by Phil Morle | Oct 10, 2012 | Resources, Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Springboard Enterprises, an accelerator program which aims to connect female entrepreneurs with investors and mentors, has launched in Australia. Although it’s the first time the program will run in Australia, Springboard has proven its success in the US; in...
by Phil Morle | Oct 9, 2012 | Resources, Uncategorized
An extra thousand dollars spent on improving the content on your web platform is a smarter move than a temporary boost to your marketing budget, according to Alex Speziali, a Performance Consultant with Google Australia. “On average marketers spend $92 to...
by Phil Morle | Oct 5, 2012 | Resources, Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
In an industry where some people still prefer fax over email, Jason Allan, co-founder at Smash Repair Bid; a website which allows you to get multiple quotes for smash repairs; says hitting the phones and being persistent has paid off. The Smash Repair Bid website...
by Phil Morle | Oct 5, 2012 | Resources, Uncategorized
Recruiting investors is challenging for any startup founder, not just because of what’s physically required; the hours of pitching, networking, and meetings; but also because of the emotions that come with handing over a stake in your business. Mathias Kopp,...
by Phil Morle | Oct 5, 2012 | Resources, Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
As CEO and co-founder of GetListed, a social recruitment website that works on personal recommendations, Bosco Tan found himself in the interesting position of running a startup that wasn’t his. Tan says the lessons learnt while at the helm of GetListed, a joint...
by Phil Morle | Oct 3, 2012 | Resources, Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
A hand-drawn poster and tight marketing budget helped the team behind Tonight, an iPhone-only social network for sharing evening plans, pull together a stellar cast to produce their promo video; they managed to get Graham Shearer, a photographer who has taken cover...
by Phil Morle | Oct 2, 2012 | Resources, Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Paul Serra has done a few things; he’s worked as a nurse, and been an alchohol distributor, but his sole focus now is DealFlip; a site which helps businesses choose the best daily deal provider for their daily deal marketing offer. According to Serra it will...
by Phil Morle | Oct 2, 2012 | Resources, Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
There’s a big difference between providing home delivered muesli and running a platform which tests your online marketing, but that’s the jump Nathan Murphy made, following a product announcement by Google that saw his startup Eyecrowd become little fish to the search...
by Phil Morle | Sep 28, 2012 | Resources, Uncategorized
Next month, Sydney-based startup incubator program Startmate will open for applications to its 2013 intake. As a mentor and investor in the Startmate program since its inception, I’m often asked questions by people considering whether or not to apply. Stay tuned...
by Phil Morle | Sep 27, 2012 | Resources, Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Madeline Veenstra plans to leave hometown Brisbane for Silicon Valley so that she can pursue Popbasic, her opt-in micro-collection fashion service where you can have a package delivered every month, featuring the latest fashion items. It follows the success of her...
by Phil Morle | Sep 26, 2012 | Resources, Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Having learnt Cantonese for most of his life, Matthew Ho, co-founder of nativetongue, knows just how difficult learning a language can be, and it’s this experience that led him to develop an interactive app to teach basic language skills. Ho says the idea had...
by Phil Morle | Sep 25, 2012 | Resources, Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Victor Jiang wants to see “reverse offshoring” become a trend, with Australian companies offering their professional knowledge and skills to Asia, rather than Australia’s mining exports dominating key trade relationships with countries like China. He recently lodged a...
