by Phil Morle | Oct 11, 2012 | Startup Science, Uncategorized
Pollenizer is a startup (4.5 years old) that runs startups and recently we’ve been talking about work / life balance. Someone in our team relayed the quote “No one on their deathbed wished they spent more time in the office?” It’s something...
by Phil Morle | Oct 11, 2012 | Startup Science, Uncategorized
When most people talk about design they think of a few common things: Fonts, colours, imagery and branding. We’re commonly talking about how a thing looks and feels. What is rarely mentioned however, is the “Design” of the product in terms how it...
by Phil Morle | Oct 10, 2012 | Resources, Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Springboard Enterprises, an accelerator program which aims to connect female entrepreneurs with investors and mentors, has launched in Australia. Although it’s the first time the program will run in Australia, Springboard has proven its success in the US; in...
by Phil Morle | Oct 10, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Daniel Battaglia has been working solo for a few months on his startup, Parkingmadeeasy.com.au; a site that connects drivers looking for parking and people with a driveway to share; but says he wouldn’t recommend going it alone. He says the hardest thing is finding...
by Phil Morle | Oct 9, 2012 | Portfolio Company News, Uncategorized
At FlikGift we decided to run an experiment on the Google Chrome platform. The question we asked ourselves was: Can we make the default Chrome new tab window at least 10 times better by displaying beautiful birthday reminders with some FlikGift magic? For those of you...
by Phil Morle | Oct 9, 2012 | Startup Profiles, Uncategorized
Colette Grgic and husband Vinko were cycling in South America when they came up with the idea for Arribaa; a marketplace which connects travellers with locals who can offer experiences for a fee, from bar tours to photography classes. Their vision is to allow...
by Phil Morle | Oct 9, 2012 | Resources, Uncategorized
An extra thousand dollars spent on improving the content on your web platform is a smarter move than a temporary boost to your marketing budget, according to Alex Speziali, a Performance Consultant with Google Australia. “On average marketers spend $92 to...
by Phil Morle | Oct 9, 2012 | Startup Science, Uncategorized
I recently had the privilege of judging at Startup Weekend Manila. The experience got me thinking about what makes a great Startup Weekend pitch. Those thoughts turned in to a blog post, which was published on thebobbery, a tech blog and website focused on the...
by Phil Morle | Oct 8, 2012 | Pollenizer News, Uncategorized
Join Pollenizer at Tech23 2012! Tech23 2012 is an exciting one-day event in which innovative new business founders showcase their technologies for FIVE minutes each, before a panel of Industry Leaders then offer their expert opinions and the advice to the 23 company...
by Phil Morle | Oct 8, 2012 | Customer Development, MVP, Startup Science, Uncategorized
I recently attended a Pollenizer Academy course – The “Lean Product Manager” by Pollenizer’s very own Michael Dijkstra. One of the most useful sessions for me was “The MVP”, where Michael showed the class how to write effective...
by Phil Morle | Oct 7, 2012 | Capital Raising, Startup Finops, Uncategorized
What have I learnt? Recently I’ve been spending most of my time making follow-on investments and helping businesses raise capital. This can be an exhaustive and very time consuming process for founders, and also particularly stressful when your business is...
by Phil Morle | Oct 6, 2012 | Startup Science, Uncategorized
There was a time when it was impossible to get mainstream media coverage for Aussie tech startups, but that’s changed. Now it sometimes seems like there’s a new Aussie startup paper millionaire on the cover of our business magazines every issue. The millionaire...
