The Temptation of White Labelling

Blog on January 18th, 2012 2 Comments

White labelling your product might sound like a great way to have a second revenue stream and make some fast cash, but it is hard, a big distraction and often just means you’re not strong enough yet. Ideas in no particular order: Focus – If you want to be a direct to customer business AND [...]

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Capital Development: The Third Kind of Startup Heat

Blog on November 13th, 2011 2 Comments

For a startup, there are three things you need to develop: a product, a customer, an investor. Recently at Pollenizer we had an epiphany. Well, it was more of an observation of what was happening, but it was just as powerful. Like all startups, we have a limited time to get the job done and [...]

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Pollenizer Ventures Progress

Blog on October 4th, 2011 No Comments

Pollenizer is Australia’s leading start-up creation company. In three years, Pollenizer has made 25 investments, had a ~$40m exit and helped raise $10m+ in investment. Unlike other seed accelerators around the world, Pollenizer is a co-founder and hands on teammate in each start-up they build. Not just an investor or advisor. Pollenizer highlights for 2011 [...]

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Learning: the smallest assumptions can cause big confusion

Blog, Learnings on September 30th, 2011 1 Comment

It is common practice among startups to put up a holding page with an email collection mechanism before they launch their offering. Heck, there are even products made for this very purpose! It’s a great way of testing interest in your idea, or getting a kickstart on bringing people into your product once it is [...]

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My Startup Startup Wife

Blog on September 30th, 2011 1 Comment

I got a plug in a magazine this morning amongst some big names. It’s a great little supporting statement for Pollenizer but I need to give it some context. Firstly, startups are hard work. New, risky, vague, emotional, financial, complex and constantly changing. In the past two weeks we’ve taken some huge steps forward and [...]

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The Startup Game

Blog on September 29th, 2011 No Comments

You are about begin the startup game. You are facing north. Or what you believe north to be. Before you is an opening. Beyond that are many openings. Each opening shows opportunity. Each could be the first step towards the big vision. Towards your dream. Which one to take? It doesn’t matter does it? You [...]

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Dealised Group Buying Platform Raises $5.3m From Singtel Innov8 and Yuuwa

Blog, Promoted on September 25th, 2011 2 Comments

We’re happy to announce that Dealised have raised $5.3m From Singtel Innov8 and Yuuwa Big congrats to the Dealised team in Pollenizer for an amazing year. From starting the company to growing some great customers and now closing this funding from excellent investors, it’s a hard job, done well. Hat’s off to Oliver, Andy, Serdar, Kevin, [...]

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Focus: Love your ducky or love your sax?

Blog on July 29th, 2011 No Comments

(Yes, this is the way I think) I had a flashback to this video that my brother and I danced to when I was about 4. (It’s a great video, watch the whole thing – some great cameos including Paul Simon and Danny Devito) You can’t do two wonderful things at once. I love my [...]

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Get 10 times the results from better headlines

Blog on July 8th, 2011 No Comments

A quick test, if this blog post was titled “Something amazing that will really help you” would you be reading it now? Probably not. I’m still surprised constantly by people who try home page headlines, landing page headlines, blog post headlines and most especially email subject lines that are vague and boring. People, this is [...]

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Startup Goals Need Triple Commitment

Blog on July 7th, 2011 No Comments

  In order to hit a goal that has an uncertain path, you need to triple commit to it – put in three times as much as you think. “What are you talking about?” If you want to drive from Sydney to Newcastle then you can work out the KM’s, fill the tank and go. [...]

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