by Tim Parsons | Feb 17, 2017 | Ecosystems, For Corporates, For Entrepreneurs, Insights, XO
YOU = FOUNDER, CEO, PRESIDENT, DISRUPTOR-IN-CHIEF Judging by our current obsession with US political news, it seems like we’re living in an age when leadership as a personal and professional skill, is as critical, and as mysterious, as ever. I still remember my first...
by Tim Parsons | Feb 7, 2017 | Ecosystems, For Corporates, For Entrepreneurs, Insights, XO
STARTUP SCIENCE, I.E. EVIDENCE-DRIVEN Those of you who are regular readers of Pollenizer’s blog will recognise our belief in evidence-driven business model discovery – something we call “Startup Science”. Startup Science uses hypotheses about...
by Angie Antzoulatos | Jan 24, 2017 | For Entrepreneurs
Yes, you read right – sexy. How can Customer Experience (CX) be sexy? If you are a startup providing B2B or B2C products or services, CX can be sexy when you implement a simple framework enabling you to “build-measure-learn” from your customers. Taking an...
by Amee Miranda | Dec 6, 2016 | For Entrepreneurs, Insights
I sat down and had a chat with Damien Metcalf, Pollenizer’s Creative Director. He recently led Pollenizer’s rebrand, which launched earlier this year. In our conversation, Damien shared his thinking behind the rebranding process and the lessons he learned during this...
by Tim Parsons | Nov 17, 2016 | For Corporates, For Entrepreneurs, Insights
At Pollenizer we always encourage people to make their visions big, towards global-scale problems and markets. But what if that big vision also has to accommodate rapid, unpredictable change? First, Brexit and now the results of the US Presidential Election have...
by Tristonne Forbes | Nov 8, 2016 | For Corporates, Insights
Innovation is fickle. There doesn’t seem to be any golden rules you can follow to guarantee success. Innovation for most companies is risky, expensive, demotivating and wasteful… except in those magical moments when it works. But even the best performers in your...
by Clare Hallam | Sep 28, 2016 | For Corporates, Insights, Uncategorized
Innovation requires frameworks with deliberate paths. Is the project new or traditional? Are the conditions right for the growth of trusted relationships? Is there clarity and transparency on the currency to drive the right behaviours? Are the decision gates...
by Phil Morle | Dec 20, 2012 | Opinion, Resources, Uncategorized
A review into venture capital and entrepreneurship was expected to provide an update on the future of the Innovation Investment Fund (IIF), and the Federal Government’s policies related to the taxation and support of early-stage companies. However, months later,...
by Phil Morle | Jun 17, 2012 | Startup Science
I was on the innovation panel at the Salesforce.com Cloudforce event. Was a really good panel (not a bunch of short talks) and James O’Loghlin did a great job moderating. Key topics; Introducing #flearn to the world. Do we have a culture of innovation in...
by Phil Morle | May 18, 2010 | Pollenizer News
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...
by Phil Morle | Apr 26, 2010 | Pollenizer News
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...
by Phil Morle | Mar 30, 2010 | Pollenizer News
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...
