Shared Learnings
What I’ve Learned So Far
It's hard to believe that it's been less than half a year since I left the cozy confines of Yahoo to join the Pollenizer roller coaster. It's been an amazing learning experience on a personal and professional level. As the year draws to a close, I thought I'd share...
read moreStill no update on Federal Government’s VC review
A review into venture capital and entrepreneurship was expected to provide an update on the future of the Innovation Investment Fund (IIF), and the Federal Government's policies related to the taxation and support of early-stage companies. However, months later, there...
read moreCan you predict a startup’s success using data? StartChart plans to find out
Earlier this week, FLT punched out a piece grouching about the lack of comprehensive data on the Australian startup ecosystem. Despite a greater focus on using data in startups, investors and entrepreneurs have so far lacked the information necessary to make informed...
read moreWhy you should trust us with your stories
From Little Things has been up-and-running for three months now, and we've noticed a trend — there's something that makes successful startup founders different from the rest. Successful startup founders aren't afraid to talk about their business. Yes, it sounds...
read moreLong thoughts for 2013
This year has been massive. We now have the nucleus of a global venture business which excites us and 2013 will be the year to create momentum around that core. I thought I’d share some of our learnings that may prove helpful to others. Pollenizer is a startup too,...
read moreNo shit, Sherlock: our industry needs better data
Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle — best known for the Sherlock Holmes series — said it was a capital mistake to theorise before one had data. Today, data drives the decisions of business, and of startups, but when it comes to data on what makes the Australian...
read moreThe big year that was: 2012
It's been another huge year. Pollenizer created 6 new businesses, turned 4 years old, learned, flearned, rebranded, opened an office in Southeast Asia, established a training school and published a book! Pollenizer's 2012 Timeline - The Lean Version Here’s the full...
read moreSpinning plates and the science of focus
You know we are big on focus. Mick's focus talk is famous through-out the startup world and we even published a book on the subject. But focus is hard. Mick even starts his talk these days with the confession that he is terrible at it. Frankly, we all are. We all...
read moreMeet FLT’s most active community members
One of our goals in publishing FLT is to encourage founders to contribute — agree, disagree, expand on topics, share stories and tell us what we could be doing better to help foster the local tech startup community. It's still early days, so there hasn't been a huge...
read moreExplained: technical debt, and when to pay it off
It's a trade-off often faced by startups: you're told to ship quickly, and out of financial necessity you have to. But shipping something unpolished could have a cost down the track: in time spent re-coding elements of your platform, or costs to replace a system which...
read moreWhat drives user behaviour: some basic concepts
Behavioural design consultant Ash Donaldson has worked with companies like Wotif, the Commonwealth Bank, and Telstra. He says understanding user experience helps companies design products that people care about, and want to use. And of course, one of the companies...
read moreExploring the digital frontier: trends to watch for 2013
It's that time of year where we're flooded with stories about the year that was — everyone always loves the 'wrap-up' season. Twitter built its own Twitter in 2012 website. Google created its own zeitgeist too. This week, FLT got along to Exploring the Digital...
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