Shared Learnings
Startmate begins: introducing Storyberg
FLT will be covering the 2013 Startmate accelerator program, which aims to help early-stage companies become enduring internet companies. Here, we introduce Michael Dijkstra and Kevin Nguyen of Storyberg. Sydney-siders Michael Dijkstra and Kevin Nguyen are no...
read moreDelegation – Part 1
This is the first of three blog posts on delegation and the spectrum of delegation that exists, at least in my mind, in any workplace. As someone who has been on both the giving and receiving ends of delegation throughout my time at uni and work (relatively short as...
read moreInformly founder explains his content marketing strategy
Informly founder Dan Norris produces stacks of blog posts, podcasts and guides on things like using metrics for a new startup and advanced segmentation for Google analytics — he finds it the most effective way to drive traffic to his analytics dashboard tool. He came...
read moreStartmate begins: introducing GetStall
FLT will be covering the 2013 Startmate accelerator program, which aims to help early-stage companies become enduring internet companies. Here, we introduce Chris Raethke, Saxon Fletcher and Damien Brzoska of GetStall. Chris Raethke got a good night's sleep last...
read moreStartmate begins: introducing 7pmanywhere
As FLT announced in December, we'll be covering the 2013 accelerator program, which aims to help early-stage companies become enduring internet companies. Here, we introduce Amir Nissen and Vita Smid, and their startup, 7pmanywhere. Well, we're already two weeks into...
read moreDigital Economy White Paper: have your say!
The Federal Government has announced it is developing a Digital Economy White Paper to help shape policy to ensure Australia is well-placed to benefit from increasing "digital engagement" and "address the challenges in becoming a leading digital economy." It follows a...
read moreNaked Wines CEO on crowdfunding wine, offering subscriber rewards
Six months since launching in Australia, online wine community Naked Wines has reached 20,000 customers, with more than 6,500 'angels' now contributing a monthly amount as part of the company's crowd-funded approach to wine making. Naked Wines was been established...
read moreWynbox founder on the ‘bar exam’ for customer development, waiting to scale
Sydney-based Damien Cantelo has spent the morning conducting interviews with potential customers in a local food court before catching up with FLT to explain what's been happening with Wynbox, the company he co-founded with Sebastien Langton. Wynbox is a technology...
read moreAussie startup survey shows having a good network counts
New survey data from Perth-based research startup Floq shows a startup's chance at raising investment may be influenced by the number of mentors, advisors or investors it has, and where its founders decide to work. The Startup Nation survey of close to 400 startup...
read moreLightbulbs And Painkillers
What is most likely to be the seed for a successful web business? Most would probably say an idea or a great team. Vijay Anand thinks not and argues that what really matters is to start by finding noticeable pain points that a sizeable audience would pay to see...
read moreOver and out: here’s to 2013!
Here at FLT, we've spent the past few months establishing a presence as a new type of startup publication. We're not interested in startup hype and hullaballoo — our goal is to cover Australian startups in a way that helps our founders, investors, governments and...
read moreFull Extent founders on making maps accessible, selling to government
It's a steaming hot Sydney morning as Stephen Lead and Danny Savic, the co-founders of Full Extent sit down to chat on a rooftop balcony in Darlinghurst, Sydney, above the art gallery-cum-office where they work. The Darlinghurst office is owned by the founders of...
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