Shared Learnings
10 reasons to consider co-working when setting up shop
When you think of all the times you felt like avoiding the office to get a chunk of work done or just blast something out under a deadline, the idea of sharing an office, voluntarily, seems like pure madness. That said, the positives outweigh those negatives and far...
read moreAutumn Newsletter
Latest update from Pollenizer We've had a busy couple of months, with new startup LawPath getting started, the co-working space taking shape and the official launch of the Startup Focus book. Here's a short update covering all that's happening in the Hive. In the...
read moreAustralian Financial Review
Pollenizer received some publicity in today's Australian Financial...
read moreTelstra CIO Briefing: Hypothetically Speaking
I was very fortunate to be asked by some of our Telstra contacts to participate in a Hypotheticals session with Geoffrey Robertson last Monday. My dad and I used to watch these on TV when I was young, so I was thrilled to be a part of it. It was pretty scary with no...
read morePools of Angel Investors
The best chance of success for angel investors is to make 20 small, early investments and follow on with the winners. How can you hope to do that in Australia? Angel investment is a wonderful opportunity. You get to make a huge impact on a team of people, enjoy the...
read moreStartup Australia: Come Together, Right Now
The Australian technology industry faces unprecedented opportunity. It can be economy driving, child inspiring, job creating, life improving and world leading, Will we come together to make it happen? Seven years ago 17 people turned up to a dinner for startups. There...
read morePollenizer in the Philippines – BobberyCast
Pollenizer GM for South East Asia, Isaac Souweine, hung out with Franky Branckaute on The Bobbery to talk Pollenizer and the...
read moreHarvey Nash Australia Digital Event 2013
Pollenizer Co-founder, Mick Liubinskas speaking at the Harvey Nash Australia Digital Event.
read morePirate Metrics – the building blocks for actionable metrics
This week's Brown Bag was focused on Pirate Metrics and how to use them as the building blocks for actionable metrics. Pirate Metrics was coined by angel investor and 500 Startups founder, Dave McClure. It refers to the acronym AARRR and when said with one side of...
read more7pmanywhere founder on the need for growth, lessons learnt so far
Startmate's Amir Nissen takes a seat across from me at the ATP cafe, wearing his customary board shorts and t-shirt. He's ordered a green tea with honey, and stirs as we speak. Nissen has been spending a lot of time in the offices lately, acutely aware of the pressing...
read moreAn update from Shiftr on pitching, getting traction
It's been almost two months since Startmate's Adrian Dean and Ludek Dolejsky, co-founders of Shiftr, arrived in Sydney — Dean from Canberra, and Dolejksy from the Czech Republic — to join the other companies taking part in the Startmate accelerator program. The pair...
read moreRecent Venture and Acquisition Deals – US, Australia, South East Asia
Updates March 2014: e27 on Singapore exits March 2014: Tech in Asia M&A tag March 2014: Tech in Asia Singtel Acquisition cheatsheet June 2013: Asia eCommerce Report. More exits. Still low valuations Pollenizer is a company builder. Our business model is to create...
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