Below is a short video of Donald Trump at the Real Estate Wealth Expo in Los Angeles in 2007, answering a question about focus and his own experiences. Focus is important to not only new businesses and entrepreneurs but those who are ‘old-hands’, who may lose sight and become complacent due to a lack of [...]
Whilst most of the work week is spent thinking and dreaming about growing web businesses (our own, our clients), there is just enough time to think about other stuff. Just discovered: Industrial design magazine and community, Core77. Here are two fun stories tagged under ‘object-culture’ (you get the drift) to give you a taste of [...]
Ever wondered how people turn their personal online passions into profit? Todd Selby did it by convincing big businesses to think outside the norm of how they could use his images and popularity to market their products. Listen to how he did it here: Video courtesy of Fora.tv
Yesterday the Australian Businesswomen’s Network hosted a webinar with Seth Godin on his new book, Linchpin: Are you indispensable? Although the book mostly markets itself to workers keen to stand out within an organization, there are important transferable messages for entrepreneurs. In Linchpin Seth introduces a new way of thinking around artistry. An artist, he [...]
Pollenizer’s ability to access in-house expertise to service a broad range of client demands was evident in our work with consumer comparison website Getprice. It also made it the prime and only contender vying for the work. Getprice CEO Chris Hitchen explains why it is important having specific skill areas available for hire within one [...]
Based in Barcelona, Linqia used Pollenizer for a technology assessment, product focus and QA. Linqia defines itself as “The Social Network Marketplace” and connects brands and their agencies with social networks. “As a start-up with limited funding and access to top talent, we were fortunate to cross paths with the Pollenizer team who could offer [...]
As the head of technology for 3eep it was exciting to hear last week that they were awarded a National Innovation Prize for Digital, ahead of a selection of some of the most innovative online and digital media companies across the country. The key criteria of the prize were · Investment in innovation · Innovative [...]
The Australian Innovation Review (AKA ‘The Cutler Report’) has been released. What does this mean for us? We all have some serious reading to do? VC mates, Angel mates, start-up mates…. what do you think? I have pulled out just the recommendations from th emassive report below to save you some time. Just the Recommmendations [...]
