by Phil Morle | Feb 5, 2013 | Startup Science, Uncategorized
The first question of a new company should be………. Some say start small. Others say ‘what is your purpose on earth?’ And the gap between the two is your job as an entrepreneur. More correctly, it’s not choosing a single spot between...
by Phil Morle | Feb 1, 2013 | Resources, Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Inevitably, as a startup founder you’ll need to respond to media coverage, as your business grows, in your effort to attract users, or to build a profile as an expert in your field. Or, like some founders, you may find yourself managing a media storm. Some...
by Phil Morle | Feb 1, 2013 | News, Opinion, Uncategorized
Earlier this week, we put out a call on Twitter for the issues you’d like to see on the agenda leading up to the federal election, which Prime Minister Julia Gillard has set for Saturday 14 September. We got a bunch of interesting ideas — funding for incubators...
by Phil Morle | Feb 1, 2013 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
The Prime Minister Julia Gillard has made the unusual move of announcing an election date almost eight months in advance. Australians will take to the polls on Saturday 14 September, and we want to know what issues are most important to you, the startup community....
by Phil Morle | Feb 1, 2013 | Startup Science, Uncategorized
This week I wanted to look at the other side of the delegation scale, at under delegation and the causes and consequences of failing to hand down work appropriately. Under delegation is when a superior withholds work, whether they realise it or not. Some of the...
by Phil Morle | Feb 1, 2013 | Startup Science, Uncategorized
Robert Scoble posted a solid list of lists and I further filtered it for Startups; 6. Google+ – so you can track it by Matthew Rappaport. Great list of over 300 active Google+ members. Matthew has a cool site called “Hangout Conversations” you might find...
by Phil Morle | Jan 30, 2013 | Startmate 2013, Uncategorized
Since launching From Little Things in September, we’ve interviewed more people than we could count, attended loads of events, and immersed ourselves in the world of startups. And we’ve discovered they really are a world unto themselves. While there is a common...
by Phil Morle | Jan 30, 2013 | Opinion, Uncategorized
We get a lot of press releases at FLT; most of which I’m happy to receive, even though they very rarely result in a story. It’s just hard-working media relations people trying to do their job. I can’t blame them for not having any relevant news. And...
by Phil Morle | Jan 29, 2013 | Pollenizer News, Uncategorized
The year took off with a new image for the Pollenizer website. Some may have noticed the events calendar is looking exceptionaly lush with lots of workshops and info nights on course for the next 6 months. The sessions, which have remained an internal sharing forum...
by Phil Morle | Jan 29, 2013 | Resources, Uncategorized
Ed Hooper has racked up a bunch of passport stamps since raising an angel round for his startup 121cast from the Optus Innov8 fund in November last year. Since then, he’s been on a quest to establish a network of potential global partners and investors, and has...
by Phil Morle | Jan 29, 2013 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Melbourne-based entrepreneur Simon Walker has spent the last two months working his way through the countless hours of video interviews he recorded during a 20 day trip visiting 10 U.S. cities and interviewing local founders, VCs and policy-makers to show Australian...
by Phil Morle | Jan 25, 2013 | Startmate 2013, Uncategorized
FLT is covering the 2013 Startmate accelerator program, which aims to help early-stage companies become enduring internet companies. Here, we introduce Casey Ellis and Serg Belokamen of BugCrowd. Casey Ellis did his first pitch in front of the other Startmate...
