by Phil Morle | Oct 26, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
The founders of Wollongong based startup, Critical Arc, plan on using large organisations like universities or hospitals to drive downloads of their security app. Glenn Farrant and Jahmai Lay spent six months working with potential customers to develop the app,...
by Phil Morle | Oct 26, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Speak with Long Zheng and Ed Hooper and you realise they’re the kind of tech entrepreneur with hundreds of ideas, and the ability to quickly bring them to life. They’re the kind of startup founder that put us non-techies to shame. Zheng and Hooper are two...
by Phil Morle | Oct 24, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
There seems to be a wave of startups allowing people to customise purchases; Shoes of Prey do it for shoes, Evolvex for furniture and JellyBeanBikes for two-wheeled transport. But providing custom products can be challenging, particularly when it comes to the...
by Phil Morle | Oct 19, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Andrew Evetts, founder of DVD rental business Oovie, had a problem: how could his small startup scale to a large number of locations? Unlike a streaming video startup, or a postal-based DVD rental business, Oovie had significant hardware investment in the...
by Phil Morle | Oct 18, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Look through Riley Batchelor’s CV and you wonder how it all fits together; he’s worked in construction, hospitality, fashion and education. The consistent thing seems to be a passion for startups and an ability to build and sell successful business....
by Phil Morle | Oct 17, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
James Marin; co-founder of GoParcel, says it’s impossible to achieve a balance between a part-time role in the wine industry, and the startup which he is trying to build; a site allowing you to send urgent parcels in hours rather than days. Marin worked...
by Phil Morle | Oct 17, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Alvin Singh is a quintessential engineer; he sees problems, and he solves them. After letting his tax slip for the past few years, Singh thought it was time to get on top of things. Excel wouldn’t do. Singh wrote some software which could scan his past bank...
by Phil Morle | Oct 17, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Jimmy Lee and wife Alison, want to make it easier to organise group activities using their app chillwithme, so that you no longer have to send countless emails or messages back and forth to organise a group activity, like dinner at a restaurant. Jimmy, who has a...
by Phil Morle | Oct 11, 2012 | Resources, Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Dan Solo left his job with the NSW Ambulance Service, frustrated with the difficulties of working in a large organisation, but says he’s now experienced first-hand just how fast you need to move in a startup. His current startup, Fillim, helps film-makers...
by Phil Morle | Oct 11, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
The UK’s largest online fashion site, ASOS is reported to be shipping the equivalent of four jumbo jets worth of stock to Australia every week; a figure which demonstrates the growing market for online fashion. There are plenty of Australian sites tapping into...
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 10, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Daniel Battaglia has been working solo for a few months on his startup, Parkingmadeeasy.com.au; a site that connects drivers looking for parking and people with a driveway to share; but says he wouldn’t recommend going it alone. He says the hardest thing is finding...
