by Phil Morle | Nov 13, 2011 | Capital Raising, Startup Finops
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...
by Phil Morle | Oct 4, 2011 | Pollenizer News
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...
by Phil Morle | Sep 30, 2011 | Startup Science
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...
by Phil Morle | Sep 30, 2011 | Startup Science
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....
by Phil Morle | Sep 29, 2011 | Startup Science
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...
by Phil Morle | Sep 25, 2011 | Pollenizer News
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...
by Phil Morle | Jul 29, 2011 | Startup Science
(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...
by Phil Morle | Jul 8, 2011 | Startup Science
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...
by Phil Morle | Jul 7, 2011 | Startup Science
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,...
by Phil Morle | Jul 6, 2011 | Startup Science
Part of what Pollenizer does regularly is to reality check new ideas by just putting them out there. It’s the fastest way to find out if anyone cares and what they think. I copped some flack on Friday for tweeting out a link to a site called Noble Village. This...
by Phil Morle | Jul 5, 2011 | Startup Science
Lots of businesses I see are market based, meaning there is a buyer and a seller. As I’ve written about before, these businesses are great once they are established, but are hard to get there. One thing we search for is hunger on both sides. What I mean by this...
by Phil Morle | Mar 30, 2011 | Startup Science
Hey all, Jo from our team is doing a talk and I thought I’d share some of my tips for doing public talks and a generic outline. Tips Prepare a talk for half the time allotted. You’ll start late, people will laugh at your jokes, you’ll take longer....
