In the News – 2010
DECEMBER 2010
A ‘who’s who’ of leading Australian entrepreneurs and business builders gathered last night at Melbourne’s 24 Moons Bar in AC/DC Lane to celebrate Anthill Magazine’s 2010 Cool Company Awards.
Lads Who Launch (The Australian) by Glenda Korporaal – 13th December 2010
Older and wiser, and with several more internet start-ups under their belts, Morle and Liubinskas have created one of Australia’s most successful web business incubators, helping a select band of eager young internet entrepreneurs to get their companies off the ground.
Pollenizer raises $500K seed fund (Delimiter) by Renai LeMay – 9th December 2010
Australian startup incubator Pollenizer yesterday revealed it had raised half a million dollars for a new seed fund that it would use to invest small amounts between $10,000 and $100,000 in Australian technology startups.
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NOVEMBER 2010
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Spreets among turbo-charged start-ups (Sydney Morning Herald) by Alexandra Cain – 1st November 2010
Business incubators are helping bring ‘lightbulb moments’ to life.
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OCTOBER 2010
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Got a startup idea? Startmate’s got the money (Delimiter) by Renai LeMay – 18th October 2010
Startmate looking for start-ups to fund (ZDNet) by Renai LeMay – 18th October 2010
Startup nation: Is Labor’s NBN focus a little myopic? (Delimiter) by Renai LeMay – 5th October 2010
SEPTEMBER 2010
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Webjam 8 Photo Gallery (ZDNet) by Renai LeMay – 26th September 2010
Incubator Hatches Websites (Australian Financial Review) by Mark Fenton-Jones – 21st September 2010
See our blog post for the full article
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Now, this guy knows how to apply for a job! (Anthill) by James Tuckerman – 3rd September 2010
Pollenizer Junior Project Manager Shoutout
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Pollenizer receives best job application ever (Delimiter) by Renai LeMay – 1st September 2010
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AUGUST 2010
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Australia gets its own Y Combinator-type fund (Delimiter) by Renai LeMay – 19th August 2010
A close-knit group of Australia’s technology startup elite has formed a new seed fund that will offer small investment rounds and up-close mentoring to local technology startups, in a similar model to famed US incubator Y Combinator.
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Garage grunt: six hot Aussie start-ups (Sydney Morning Herald) by David Wilson – 19th August 2010
Last month, Atlassian, a software vendor that debuted in a Sydney garage collected $60 million after selling a major stake. But they’re not the only Aussie start-ups sizzling right now.
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You know what they say about young people: they think they know everything. Or do they? Business coaches say young business owners are more willing to take advice than their older peers, are more enthusiastic and more willing to change.
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Friday Five: Pollenizer’s Jon Tyson (Delimiter) by Renai LeMay – 13th August 2010
Jon Tyson is the chief technology officer for startup consultancy Pollenizer. But his resume is littered with high profile positions — senior research engineer at NICTA, VP of engineering at Omnidrive, head of engineering at Kazaa and more. He’s this week’s guest on the Friday Five.
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JULY 2010
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How can Australia build a great technology sector? (Delimiter) by Renai LeMay – 16th July 2010
If we can get a consensus about a solution as strong as the one that existed yesterday in reaction to my initial piece on Atlassian’s situation, that might be a starting point to take Australia forward and help it to become a real technology powerhouse.
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JUNE 2010
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Forty-two per cent fail in the first four years, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. So, for a small business, competing with the big fish may seem like mission impossible. But underdog status has its virtues.
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Winning fans through Facebook (Sydney Morning Herald) by David Wilson – 15th June 2010
The search giant Bing can now eyeball updates posted on “fan pages” – Facebook spaces popular as a branding tool. Bing’s attention looks set to raise the profile of fan pages, which are already making waves.
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Pollenizer appoints Bronwen Clune (mUmBRELLA) – 8th June 2010
