by Phil Morle | Nov 23, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
In 2008, Paul Graham, founder of Y Combinator, put forward a list of ideas the startup incubator would like to fund — he’d previously been hesitant to do so, because he knew there’d be a flood of startups come forward offering exactly what was suggested....
by Phil Morle | Nov 12, 2012 | Resources, Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Online marketer, Steven Noble, decided to move his family from Sydney to Gerringong, a small coastal town two hours away, so that he could afford to focus on Testivate; the startup he has worked on full-time since September this year. Testivate is a benchmarking tool,...
by Phil Morle | Nov 6, 2012 | Resources, Uncategorized
It’s become an annual undertaking — each year Andrew Stead, Director of Business Development at Sydney-based incubator ATP Innovations — pieces together an overview of the state of investment in Australia for investors and founders. He’s just completed a...
by Phil Morle | Nov 1, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Catherine Prosser is at home in Narrabundah, Canberra, when we speak; I want to find out more about how StageBitz, the theatre inventory management platform she started with co-founder Mat Lawrence, raised an $890,000 angel investment round from a consortium including...
by Phil Morle | Oct 30, 2012 | Opinion, Uncategorized
There seems to be an increasing number of tech startups creating hardware, in what’s being dubbed by some entrepreneurs and investors as a ‘hardware renaissance’. It’s something we’ve been following with interest — the recent Australian...
by Phil Morle | Oct 30, 2012 | Resources, Uncategorized
A few days ago we came across this post from Rebekah Campbell, Founder of Posse.com. In a nutshell, Campbell explained the only mistake she really regrets is giving away too much equity to people who were there at the start, but didn’t end up pulling their...
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
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 | 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 6, 2010 | Pollenizer News
We’ve been busy and here’s the proof. Below are past editions of ‘The Buzz’ June...
by Phil Morle | May 1, 2010 | Pollenizer News
It’s been great today to finally go public with the news about the StartMate program. A few of us have been simmering on this a while and here it is, ready to go. And what a team? Pollenizer is in some amazing company here. A fantastic group which really...
