Shared Learnings
Tweaky founder: turning a hackathon win into a funded startup, building a hand-picked marketplace
Ned Dwyer first met Leni Mayo, a founding investor at 99designs and co-founder of Learnable, while studying a Bachelor of Entrepreneurship at Melbourne's RMIT, where Mayo does the occasional guest lecture. The pair crossed paths again at Melbourne's 2011 Startup...
read moreFat Zebra founder: launching a payment platform, using startups for product dev
Launching a financial startup in Australia has its challenges, with complex regulations to navigate, and a market dominated by the big banks. Despite these difficulties, there are an increasing number of Australian financial startups launching products in direct...
read moreApplications closing for Advance startup program
The not-for-profit global network for Australians overseas, Advance, is calling for applications for its 2013 Innovation program. The Innovation program provides 25 Australian startup companies the opportunity to refine their business model and pitch, through...
read moreFlightfox founder on finding the growth ‘switch’, two-sided markets, and relocating to the U.S.
Technology startup accelerator Startmate this week announced the eight teams to have earned a coveted spot in its 2013 program. Each of these companies will receive a $50,000 investment, as well as intensive mentoring and coaching from a who's who line-up of...
read moreAustralia All Lit Up
Update: Apparently all the lights in WA are from a bushfire. I found this amazing image of earth by NASA from space and cropped it to show Australia. I was wondering what all those lights were in Western Australia and it made me think about all the great ways...
read moreStartmate announces intake for 2013 tech startup accelerator
An app to help you sell your 'stuff' to friends, a new way to swap shifts with other rostered staff, and a social network allowing parents to check on their kids at preschool, are some of companies which have been accepted into the 2013 Startmate Australian tech...
read moreMethods of exploiting
Security is and always will be an important topic, especially in the computer world. I've outlined and explained some of the basic and most common forms of exploiting and what you should be keeping in mind. Thinking outside the box Using an application in a way that...
read moreThe Importance of Positive Workplace Culture
One of the topics I touched on briefly during my internship at Pollenizer was the importance of Team Happiness in contributing to the dynamic of the workplace. At this point, after working at Pollenizer for more than 3 months, I wanted to expand this and highlight the...
read moreWhat Silicon Beach can learn from Tel Aviv: creating a strong startup ecosystem
While there are good signs of life for the Australian startup scene, there's also cause for concern. The good news? Sydney is now ranked 12th in the world when it comes to startups, outpacing cities like Berlin and Waterloo. Melbourne is not far behind, at 18th. But...
read moreHow many startup teams in the world are better than you?
Founders may complain that the application process for Startmate 2013 was tough, but really, it's nothing compared to the hurdles some other startup incubators put you through. My favourite question is this one, from the 32-questions-long application for the...
read moreSecuring a partnership with Urbanspoon: lessons from Dimmi CEO Stevan Premutico
Australian online restaurant booking service Dimmi has announced a new partnership with Urbanspoon, the international restaurant review and recommendation service. The partnership will provide Urbanspoon with access to the 2,500 restaurants in the Dimmi database. For...
read moreHow do you manage a virtual team?
It's a common situation for a growing startup — your company can't afford an office, or it opens a second office, perhaps recruits a sales presence in a new market, or relocates its tech development, and suddenly you have a team spread across cities, or even...
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