLydon.
“Ngeke ukubone lokho eVegas. Lokho ngeke ukubone emdlalweni wabakhaya onenqwaba yabafana. Uyayibona etafuleni lethu,” kusho uLydon. “Akukhona ukuthi nginendaba nokuthi uke wangena ekhasino. Angazi ngempela. Akuyona inhloso. Inhloso ithi: Singakwazi yini ukushintsha indlela ocabanga ngayo futhi senze amasu futhi sixoxisane njengokuwinaumdlali we-poker?"
Uyagcizelela nokho ukuthi kusewumncintiswano.
“Sifuna abesifazane bazizwe sengathi kukhona okusengcupheni, kumele bathathe isinqumo. Bangase bawine. Bangase balahlekelwe. Bazofunda kulokho,” kusho uLydon. "Futhi bazokwenza ngokuphindaphindiwe, ngakho-ke kuqala ukuzizwa bengakhululekile ukuthatha lezo zingozi - etafuleni le-poker, becela ukukhushulwa, becela ukukhushulwa, benze umyeni wakho akhiphe udoti."
Abantu bangabhalisela amakilasi amane emizuzu engama-60 ngo-$50 - intengo uLydon athe iphansi ngenhloso ukusiza okuhlangenwe nakho ukuthi kufinyeleleke kubo bonke. Bakhokhisa inani eliphakeme izinhlangano, okubavumela ukuthi balethe umdlalo emanyuvesi nasezikoleni zamabanga aphezulu emhlabeni jikelele. I-Poker Power ifundise amaqoqo amaningi ezikole zamabanga aphezulu eKenya.
“Kunalesi sithombe samantombazane ahlezi etafuleni le-poker, futhi abukeka eziqhenya. Ngemva kwabo kukhona bonke abadala besigodi, futhi lokhu kunamandla ashukumisayo. Ukushintsha kwamandla okubona kulesi sithombe uma ubona ukuthi la mantombazane asefezile,” kusho uLydon. "Futhi i-poker iyingxenye yalokho."
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Dec-20-2023